Speed, Velocity and Acceleration in Pay

Sep 28,2015September 28, 2015
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I was reading a Facebook message a parent posted about their kid’s physics homework and it resonated as a reminder...

How does HR contribute to an organization’s success?

Sep 25,2015September 25, 2015
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Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) Whether you have an HR professional or not Human Resources is likely the...

What is the normal RSU policy for private companies? I recently got an offer from such company and they say that if I work for x years and I leave, I would get x more years to sell the RSUs otherwise they would expire. So if I leave after 1 year and no IPO in the next 2 years, I don’t get anything.

Sep 21,2015September 21, 2015
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Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) The most common company policy for RSUs follows the basic structure below:...

Combatting Self Interest in Pay

Sep 14,2015September 14, 2015
By In Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

Professor Dylan Selterman (@SelterMosby) is a psychology lecturer at the University of Maryland. Earlier this summer he gave his students...

How have you seen Stock Options or Performance Rights grants change for employees from Pre-IPO to Post-IPO?

Sep 09,2015September 9, 2015
By In Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock Options, We Have AnswersTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

Question (Orig. on Quora): How have you seen Stock Options or Performance Rights grants change for employees from Pre-IPO to...

What are the arguments for establishing long term incentive plan metrics that are different than those tied to the annual incentive plan?

Sep 04,2015September 4, 2015
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Question: What are the arguments for establishing long term incentive plan metrics that are different than those tied to the...

Equity Compensation is a Game of H.O.R.S.E.

Sep 03,2015September 3, 2015
By In Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , ,

As kids, many of us played H.O.R.S.E. Heck most adults who touch a basketball still play the game. For those...