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Archive for year: 2013
The Dark Side of Pay for Performance
When evaluating employee performance, consider how goals were achieved. In today’s competitive business environment, where so much depends on the...
New Hire, Promotional and Annual Grants, which is the biggest and smallest?
Someone recently asked a question on the World at Work discussion board about best practices when determining grant sizes for...
The Duckbilled Platypuses of Compensation
More than two years ago I wrote about “Defining Pay for a Compensation Unicorn”. A unicorn is a person with...
162(m) – Created to Slow Public Companies, but a Real Accelerator for Start-ups
Twenty years ago, 162(m) was enacted by Congress. The purpose of this rule was to slow executive pay growth by...
Stock Options Won’t go the Way of the Dodo Bird
On August 27, 2013, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Last Gasp for Stock Options?” The...
What about the 399,500 other CEOs?
Many times, people who find out that part of my business is focused on executive compensation consulting ask how I...
Compensation Players, Coaches and Referees
The NFL pre-season is once again upon us. New rules, players, coaches and referees, means new mistakes and new opportunities...
ESPP: Employee Ownership on Layaway
Retailers once again are promoting layaway. Budgets have tightened and credit cards have become increasingly used for subsistence. Layaway offers...
Are Your Compensation Programs No-DOMA Ready?
First, congratulations to everyone who can now legally experience what is the best thing about my life, marriage. A quick...