So, I was recently doing my civic responsibility by serving on jury duty. As it happens, when I am just...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Executive Compensation
Feb 22,2013February 22, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Most of the problems with executive compensation tend to originate within a few categories. I have attempted...
How Much More is Enough?
Feb 14,2013February 14, 2013
Many of us spent time during the last week watching the news about a man in Southern California who was...
Equity Compensation – Restricted Stock Shares, Always a Great Tool, Sometimes
Feb 07,2013February 7, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Restricted Stock Shares (RSS), often called Restricted Stock Awards (RSA) or even more simply Restricted Stock, have...
Global Compensation Philosophy: One Brand, 31 Flavors
Feb 06,2013February 6, 2013
Multinational companies have enough complexities, why add to them? This is a refrain I hear from people who promote “global”...
What Do CFOs Wish Compensation Professionals Knew?
Jan 17,2013January 17, 2013
Last week I provided some insight into what your CEO is thinking when you talk to them about compensation. While...
CFO Corner: What the Heck is Realizable Pay (and why you need to know…now)
Jan 16,2013January 16, 2013
In the good old days, determining total compensation was fairly easy. Always wrong, but easy. For any given year you...
What Do CEOs Really Want from Compensation Professionals?
Jan 09,2013January 9, 2013
Let’s get the obvious out of the way. Yes, CEOs want to make sure they are paid well. Paid well...
CFO Corner – Non-Qualified Stock Options Are Much Better Than They Sound
Jan 03,2013January 3, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Non-Qualified Stock Options (NQSOs, NQs, NSOs) should really be called Stock Options. Non-qualified (or non-statutory) makes them...
Give Up Your Employment Rights for Equity Compensation
Dec 27,2012December 27, 2012
The UK recently unveiled a controversial “share for rights” scheme (plan) that would allow employees to receive tax-exempt company shares...