Sales compensation is an uncomfortable area for many compensation professionals. Many of us have never been professional sales people. Many...
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Why is it SO DIFFICULT to Get Equity Amounts Right?
May 03,2016May 3, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags black scholes, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, equity, merton, perceived value, precipice, realizable pay, realized pay, rocket, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
Let me start this by saying that there is little new in this post. If you have been a senior...
What’s Equity Really Worth?
Apr 13,2016April 13, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation, compensation communication, dilution, equity compensation, executive compensation, pay, pay for performance, perception, restrictions, rsu, stock options, stock/equity compensation, taxation, total rewards, valuation
We all know that equity compensation is the driver behind the astronomic growth in executive compensation. We all know that...
“Employee-Friendly” Equity Compensation
Mar 28,2016March 28, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, compensation philosophy, employee friendly, equity compensation, P4P, pay for performance, pre-IPO, RSUs, start-up, stock options, stock/equity compensation, The Information, total rewards
In this sixth installment of my “Stock Options on the Precipice” series (other articles: 1, 2,3, 4, 5), I will...
Equity Compensation Triage Assessment (Stock Options on Precipice Part 2)
Feb 11,2016February 11, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, equity compensation, ESPP, executive compensation, option exchange, repricing, RSUs, start-up pay, stock options, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
The first article in this “Stock Options on the Precipice” series covered some of the main issues that are currently...
When will the new 2016 GPS Stock Options become available to view?
Jan 28,2016January 28, 2016
By adminIn Books and Publications, Communication, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Options, We Have AnswersTags communication, compensation communication, compensation plan design, compensation planning, equity compensation, GPS Stock Options, stock options
Question: (org. on Quora) When will the new 2016 GPS Stock Options become available to view? Answer (by Dan Walter) The...
HELP! Was I Just Arrested or Incentivized?
Jan 13,2016January 13, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags communication, compensation, compensation communication, exercise, gain, Incentives/Bonuses, International Compensation, options, plan, remuneration, rsu, scheme, spread, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
We all wish we were better at communicating. We create presentations (decks) and plan summaries (SPDs). We carefully choose our...
Our Nearsighted Friends and Us
Dec 02,2015December 2, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Planning, 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 compensation communication, compensation plan design, compensation planning, executive compensation, executive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, P4P, pay for performance, STI, stock/equity compensation
I have a brother with 20:15 vision. For those of you normal humans, this means he can see things clearly...
You are Not Lebron James (or Facebook, or Google)
Nov 04,2015November 4, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Recognition, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, communication, compensation philosophy, compensation planning, culture, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, motivation, pay for performance, peer groups, Performance Management, recognition, stock/equity compensation, strategy, total rewards
Lebron James has just become the youngest person in NBA history to score 25,000 points in his career. He is...
Delicious Amber Transparency
Oct 26,2015October 26, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Recognition, Short-Term Incentives - STITags Base Salaries, Benefits & Perquisites, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, recognition, total rewards
We talk a lot about pay transparency. It seems like half the time half of compensation professionals argue for more...