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The Top 4 Risks in Pay for Performance
Pay for Performance, (“P4P” for us cool compensation pros) is all the rage. Those of you who read my postings...
Executive Compensation: The Political-Taxation Conspiracy
We hear the cries every day. “Executives make too much money. Let’s raise their taxes!” “Executives are our job creators....
Follow the Leader is Dangerous, but So is Being the Leader
As children, we play Follow the Leader with the goal of fitting in. In this game, kids will do whatever...
Is it Time to Change the Equity Compensation Paradigm?
Even with the explosion in performance-based equity, most equity compensation plans look very much like they did almost twenty years...
Executive Compensation and the Great Wizard of Oz
Executive compensation holds as much mystery and magic as the Great Wizard of the Emerald City. Of course, if the...
Sometimes the Road Less Traveled leads to a Band of Flying Monkeys
We all get bored. Most of us fill that boredom by exploring something new. Often this leads to an exciting...
Welcome to the Team, We’re Thinking About Firing You
I was chatting with a colleague about a talented new hire he was hoping his company would be able to...
How to Explain Stock Options to a Dog
Stock options are one of the most used and least understood tools in the compensation toolbox. Recently, a new optionee ...
Goldilocks and the 3 Broad-based Stock Plans
There once was a dedicated professional who was tasked with creating a company-wide stock plan at her new company. Henrietta...