Chris Devany
The future of work is open and transparent. As employee expectations shift and generational values evolve, pay transparency is rapidly becoming non-negotiable in attracting and retaining top talent. But transparency isn’t just about compliance, it’s about building trust, demonstrating fairness, and empowering your workforce with the information they need to make informed decisions.
Chris DeVany, founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide for a timely and thought-provoking webcast exploring how transparency is transforming the employer-employee relationship—and what forward-thinking organizations must do to stay competitive.
From changing workforce demographics and growing demand for pay equity to the fast-moving landscape of state-level legislation, we’ll unpack the cultural, legal, and strategic forces accelerating the shift toward openness. You’ll gain insight into how different generations think about pay transparency, how organizations are responding, and why traditional compensation strategies may no longer meet the moment.
In this session, we’ll cover:
Whether your organization is taking early steps or advancing its transparency journey, this session will help you assess your current practices and take the next step toward a more open, equitable compensation strategy. Don’t miss this opportunity to prepare for what’s next in the pay transparency revolution.
What You Will Learn
Who Should Participate
HR and Compensation professionals and employees interested in understanding Pay Transparency and enhancing their organizations’ efforts in this area.
Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm that focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle’s clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Cadence Design Systems, Coca-Cola, Sprint, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, Schlumberger, and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted with government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and the United Kingdom. He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity, and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, “90 Days to a High-Performance Team”, published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers, and team leaders improve performance. He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to discuss mergers and acquisitions (how to manage and survive them), project management, sales, customer service, effective workplace communication, management, handling rapid personal and organizational change, and other topical business issues. He has served or is currently serving as a board member of the International Association of Facilitators, Sales and Marketing Executives International, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International, and National Speakers Association. Chris is an award-winning Toastmasters International Competition speaker. He recently participated in the Fortune 500 Annual Management Forum as a speaker, panelist, and seminar leader. Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving multiple corporations as a manager and trainer of sales, operations, project management, IT, customer service, and marketing professionals. Included among those business leaders are Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care, and Marriott Corporation. He has assisted these organizations in mergers and acquisitions, facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration, developing project management, sales, customer service, and marketing strategies, organizing inbound and outbound call center programs, training and developing management and new hires, and fostering corporate growth through creative change and innovation initiatives. Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University. He has traveled to 22 countries and 47 states throughout his career.
