https://www.mightybs.com/categories/leadership/Recent content in Leadership on Brian SwigerHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Brian SwigerSun, 09 Aug 2026 12:35:00 -0400https://www.mightybs.com/posts/2026-08-09-the-cost-of-commodity-compensation-why-peanut-butter-raises-undermine-high-performance-ai-culture/Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:35:00 -0400https://www.mightybs.com/posts/2026-08-09-the-cost-of-commodity-compensation-why-peanut-butter-raises-undermine-high-performance-ai-culture/Equal percentage raises might offer short-term administrative convenience, but they severely undermine high-performing engineering cultures. This post explores recent compensation research from Payscale, Mercer, and The HR Digest while offering a technical perspective on what high performance requires in the age of generative AI.