Pay transparency is pulling back the curtain, managers are being asked to defend decisions they weren’t part of,
and leadership is treating compensation like a business lever — not a once-a-year HR exercise.
Join us for a focused diagnostic on where your program is most exposed — and what it takes to fix it.
Employees are asking sharper questions. Managers are pushing decisions back to HR because they don’t feel equipped to defend them. Leadership is looking at compensation expecting strategy, not spreadsheets. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you’re wondering where your own program would crack if the pressure got high enough.
On June 15 and June 25, Michael Maciekowich — National Director at Astron Solutions and AAIM’s longtime compensation advisor — gives you a focused diagnostic on the three pressure points causing the most damage to compensation programs right now. You’ll walk out knowing where you stand.
WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH
This isn’t a primer. It’s a diagnostic briefing — delivered by someone who advises employers on these exact issues every day.
In-Person in Lake Mary, Florida
June 15, 2026 | 9:30am-11:30am Eastern
In-Person in St. Louis, Missouri
June 25, 2026 | 1:30pm-3:30pm Central
Live Online
June 25, 2026 | 1:30pm-3:30pm Central
SHRM and HRCI credits applied for.
Pricing
Two hours. One honest look at your compensation program.
WHO SHOULD BE IN THE ROOM
SHRM and HRCI credits applied for.
WHY IT MATTERS
Most compensation gaps surface at the worst possible moment — a departure you didn’t see coming, a question from leadership you couldn’t answer, a transparency disclosure that raised more questions than it resolved. By then, the cost of not seeing it first is already in motion.
This session is your chance to close that gap before it opens. Walk back into your organization with a clearer picture of where your program is exposed, the strategic framing to bring compensation into the right conversations at the top, and the confidence to say: we know what we’re working with.
Michael Maciekowich
National Directior, Astron Solutions
Michael has spent more than 40 years designing compensation programs — base pay systems, incentive plans, and performance management — for organizations across every major industry. Before Astron, he held senior roles at The Hay Group, Towers Watson, and other leading consulting firms, with earlier in-house experience at Zenith Electronics, Honeywell, and the American Hospital Association.
He’s a sought-after national speaker on total rewards and compensation strategy, presenting regularly at WorldatWork, ASHHRA, and SHRM conferences across the country. WorldatWork recognized his contributions to the field with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Michael holds bachelor’s degrees in political science and philosophy from Loyola University of Chicago and a master’s in industrial relations from Loyola’s Quinlan School of Business.
