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The Beowulf of Compensation

Dec 11,2014December 11, 2014

By adminIn Articles, Career Advancement, Communication, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock Options

Most of you know of the poem Beowulf. Legend has it that it was passed down through oral performances for...

Who’s at Fault for a Lack of Perceived Value?

Nov 20,2014November 20, 2014

By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock Options

I recently attended an industry event where practitioners debated whether it is still a good idea to grant Incentive Stock...

How Often Do/Should Start-up Employees Get Raises?

Nov 17,2014November 17, 2014

By adminIn Career Advancement, Compensation Planning, Private Companies, Start-up Pay, We Have Answers

Dan Walter’s Answer from Quora Raises at start-ups are an interesting phenomena. First. If a company can afford annual raises...

What is a “Restricted Stock Unit”

Nov 17,2014November 17, 2014

By adminIn Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Private Companies, RSU, Start-up Pay, We Have Answers

Dan Walter’s Answer on Quora Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) are a form of employee equity compensation that is an analog for...

I Was Wrong. Pay for Performance Doesn’t Work!

Nov 11,2014November 11, 2014

By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Recognition, Sales Compensation, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Start-up Pay

You may want to disregard nearly everything I’ve ever posted here. As it turns out, I may not know anything...

Would You Like Mayo and Lettuce with that Noncompete?

Oct 30,2014October 30, 2014

By adminIn Articles, Compensation Plan Design, Culture, Executive Compensation

Noncompete clauses are often hard to enforce, but sometimes they still make sense. Heck, youcan’t really keep a person from...

ISS’s New Approach to Equity is Better and Worse

Oct 20,2014October 20, 2014

By adminIn Articles, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Say on Pay, Stock Options

Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) is one the most powerful voices in how companies and their investors view executive compensation. In...

Startup Compensation: How much equity is appropriate for the first employee (and first designer) to get when they join a company?

Oct 10,2014October 10, 2014

By adminIn Equity Compensation, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, Start-up Pay, Stock Options, We Have Answers

Question: I’m talking with a two-person team (both founders) about joining as their first employee (and first designer). They’ve made...

The Secret Life of Equity Compensation at IPO

Oct 08,2014October 8, 2014

By adminIn Articles, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock Options

The IPO market has remained strong for a while now. Equity compensation is a huge part of compensation at IPO....

Which shares are included in an IPO?

Oct 08,2014October 8, 2014

By adminIn Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Private Companies, RSU, Start-up Pay, Stock Options, We Have Answers

Question: Dan you say that only a portion of the shares are sold at IPO. Does this portion include all...

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