Akshay Mahajan

Pay people their real value.
Not your cheapest possible number.

Because compensation builds trust faster than anything.

And breaks it even faster.

I’ve seen this pattern too often.

→ new hires come in higher
→ existing performers stay flat
→ no one says anything openly

But everything changes internally.

→ comparisons begin silently
→ trust starts eroding
→ value feels questioned

Not because people are greedy.

Because the signal is clear.

→ “You matter… but only up to a limit.”

And once that lands,
culture shifts immediately.

→ effort becomes conditional
→ loyalty weakens
→ exits start getting planned

Not loudly.

Quietly.

Because money isn’t just money.

It’s proof.

→ of what you actually value
→ of how fair your system is
→ of what gets rewarded

Strong teams don’t ignore this.

→ they fix gaps early
→ they align pay with impact
→ they don’t delay hard decisions

Because once trust breaks around money,
it rarely comes back the same.

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