Compensation Trends 2010: Rewarding Talent in a Changing Market

Tuesday Mar 23, 2010 - 12:00 PM ET Presented by Energy Central
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Get the big picture on shifting compensation trends in the energy industry and hear from a senior consultant at Hewitt on how these trends impact a utility's ability to acquire and retain top talent.

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As unemployment rates slowly return to earth, the job market is poised for considerable churn. In the meantime, traditional rewards continue to shrink, budgets are being streamlined and time-honored tactics are growing less effective. 

With this as a backdrop, it's critical that you have a clear picture of today's employment markets in order to attract and retain top talent. Join Lori Wisper, a senior consultant at Hewitt — a trusted source for insights into utility industry compensation issues — as she provides an overview of how to manage compensation spending/budgeting and reward performance in an era of cost-cutting.

This webcast is a great learning opportunity for:
• Recruiters — Gain a better understanding of how to attract new talent to utilities as compensation packages change.
• Energy HR Professionals — Ensure your organization is staying competitive with an update on industry-specific trends from Hewitt. 
• Hiring Managers — Garner information to protect your top players by making sure their compensation is competitive. 


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Featuring:

Lori Wisper, North America Talent and Organization Consulting,
Hewitt Associates

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Title: Compensation Trends 2010: Rewarding Talent in a Changing Market
Date: March 23, 2010
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
Cost: FREE

Register today to gain special insights into utility industry employment trends and guidance on how to adapt your compensation strategy to a new marketplace.


This webcast is presented by the Employment Services Division of Energy Central.

Speaker Biography:


Lori Wisper
North America Talent and Organization Consulting
 Hewitt Associates
Lori is a senior consultant in Hewitt's Talent and Organization Consulting Practice, located in Lincolnshire, Illinois. She has over 20 years of experience both in consulting and corporate HR, primarily focused on Compensation. She has consulted with clients on broad based compensation issues including global compensation strategy and design, total compensation strategy, incentive plan and base salary design, sales effectiveness and sales compensation, performance management and compensation processes and administration. 

In addition to over 16 years with two other national compensation consulting firms, Lori spent five years working as the Director of Global Compensation within the corporate HR function of several companies. The combination of strategic thinking, technical expertise and practical experience has enabled her to advise companies on how to effectively design and implement new reward programs, processes and technologies. Prior to coming to Hewitt, she was the Director of Global Compensation for Discover Financial Services and for Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Some of the projects and initiatives that Lori has led include:
  • Setting global compensation strategy and pay philosophy along with the creation of a global career banded salary structure;
  • Leading the HR related aspects (compensation, benefits and HRIS programs) as Project Manager for the spin off of a major division of a Fortune 100 company;
  • Global sales compensation framework that consolidated 14 diverse sales compensation plan into one globally consistent framework;
  • Developing and administering international assignment policies, international relocation policies and negotiation and creating offer letters for international positions;
  • Working with executives and other business leaders to design annual incentive plans and other variable pay plans directly tied to business strategy;
  • Redesigning salary structures and supporting salary administration programs (including performance management systems) to better support business and human capital strategies; and
  • Developing and delivering compensation related training and education sessions.

Lori has a B.S. from University of Illinois and an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago. She has written articles for World at Work's magazine, WorkSpan and delivered speeches and workshops for the Chicago Compensation Association, the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC) the Minneapolis Compensation Association, the American Financial Services Association, the Milwaukee Area Compensation Association and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. She has authored studies on Broad Based Severance Plans and Economic Trends in Compensation and been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Crain's Chicago Business, and other publications and has appeared on the television show "First Business".

She is currently working on developing innovative ways to effectively tie total rewards to performance through better management decision tools.

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