The Totally Rewarding Chats Series is brought to you by co-hosts Sean Luitjens, VP of Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships at WorldatWork, and Paul Reiman, Founder & Managing Partner of Novo Insights. They will be jamming on all things total rewards and compensation technology with category thought leaders.
Latest episodes
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46 min
Aligning Talent Acquisition and Compensation on Offers
This episode explains how recruiters and compensation teams can work together to make better job offers, reduce pay compression, and improve early retention. A former head of globa…
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37 min
AI Adoption in HR Without Losing Control
HR and compensation leaders get a practical look at bringing AI into their organizations without creating new risks. HR consultant Jodi Brandstetter joins Sean and Paul to cover wh…
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50 min
Rising Healthcare Costs and Employee Benefits Strategy
Healthcare costs keep rising, and employers have to decide who pays for it and what gets cut. This conversation looks at what is driving benefits costs right now, including special…
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49 min
Lessons Learned From Changing Lanes
Sean and Paul bring in Jessica Pontious, a compensation leader who spent a decade inside one company. Jess explains what actually changed when she started advising organizations ac…
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45 min
Is Merit Dead?
Sean and Paul get together with Christina Watts, Consultant with Marsh, to debate whether the traditional annual pay increase cycle still earns its place, and what companies can do…
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42 min
Building Job Architecture That Actually Works
Travicka Keaton, Senior Manager of Compensation with Monogram Foods, walks through what it actually takes to build a job architecture inside a company that grew fast without one. Y…
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49 min
A Look at the Larger HR Tech Space
This episode explains why the HR technology market feels chaotic right now and what that means for the people who buy and build it. George LaRocque of WorkTech describes the market…
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28 min
Season 3 Kickoff with Sean and Paul
This season-opening conversation covers what is shifting in compensation and total rewards heading into 2027, and what practitioners should watch. Sean shares some exciting news an…
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53 min
End of Season 2
This episode explains why most compensation and HR teams are not getting real results from AI, and what to fix first. You will learn how to tell where your organization actually si…
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44 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 49: Best Practices in HR and a New Age Employee
In this episode, Shayna Cooke from Dominion Payroll shares her journey from education to HR leadership, her approach to building effective programs, and how AI is transforming HR a…
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47 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 48: Wisdom from a leadership and performance coach
Paul and Sean sit down with Holly Benner to explore what sustainable high performance looks like and how aligning your values with your work can lead to greater impact. Holly share…
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46 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 47: Perspective of a new comp professional
Paul and Sean sit down with Dane Hickey to explore the evolving world of compensation and what it takes to build a successful career in the field. Dane shares lessons from his care…
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47 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 46: Managing a large global program
Paul and Sean sit down with Evren Yildirim to explore what it takes to successfully manage and scale HR programs across global organizations. Evren shares insights from his experie…
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56 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 45: The TR Space from a Recruiters perspective
Paul and Sean sit down with Josh Mensinger to explore the current state of the HR and total rewards job market and what it takes to stand out in today's competitive hiring landscap…
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41 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 44: UK Perspective on HR best Practices and EUPTD
Paul and Sean sit down with Kelly Light to explore how pay equity and pay transparency are evolving across the globe. Kelly shares insights into UK pay gap reporting, global pay eq…
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43 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 43: Annual Incentive plans
Paul and Sean sit down with Susan Malinowski to explore what makes short-term incentive programs successful and why thoughtful design matters just as much as the payout. Susan shar…
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42 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 42: Compensation best practices for small orgs
Paul and Sean sit down with Cassandra Vaughan to explore how small and mid-sized organizations can build effective HR and compensation programs without overcomplicating the process…
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47 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 41: Hanging with a technology anthropologist
Paul and Sean sit down with Lee Cage to explore how organizations can approach technology transformation with a clear understanding of their business needs, culture, and long-term…
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42 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | Ep. 40: Hacking HR and what is HR working on
Sean and Paul sit down to discuss the latest trends shaping AI, HR, and workforce management. Drawing from recent industry events, customer conversations, and real-world observatio…
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39 min
Totally Rewarding Chats | HR and Payroll 2.0 Special Episode
In this special episode Paul and Sean sit down with HR and Payroll 2.0 hosts Pete Tiliakos and Julie Fernandez. It is a lively conversation from the floor at WorldatWork Total Rewa…