Compounding Our Pay Problems

Apr 18,2017April 18, 2017
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The pay ratios between CEOs and average employees are once again in the news. This is partly because proxy season...

Startup Equity: In Conclusion (Part 14 of a 14 part series)

Mar 15,2017March 15, 2017
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock Options

It feels odd to be wrapping up this series on Startup Equity. I started the series almost six-months ago, and...

Startup Equity: But Can’t I Pay Less Cash? (Part 12 in an n part series)

Feb 22,2017February 22, 2017
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock Options

This series of articles has covered a lot of ground, but this particular article touches on a critical component that...

Applying Pixar’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” to Pay

Sep 22,2016September 22, 2016
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What do ‘Up’, ‘Cars’, ‘Inside Out’, ‘Monsters, Inc’, ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Toy Story 3’, ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Toy Story’ and ‘WALL-E’...

FABulous Pay Improves Talent Acquisition

Aug 04,2016August 4, 2016
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

How are great salespeople able to seamlessly turn every one of your concerns into a demonstration of the prowess of...

What Do You REALLY Know About Pay?

Jul 19,2016July 19, 2016
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , ,

Before there were photographs, sailors would return from long trips and describe animals to artists who would then create “official”...

Why Equity and Not Just a Bigger Salary?

May 23,2016May 23, 2016
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This February, the Harvard Business Review published Stop Paying Executives for Performance” by Dan Cable and Freek Vermeulen. The basis...

How Will The New Overtime Rules Affect You?

May 18,2016May 18, 2016
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Is your mind already racing about how the new overtime regulations will affect your company? The media is buzzing about...