Over the last few years, we have seen a rise in attention to the all too common, “HR Department of...
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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...
There are Only Two Pay Philosophies
Jun 12,2015June 12, 2015
We, the compensation professionals of planet earth, work hard to define the whys and hows of our pay programs. We...
Silence Isn’t Golden
Jun 03,2015June 3, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Recognition, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags base pay, base salary, Bonus, bonuses, communication, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, compensation planning, equity compensation, incentive compensation, incentive pay, incentives, long term incentives, recognition, sales compensation, Short-Term Incentives - STI, stock compensation, total rewards
I hope your employees aren’t complaining about your compensation programs. If they are complaining out loud, then the problem has...
For $0 CEOs, how is their initial equity-compensation determined?
Apr 08,2015April 8, 2015
Orig. Question on Quora. Answer by Dan Walter: Very few $0 CEOs start at $0 Salary. Most start with a...
The Secret ALL GREAT Companies Know About Pay
Apr 06,2015April 6, 2015
I generally write about incentive compensation, executive compensation and performance issues, but today’s post is written from a very different...
Baking is to Science as Cooking is to Art, Pay = Both
Mar 24,2015March 24, 2015
Many great bakers are average cooks. Many great cooks avoid baking all but the simplest of things. Baking requires precision...