The first article in this “Stock Options on the Precipice” series covered some of the main issues that are currently...
Equity Compensation Triage Assessment (Stock Options on Precipice Part 2)
Feb 11,2016February 11, 2016
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Employee Stock Options on the Precipice?
Feb 02,2016February 2, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags 409A, compensation philosophy, executive compensation, foursquare, ipo, option exchange, P4P, pay for performance, pre-IPO, repricing, rsu, starup, stock options, stock/equity compensation, total rewards, twitter, unicorn, yahoo
I am declaring February “Stock Option Month” at the Café (at least in relation to my posts). For more than...
Our Nearsighted Friends and Us
Dec 02,2015December 2, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, 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 communication, compensation plan design, compensation planning, executive compensation, executive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, P4P, pay for performance, STI, stock/equity compensation
I have a brother with 20:15 vision. For those of you normal humans, this means he can see things clearly...
Navigating the Whitewater of LTI Design
Nov 25,2015November 25, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags equity compensation, executive compensation, executive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, long term incentives, LTI plans, pay for performance, stock/equity compensation
Someone recently asked me to explain how I knew what direction to take plan design conversations. She had participated in...
Big Bucks, Tiny Details and Multiple Personalities
Nov 12,2015November 12, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags Board of Director Compensation, Board of Directors pay, bod pay, compliance, executive compensation, executive pay, governance, lawsuit, Regulations & Public Policy, SEC, shareholders, stock/equity compensation
When it comes to compensation, it’s easy to get caught up in strategy and communication. We know that missing a...
CEO Pay is a Problem, but not THE Problem
Aug 17,2015August 17, 2015
First, I want to make it clear that plenty of CEOs are paid way too much money, but most are...
5 Predictions about CEO Pay Ratio
Aug 05,2015August 5, 2015
On August 5, 2015 the SEC voted to approve a new rule on the disclosure of the ratio of CEO...
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...
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...
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...