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Driving performance with best-fit compensation strategies

Author

Alex Ha and
Eamonn Stanley
March 5, 2026

Whether you’re an organization’s compensation leader or a consultant advising clients, one truth remains consistent: Market practices are a useful reference, but rarely the final answer. The most powerful pay programs aren’t simply copied from others; they’re thoughtfully tailored through a best-fit approach that reflects your company’s unique strategy, culture and lifecycle stage.

Eamonn Stanley, a Total Rewards Leader in the gaming and technology sector, shares his insights on a best-fit approach. With experience spanning high-growth startups to established creative powerhouses, Eamonn offers a practice perspective on designing compensation programs that are deeply integrated with business strategy and culture.

These programs do more than follow market trends, they drive results. Eamonn provides two real-life case studies that demonstrate how a tailored best-fit approach can foster alignment and deliver tangible outcomes.

Author

Alex Ha

Alex Ha

Director, Executive Compensation (Los Angeles)

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Eamonn Stanley

Total Rewards Leader