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Employee Compensation Management Principles

In: Servant Leader Human Resource Management

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  • Gary E. Roberts

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Compensation is a foundational component of the SLHRM system. As servant leaders, our stewardship of money is a window on our spiritual state and character. The compensation process reveals important worldview elements that manifest profound implications for HR practices. One of the most pernicious pathologies is defining self-worth and identity according to our job accomplishments and the most tangible indicators of “value,” our salary. The other element that contributes to our enslavement is rampant materialism, which encourages the belief that happiness is a function of what we own and consume. Second, the goal as servant leaders is not happiness, which is transitory and influenced by highly variable factors, but deep spiritual joy, generated solely by a harmony of life domains, an island of peace in the trials and tribulations of our lives. If we embrace the subtle but powerful deception that materialism and accomplishments are the key to happiness and joy, we are at the mercy of a multitude of elements beyond our control. When accomplishments and pay levels determine our value, we worship enslaving idols of the heart that imprison us with pride, fear, and insecurity.

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  • Gary E. Roberts, 2014. "Employee Compensation Management Principles," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Servant Leader Human Resource Management, chapter 0, pages 215-231, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-42837-0_10
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137428370_10
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