Archimedes was quoted as saying, “Give me a lever and I can move the world.” I am sure that he...
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CFO Corner: Beyond TSR (Total Shareholder Return)
Executive Pay that Works for Shareholders and Companies Like Milli Vanilli in 1990, Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is currently all...
Can Your Compensation Plan Tell Time?
How much are your compensation programs like an analog clock? Analog clocks are some of the most perfect devices ever...
The Four Horsemen of Compensation Value Projections
We don’t always test the future outcomes of our compensation programs as thoroughly as we should. When it comes to...
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...