Philosophers probably have a difficult time with our definition of “philosophy.” Most resources will tell you that a compensation philosophy...
Archive for tag: total rewards
Home
total rewards
ESPP: The Ugly Duckling?
May 11,2017May 11, 2017
We’ve all heard some version of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling“ at some point in our lives. For the...
Are You Paying for Peripheral Vision?
Apr 26,2017April 26, 2017
We seem to love to get granular with incentive plans. So many compensation professionals are tasked with not missing anything,...
Compounding Our Pay Problems
Apr 18,2017April 18, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, merit increase, pay, pay ratio, raises, stock/equity compensation, surveys, total rewards
The pay ratios between CEOs and average employees are once again in the news. This is partly because proxy season...
Let’s All Do Nothing About Pay
Apr 05,2017April 5, 2017
Are we really doing anything? We create salary structures and write job descriptions. We organization our data and provide reports...
Startup Equity: Staying Private in a Public World (Part 11 in an n part series)
Feb 13,2017February 13, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Plan Design, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, equity compensation, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, startup, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
It is readily accepted that an IPO is Nirvana to a startup. Of course, a fantabulous acquisition will also work...
Startup Equity: What About Performance? (Part 10 of an n part series)
Feb 02,2017February 2, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, RSU, Start-up PayTags equity compensation, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, pay for performance, performance awards, performance based equity, PSU, startup, stock options RSU, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
“But, how do I make sure that the person is a great performer before I am forced to give them...
Startup Equity: Three Crucial Variables (Part 9 of an n part series)
Jan 23,2017January 23, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags equity, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, RSUs, startup, stock options, stock/equity compensation, termination rules, total rewards, vesting
Startup equity has approximately a gazillion moving parts. But three of these variables are far more important than all of...
Startup Equity: Isn’t It Refreshing? (maybe not) – (Part 6 of an n part series)
Dec 14,2016December 14, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, executive compensation, grants, pay for performance, refresh, startup equity, stock options, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
The historically long periods between the startup and “big event” for companies has given rise to many issues that were...
Broadway Acts on Sharing Success
Oct 17,2016October 17, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation, compensation philosophy, disney, equity, frozen, hamilton, incentives, Incentives/Bonuses, ownership, pay, profits, sharing, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
You build it. You buy it. This may become the new mantra on Broadway. The original cast of Hamilton was...