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The profession that runs in silence is about to get loud.

Payroll controls up to 80% of an organisation's operating expenditure. It holds compliance risk worth millions. It is the reason every employee trusts their employer enough to show up tomorrow.

And yet it remains one of the most strategically undervalued functions in business.

The Payroll Pivot exists to change that.

Nick Day has spent 24 years placing over 10,000 payroll professionals, conducted more than 400 podcast conversations with industry leaders, and coached payroll executives across the globe. This book distils everything he has learned about why brilliant professionals stay invisible, and what happens when they stop.

Inside, you will discover:

• How to move from the back office to the boardroom by translating payroll data into language the C-suite cannot ignore.
• Why fear, not skill, is the hidden force keeping talented professionals silent, and how The Fear Equation offers a way through.
• How AI is not replacing payroll professionals but promoting them, and what it means to become the algorithmic conscience of work.
• Real stories from leaders who made the pivot, from processor to partner, from invisible to indispensable.
• Practical frameworks for building trust, leading with character, and sustaining resilience in a profession that never stops.
• How to claim your seat at the table. Not by waiting for permission. By making yourself impossible to overlook.

The Payroll Pivot is the book the profession has been waiting for. From back office to front line. From transactional to strategic. From Payroll Leader to the Chief Payroll Officers the algorithmic age demands. From invisibility to influence.

Payroll professionals who pivot will shape the future. Those who don't will be shaped by it. This is your pivot

Nick Day is a keynote speaker, executive coach, and author ranked the number one Global Payroll Thought Leader in the world by Thinkers360. He was awarded the PayrollOrg Global Vision Award in 2024 and was named Reward Strategy Personality of the Year 2023.

For 24 years he has worked at the intersection of payroll, leadership, and human performance. He founded JGA Recruitment Group in 2008 and has since placed more than 10,000 professionals globally. He also hosts The Payroll Podcast, The HR L&D Podcast, and Mindful Paths, where he has interviewed many of the leaders shaping the future of work.

Nick is the creator of The Fear Equation™, a framework that helps professionals turn hesitation into decisive action, and of associated tools including The B.O.L.D.™ Protocol and The Payroll Fear Fingerprint™. These ideas sit at the heart of The Payroll Pivot: From Invisibility to Influence, his debut book and the case for payroll professionals claiming the strategic influence they have already earned.

He is also co-author of Founders in Focus: Stories from 14 Entrepreneurs Who Built It Their Way.

Nick holds an ILM Level 7 qualification in Executive Coaching, a CIM Level 7 in Professional Consulting, and a Master's degree in Theatre from the University of London. He is the founder of www.jgarecruitment.com, www.payrolljobsboard.com, and www.feartobold.com.  He also hosts three podcasts: The Payroll Podcast The HR L&D Podcast and the Mindful Paths Podcast. More at www.thepayrollpivot.com.