Event Details

Today’s workforce spans multiple generations—each with its own expectations, values, and priorities when it comes to pay, benefits, and the overall employee experience. To stay competitive, HR professionals and business leaders need to align their total rewards strategies with the evolving preferences of every generation.

This session explores how compensation and benefits strategies intersect with generational trends—offering practical insight to help organizations fine-tune their approach and remain responsive in a shifting talent market.

After attending this presentation, participants will:

• Understand the Total Rewards Landscape: Explore how compensation and benefits impact attraction, retention, and engagement across generations—and why this matters more than ever in today’s workplace.

• Explore Generational Expectations: Gain insight into how different age groups prioritize elements of total rewards, including base pay, incentive compensation, flexibility, and career development.

• Apply Market Trends: Learn how current compensation data and trends can inform smarter, more targeted total rewards decisions by generation.

• Tailor Your Strategy: Walk away with actionable ideas and best practices for adjusting compensation and benefits strategies to better meet the needs of a multigenerational workforce.

Megan Nail, CCP, SHRM-SCP, CEBS

As Vice President, Total Rewards Practice at NFP, Megan provides expert guidance to clients, helping them to align their organization's goals with effective total rewards and compensation strategies. She specializes in designing market competitive compensation frameworks that support the organization's specific needs and philosophy, ensuring they are practical to implement and use. With nearly 20 years’ experience as a volunteer leader at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), including serving at the highest level of national SHRM volunteer leadership, Megan has invested in building and strengthening the HR community. Megan has her Master of Science in Organizational Communication from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dayton. She also possesses professional certifications including Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) and SHRM-SCP.