People Strategy Forum · 2026-05-06 · 26 min
What if your compensation data is accurate, but already too late? In this episode of the People/AI Strategy Forum, Sam Reeve speaks with Cary Sparrow, Founder & CEO of WageScape, about why traditional salary surveys are struggling to keep pace with today’s labor market and how real-time labor intelligence is reshaping compensation strategy. Most organizations still make pay decisions using historical survey data that may already be months old. But in a volatile labor market, conditions can shift multiple times before that information ever reaches leadership teams. Cary explains why compensation leaders are increasingly turning toward forward-looking labor market signals, localized pay intelligence, and transparent hiring data to make faster and more informed decisions. If your organization is navigating hiring pressure, retention concerns, pay compression, or rapidly changing workforce dynamics, this conversation offers a valuable perspective on where compensation strategy is heading next.
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