We don’t always test the future outcomes of our compensation programs as thoroughly as we should. When it comes to...
Archive for year: 2012
We Are Not Rats and Compensation is Not Cheese
Pay for Performance (P4P) is currently the biggest trend in compensation. I am a huge proponent of this effort, but...
What About Profit Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership Plans?
This article carries forward the theme started with a question about what to do when a company can’t or doesn’t...
Competitive Compensation Without Stock Options
I recently did a webinar with Comp Café colleagues, Ann Bares and Margaret O’Hanlon. During the Q&A after the presentation,...
It’s the Little Things
I was all set to post a completely different article this morning until I got off the phone with the...
Short-Term and Long-Term, What about Mid-Term Incentives?
It’s time to redefine the terminology for incentives. Short-Term Incentives (STI) are designed to motivate and compensate for a year...
Paying People to STOP Working So Hard
Last year I wrote a Compensation Café article titled: “How Much Money to Do a Job You Don’t Want?” To...
Performance Pay: I Believe in You or I Don’t Trust You?
The performance compensation trend will likely continue to trickle down through most companies. Here at the Compensation Café we regularly...
5 Lessons from a Failed Startup Applied to Compensation
Last week I read an interesting article written by Gonzo Arzuaga, formerly of Startups.com. In it he talks about the...
Startup Compensation: How do Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) Work?
“My employer is utilizing stock appreciation rights as his way of providing equity/compensation to employees at our startup, and I’m...