It’s hard. Sometimes it’s very hard. You took the classes. You studied the facts. You brought in great outside experts....
4 Links Between Entrepreneurs, College Students and Swimming
Jul 02,2014July 2, 2014
I spoke to a recent high school graduate who wanted some insight on going to college. He was leaving California...
How Relative TSR is a Bit Like Cough Medicine – a bedtime story for executive compensation professionals.
Jun 27,2014June 27, 2014
Once upon a time in a land pretty darned close to where you live… Little ExecComp wasn’t feeling well. Whatever...
You Get 2 Shares and You Get 4 Shares and So on and So on…
Jun 18,2014June 18, 2014
Geometric progression of pay from one pay grade or level to the next sounds pretty crazy. But, while doing research...
Compensation Satisfaction – We Did It!
Jun 16,2014June 16, 2014
Mashable.com posted a recent article titled “Top 10 U.S. Cities With the Most Satisfied Employees”. The data regarding compensation is...
If Shareholders and Executives Explained Executive Pay as a Meal
Jun 09,2014June 9, 2014
Recently a lawyer mentioned to me that he had decided to utilize more basic executive plan designs, even when they...
Correlation is not Causality
May 28,2014May 28, 2014
“My compensation program is working just fine.” said the HR professional who had low employee turnover. “My pay for performance...
Is Company Culture Killing Your Pay for Performance?
May 12,2014May 12, 2014
I just returned from a conference where “culture” was the buzzword. Over and over industry professionals stressed that your compensation...
A Totally Crazy Executive Pay Idea
May 01,2014May 1, 2014
Say on Pay is the new norm in the United States. Three years of work and we are starting to...
Small Companies Deserve Compensation Excellence
Apr 28,2014April 28, 2014
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Often your HR person is also your benefits, recruitment, training, organizational development, problem resolution and party planning resource. Even though...