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Time to Work Out Your Chicken Legs
Dec 09,2015December 9, 2015
We have all been to the gym or have seen this guy walking down the street (here’s an example). He’s...
Our Nearsighted Friends and Us
Dec 02,2015December 2, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, compensation plan design, compensation planning, executive compensation, executive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, P4P, pay for performance, STI, stock/equity compensation
I have a brother with 20:15 vision. For those of you normal humans, this means he can see things clearly...
Navigating the Whitewater of LTI Design
Nov 25,2015November 25, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags equity compensation, executive compensation, executive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, long term incentives, LTI plans, pay for performance, stock/equity compensation
Someone recently asked me to explain how I knew what direction to take plan design conversations. She had participated in...
Big Bucks, Tiny Details and Multiple Personalities
Nov 12,2015November 12, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags Board of Director Compensation, Board of Directors pay, bod pay, compliance, executive compensation, executive pay, governance, lawsuit, Regulations & Public Policy, SEC, shareholders, stock/equity compensation
When it comes to compensation, it’s easy to get caught up in strategy and communication. We know that missing a...
You are Not Lebron James (or Facebook, or Google)
Nov 04,2015November 4, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Recognition, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, communication, compensation philosophy, compensation planning, culture, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, motivation, pay for performance, peer groups, Performance Management, recognition, stock/equity compensation, strategy, total rewards
Lebron James has just become the youngest person in NBA history to score 25,000 points in his career. He is...
Do Worker’s Want Shares or Cash? as quoted in the WSJ
Oct 28,2015October 28, 2015
Dan Walter, President and CEO of Performensation was quoted in this article on the topic of more broad-based use of...
Delicious Amber Transparency
Oct 26,2015October 26, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Recognition, Short-Term Incentives - STITags Base Salaries, Benefits & Perquisites, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, recognition, total rewards
We talk a lot about pay transparency. It seems like half the time half of compensation professionals argue for more...
IN MEMORIUM: FAREWELL ANNUAL RAISE
Oct 13,2015October 13, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, Bonus, compensation, compensation philosophy, incentive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, merit increase, P4P, pay, pay for performance, performance, raises
An article was published last week with data from Aon Hewitt and Towers Watson that showed the annual pay raise is...
Let’s Get Rid of ISOs, ESPPs and Voting for President
Oct 06,2015October 6, 2015
Incentive Stock Options, or ISOs, have been the foundation of tech company stock option programs for the past three decades....