On October 7, 2013 the NASDAQ OMX filed a petition with the SEC requesting they require ISS, Glass Lewis and...
Driving Your Compensation Programs in Reverse
Oct 09,2013October 9, 2013
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Start-up Pay, Stock Options
Many smaller companies have both limited time and expertise to spend on their compensation programs. Faced with immediate needs many...
CEO Pay Ratio : Unintended Consequences?
Sep 30,2013September 30, 2013
The dreaded CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure is almost here! The SEC has proposed the rules for the regulation required by...
The Dark Side of Pay for Performance
Sep 12,2013September 12, 2013
When evaluating employee performance, consider how goals were achieved. In today’s competitive business environment, where so much depends on the...
The Duckbilled Platypuses of Compensation
Sep 10,2013September 10, 2013
More than two years ago I wrote about “Defining Pay for a Compensation Unicorn”. A unicorn is a person with...
162(m) – Created to Slow Public Companies, but a Real Accelerator for Start-ups
Aug 29,2013August 29, 2013
Twenty years ago, 162(m) was enacted by Congress. The purpose of this rule was to slow executive pay growth by...
Stock Options Won’t go the Way of the Dodo Bird
Aug 29,2013August 29, 2013
On August 27, 2013, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Last Gasp for Stock Options?” The...
What about the 399,500 other CEOs?
Aug 21,2013August 21, 2013
Many times, people who find out that part of my business is focused on executive compensation consulting ask how I...
Compensation Players, Coaches and Referees
Aug 14,2013August 14, 2013
The NFL pre-season is once again upon us. New rules, players, coaches and referees, means new mistakes and new opportunities...
ESPP: Employee Ownership on Layaway
Aug 05,2013August 5, 2013
Retailers once again are promoting layaway. Budgets have tightened and credit cards have become increasingly used for subsistence. Layaway offers...