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Compounding Our Pay Problems
Apr 18,2017April 18, 2017
By adminIn 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 Base Salaries, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, merit increase, pay, pay ratio, raises, stock/equity compensation, surveys, total rewards
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 adminIn 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: Three Crucial Variables (Part 9 of an n part series)
Jan 23,2017January 23, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags equity, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, RSUs, startup, stock options, stock/equity compensation, termination rules, total rewards, vesting
Startup equity has approximately a gazillion moving parts. But three of these variables are far more important than all of...
Startup Equity: No. They Don’t Get It. (Part 8 of an n part series)
Jan 11,2017January 11, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Plan Design, Equity Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, equity, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, rsu, startup, stock options, stock/equity compensation
During a recent presentation I did for industry professionals, an attendee claimed that his employees didn’t need additional education on...
%-#-$ – Startup Equity: It’s Enough to Make You Swear!
Oct 26,2016October 26, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, compensation philosophy, equity, executive compensation, start-up, start-ups, stock options, stock/equity compensation
Figuring out the right amount of equity compensation at startups is a challenge. How much should I grant? How big...
OMG! You Were Right All Along!
Oct 06,2016October 6, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Sales Compensation, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STITags behavioral psychology, compensation communication, executive compensation, goals, Incentive Plans, Incentives/Bonuses, measurement, metrics, P4P, pay for performance, Performance Management, sales compensation
Remember that time you spent weeks modeling a new incentive plan only to have it shot down? They explained that...
Applying Pixar’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” to Pay
Sep 22,2016September 22, 2016
By adminIn 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 Base Salaries, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, incentives, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, pay for performance, pixar, rules, sales compensation, stock/equity compensation, storytelling
What do ‘Up’, ‘Cars’, ‘Inside Out’, ‘Monsters, Inc’, ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Toy Story 3’, ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Toy Story’ and ‘WALL-E’...
Are Your Pay Plans Just New Hire “Click Bait”?
Aug 24,2016August 24, 2016
“You won’t believe what this star from the ‘80’s look like now!” “The best banana bread EVER!” “This great trend...
FABulous Pay Improves Talent Acquisition
Aug 04,2016August 4, 2016
By adminIn 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 Base Salaries, Benefits & Perquisites, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, FAB, features advantages benefits, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, pay for performance, sales compensation, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
How are great salespeople able to seamlessly turn every one of your concerns into a demonstration of the prowess of...