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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...
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...
8 Ways the Minneapolis Skyway is Like Incentive Compensation
May 22,2015May 22, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Sales Compensation, Short-Term Incentives - STITags Bonus, compensation, compensation philosophy, compensation planning, incentive compensation, incentives, long term incentives, P4P, pay for performance, Short-Term Incentives - STI, total rewards
Those of you who regularly read my articles know I often view the world from a different perspective. This is...
The Best Performance Goals Are D.U.M.B.
May 13,2015May 13, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Bonus, bonuses, compensation communication, equity compensation, executive compensation, incentives, long term incentives, metrics, P4P, performance, performance awards, performance equity units, performance units, sales compensation, Short-Term Incentives - STI, stock compensation, strategy
Anyone who has taken a class or performed a Google-search on performance goals has learned about the concept of “SMART”...
8 Things You’ve Gotta Know about Equity Compensation
Apr 15,2015April 15, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Plan Design, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, International, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags asc718, chargeback, equity compensation, ESPP, executive compensation, form-4, performance units, redtricted stock, rsu, section 16, stock options
Equity compensation continues to be a confusing topic for compensation professionals and with good reason. Equity compensation is not just...
From the SEC: Please Link Executive Pay to Performance
Apr 05,2015April 5, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Job Structures, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, Dodd Frank, equity compensation, executive compensation, P4P, proxy, Section 953(a)
Sleep well sweet Prince, or perhaps Emperor. We now send executive compensation to its inevitable peaceful and infinite slumber. Shown...
Profit Sharing Incentive Plan
Mar 25,2015March 25, 2015
Question (orig. at WorldatWork): Do you have a profit sharing incentive plan? If so, what % of eligible wages does...
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...
The ABCs of Communication ROI
Mar 12,2015March 12, 2015
It’s time to talk about communication. That means it’s time for everyone to get out their calculators (or spreadsheets) and do...