I just returned from a conference where “culture” was the buzzword. Over and over industry professionals stressed that your compensation...
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Small Companies Deserve Compensation Excellence
Often your HR person is also your benefits, recruitment, training, organizational development, problem resolution and party planning resource. Even though...
Don’t be Your Employees’ Grandma
Grandmas are awesome. They are sweet, loving and great listeners with too many other good things to list. But, they...
Uncertainty Motivates No One
Have you ever been asked by an executive or compensation committee to create a compensation solution for a problem that...
Equity Compensation: Equity and Inequity
In the 1980’s, some tech execs in the Silicon Valley decided they could get more and give more through the...
In what ways have companies attempted to make compensation proportional to actual performance, and which methods have been most successful?
There are a wide array of methods that may link compensation to company performance. Some of these define “performance” broadly...
How important are stock options as part of a compensation package when recruiting for a startup?
The importance of stock options in start-up recruiting is largely dependent on your industry, location and the position for which...
Who Ate All of the Pie?
It’s the holiday season and that means pie. There is apple pie, pumpkin pie and even mincemeat pie. There are...
Defining Exemplary – Better than Great
Performance reviews and ratings are tough. When I work with companies that are new to the concept, I always start...
Exceeding Expectations is Like Having Super Powers
A while back I wrote a post titled “It’s the Little Things” where I discussed how seemingly minor details may...