As kids, many of us played H.O.R.S.E. Heck most adults who touch a basketball still play the game. For those...
Three Ways Average Companies Pay Their Employees
Aug 27,2015August 27, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Other RewardsTags average pay, base pay, Base Salaries, bonuses, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, executive compensation, pay, surveys, total rewards
I just watched a great TED talk from a few years ago. In it, Todd Rose discusses the “average” in...
Sales Compensation in a World of Solutions
Aug 20,2015August 20, 2015
Many companies today know that customers are looking for more value. Haven’t you found that selling a simple product or...
CEO Pay is a Problem, but not THE Problem
Aug 17,2015August 17, 2015
First, I want to make it clear that plenty of CEOs are paid way too much money, but most are...
What’s the Right Size for Private Company Equity Compensation?
Aug 12,2015August 12, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, compensation plan design, compensation planning, equity compensation, private companies
The most common question asked about equity compensation is only two words: “How much?” For private companies, it is frustratingly...
Paying Everyone Equally is a Terrible Idea
Aug 05,2015August 5, 2015
Many of you may have read about Gravity Payments, the company in Seattle, Washington with the magnanimous CEO who decided...
5 Predictions about CEO Pay Ratio
Aug 05,2015August 5, 2015
On August 5, 2015 the SEC voted to approve a new rule on the disclosure of the ratio of CEO...
5 Lessons for a Compensation Department of None
Jul 27,2015July 27, 2015
Over the last few years, we have seen a rise in attention to the all too common, “HR Department of...
Executive Pay Claw backs – Things Just (Almost) Got Real!
Jul 07,2015July 7, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags claw backs, clawbacks, compensation plan design, compensation planning, compensation strategy, Dodd Frank, equity compensation, executive compensation, executive pay, long term incentives, P4P, Rule 10D-1, Short-Term Incentives - STI
The date: July 1, 2015. The place: Washington D.C. The situation: The SEC proposes rules for executive compensation claw back...
Is Your Company Lying About Pay?
Jul 06,2015July 6, 2015
David Larcker and Anastasia Zakolyukina did some research in 2012 for the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University....