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Archive for year: 2011
Welcome to the Team, We’re Thinking About Firing You
I was chatting with a colleague about a talented new hire he was hoping his company would be able to...
How to Explain Stock Options to a Dog
Stock options are one of the most used and least understood tools in the compensation toolbox. Recently, a new optionee ...
Goldilocks and the 3 Broad-based Stock Plans
There once was a dedicated professional who was tasked with creating a company-wide stock plan at her new company. Henrietta...
Equity Compensation Data for Start-ups and Other Private Companies-2011
During the month of November I’m going to focus on my equity compensation roots. With both the IPO and M&A...
Compensation In the Eye of the Tornado
In a world of swirling regulations, opposing forces of needs versus budgets and increasingly pressing deadlines, it is far too...
Compensation: The Word May Not Mean What You Think it Means
What does “compensation” mean? Those of us who work as compensation professionals consider it a positive, professional word that speaks...
Either Put Me in Charge or Let Me Be a Lackey. I’m Fine with Either, But I Can’t Do Both.
A friend recently updated their status with the title to this article. Ironically, I saw it just as I got...
How Much to Keep Your Mouth Shut?
How does compensation interact with reputation? Let me count the millions of ways. The calculus of reputational damage can be...
Compensation Crack the Whip! Managing the Velocity of Change
I am sure that when some people saw this title, their first thought was of the mighty compensation professional standing ...