Broadway Acts on Sharing Success

Oct 17,2016October 17, 2016
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You build it. You buy it. This may become the new mantra on Broadway. The original cast of Hamilton was...

Applying Pixar’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” to Pay

Sep 22,2016September 22, 2016
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What do ‘Up’, ‘Cars’, ‘Inside Out’, ‘Monsters, Inc’, ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Toy Story 3’, ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Toy Story’ and ‘WALL-E’...

FABulous Pay Improves Talent Acquisition

Aug 04,2016August 4, 2016
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How are great salespeople able to seamlessly turn every one of your concerns into a demonstration of the prowess of...

Evolving Equity Like It’s a Flying Machine

Jul 11,2016July 11, 2016
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Other professionals in HR, compensation and investing frequently ask why I am so passionate about changing the way companies use...

A Small Problem for Compensation Professionals

Jun 07,2016June 7, 2016
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This is not the article I intended to post today. I had something else ready to go, but realized this...

What’s Equity Really Worth?

Apr 13,2016April 13, 2016
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We all know that equity compensation is the driver behind the astronomic growth in executive compensation. We all know that...

How to Determine Equity Grant Sizes (it’s probably not what you think)

Mar 03,2016March 3, 2016
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Determining grant sizes or values is Part 4 and the next challenge in my ongoing series, “Stock Options on the...

11 Reasons Your Equity Compensation Survey Data is Wrong

Feb 24,2016July 24, 2018
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Part 3 of my ongoing “Stock Options on the Precipice” series. How much equity should I give (or get)? It’s...