I was chatting with a colleague about a talented new hire he was hoping his company would be able to...
Archive for category: Communication
How to Explain Stock Options to a Dog
Nov 29,2011November 29, 2011
Stock options are one of the most used and least understood tools in the compensation toolbox. Recently, a new optionee ...
Compensation: The Word May Not Mean What You Think it Means
Oct 04,2011October 4, 2011
What does “compensation” mean? Those of us who work as compensation professionals consider it a positive, professional word that speaks...
Either Put Me in Charge or Let Me Be a Lackey. I’m Fine with Either, But I Can’t Do Both.
Sep 19,2011September 19, 2011
A friend recently updated their status with the title to this article. Ironically, I saw it just as I got...
How Much to Keep Your Mouth Shut?
Sep 12,2011September 12, 2011
How does compensation interact with reputation? Let me count the millions of ways. The calculus of reputational damage can be...
Compensation Crack the Whip! Managing the Velocity of Change
Aug 31,2011August 31, 2011
I am sure that when some people saw this title, their first thought was of the mighty compensation professional standing ...
Cheater Cheater Integrity Eater: Teachers and Pay for Performance
Aug 23,2011August 23, 2011
Some people say the recent cheating scandal in Atlanta area schools gives rise to the ugly side of performance-based pay....
How is Pay for Performance like Driving a Fire Truck?
Aug 08,2011August 8, 2011
San Francisco has lots of tall buildings, so we need those cool ladder fire trucks that you see in the...
How Much Money to do a Job You Don’t Want?
Jul 19,2011July 19, 2011
Companies are trudging their way through this slow and often painful economic recovery. Reorganization has become a mantra of survival,...
Equity Compensation: Gift, Reward or Lease?
Jul 06,2011July 6, 2011
Skype as been vilified for buying back shares from vested and exercised stock options (see details here and here). The ...