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1.8 Million Reasons NOT to Become CEO

Jun 25,2015June 25, 2015

By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Executive Compensation, Job Structures, Pay For PerformanceTags compensation philosophy, compensation plan design, compensation planning, compensation strategy, executive compensation, job structures, P4P, salary

Being the CEO of a company is a great job, if you can get it. It’s an even better job...

ICYMI – Executive Pay Updates Mid-2015

Jun 24,2015June 24, 2015

By adminIn Articles, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags 409A, ASC 718, clawbacks, compensation plan design, compensation planning, Dodd Frank, equity compensation, executive compensation, regulations, say on pay, Section 954, Section 956, stock compensation

This post is a roundup of recent and impending activity in the world of executive compensation. Normally, this is the...

When should start-up co-founders discuss equity?

Jun 22,2015June 22, 2015

By adminIn Communication, Equity CompensationTags communication, equity compensation, start-ups, we have answers

Question: (org. on Quora) When should start-up co-founders discuss equity? Assuming that the start-up starts as a project, should discussion...

What happens with AMT if you exercise stock options in a private company and sell in the same year, but the sales price is less than the 409 value of the company?

Jun 18,2015June 18, 2015

By adminIn Private Companies, Stock Options, We Have AnswersTags Alternative Minimum Tax, Alternative Minimum Tax Income, AMT, private companies, stock options, we have answers

Question: (org. on Quora) What happens with AMT if you exercise stock options in a private company and sell in...

HR Can’t Afford to Ignore Compensation

Jun 18,2015June 18, 2015

By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Sales CompensationTags compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, compensation plan design, compensation planning, compensation strategy, culture

A generous person gave three business partners $1 million and said they could use it however they wanted. The only...

There are Only Two Pay Philosophies

Jun 12,2015June 12, 2015

By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Planning, Culture, Pay For Performance, Say on PayTags base pay, compensation philosophy, compensation planning, culture, pay for performance

We, the compensation professionals of planet earth, work hard to define the whys and hows of our pay programs. We...

COD – COMPENSATION ON DEMAND

COD – COMPENSATION ON DEMAND

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BASE PAY AND BROAD-BASED COMPENSATION

BASE PAY AND BROAD-BASED COMPENSATION

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EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

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I’m leaving a startup. How much co-founder equity should I get?

Jun 03,2015June 3, 2015

By adminIn Culture, Equity Compensation, Start-up Pay, We Have AnswersTags culture, equity compensation, start-ups

Question: (org. on Quora) As a grad student, I worked 5M part-time (25% of total time) with a co-founder, who...

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