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Executive P4P: What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?
May 20,2013May 20, 2013
It’s an age-old negotiation. Pay me more and I will perform. Perform better and I will pay you. So, what...
Executive Compensation Calendar – When Should You Work on Specific Projects?
May 16,2013May 16, 2013
It’s that time of the year again. Proxy season is wrapping up. You are probably working at one of the...
The One Equity Compensation Trend to Rule Them All
May 09,2013May 9, 2013
Performance equity has taken a long journey. Initially, its use was inhibited by accounting rules that made it far more...
Equity Compensation – Performance Accelerated Units (PAUs), Old School Performance Equity
May 09,2013May 9, 2013
As I mentioned in an earlier post, performance equity instruments still get lumped together like a bowl of mixed nuts....
Switzerland Pay – Great for Employees, Less So for Execs
Apr 30,2013April 30, 2013
In the past several months, Switzerland has made some interesting compensation headlines. Swiss voters recently passed a referendum on executive...
Real Pay, Realizable Pay, Pay Ratios and Reality
Apr 24,2013April 24, 2013
Pay ratios are the most commonly used tool when discussing the unfairness between executive pay and that of the rank...
Executive Pay Can’t Be Fixed! But….here are 3 things to consider
Apr 11,2013April 11, 2013
Several times a year, I see articles and presentations discussing how to “fix executive compensation”. This presumes that executive compensation...
Equity Compensation – Performance Earned Units (PEUs), The First Ingredient in a P4P Stew
Apr 04,2013April 4, 2013
All too often the myriad types of truly performance-based equity get muddled together into a stew. Like other great equity...
ESPPs are a Dessert Topping and a Floor Wax
Apr 01,2013April 1, 2013
Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) get a bad rap although they should be lauded in wonderment. The proof is in...