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The Journey, Not the Distraction, to the C-Suite
The loudest campaign in payroll right now may be pointing at the wrong target. The call for payroll’s formal seat at the C-suite table is growing, and I understand it. Picture this: You have kept 50,000 people paid accurately, compliantly, and on time across multiple co…
CPO Connect — July 2026
Step into the future of strategic payroll leadership with “CPO Connect,” a new section in CPO Magazine that provides a brief synopsis of a C-suite-level payroll leader. Find quotes on their perspectives of why payroll is a strategic function and learn more in article…
Beyond the Paycheck: How Payroll Became a Strategic Driver of Business
In today’s payroll departments, the focus has shifted from handling routine processing tasks to embracing a more analytical and strategic role. The power of applying payroll data analytics—combined with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI)—has r…
Meet Stephanie Salavejus, CPP, VP & COO at Pensoft
Stephanie Salavejus, CPP, serves as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of PenSoft, where she leverages more than 35 years of experience in payroll and accounting to help organizations navigate the evolving payroll landscape. She holds a Bachelor of Science in…
A Path for CEOs on AI
Are CEOs innovating around artificial intelligence (AI), or are they panicking? On the surface, it looks like executives are doing what they’ve been repeatedly told to do when it comes to emerging technologies—pilot, experiment, drop the fear, embrace the future. Acc…
Book Shows Career Transformation of Payroll for Leaders
If you still think payroll is just about pressing buttons and processing payslips, Nick Day’s book, “The Payroll Pivot: From Invisibility to Influence,” completely dismantles that myth. And, honestly, it does so with remarkable energy and conviction. Nick Day is the…
Explaining Payroll to Senior Leaders So It’s Not Misunderstood
Payroll directors who have led corporate-level payroll teams have all experienced those moments when they’re sitting in a conference room explaining a payroll issue. Across the table, a senior leader is listening intently, nodding, and even taking notes. They are pre…
How to Turn Intention to Income
Every December, I hear the same exact phrase from talented professionals and speakers: “Next year is going to be my best year ever.” Naturally, I am one of them! However, I am smart enough to know that hope is not a strategy. High performers do not drift into excepti…
The Hidden Cost of Organizational Restructuring: A Caution to Executive Leaders
Early every year, many executive teams confront what feels like an unavoidable reality: organizational restructuring. Budgets reset. Strategies are revisited. New leadership arrives. Pressure mounts to fix what is not working and accelerate progress toward new goals…