Philosophers probably have a difficult time with our definition of “philosophy.” Most resources will tell you that a compensation philosophy...
Archive for category: Compensation Philosophy
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...
Let’s All Do Nothing About Pay
Apr 05,2017April 5, 2017
Are we really doing anything? We create salary structures and write job descriptions. We organization our data and provide reports...
NostraDANus Predicts the Future of Pay (3 yr hindsight edition)
Mar 29,2017March 29, 2017
At the end of 2013, Dan Walter was asked to predict what compensation would look like over the next 10...
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: But Can’t I Pay Less Cash? (Part 12 in an n part series)
Feb 22,2017February 22, 2017
This series of articles has covered a lot of ground, but this particular article touches on a critical component that...
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: The Most Common Mistake (Part 7 of an n part series)
Jan 03,2017January 3, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, 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, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags burn rate, compensation philosophy, dilution, equity pool, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, rsu, startup equity, stock options, stock/equity compensation
Here is my 2017 gift to you. I truly believe that equity compensation helped build the technology industry, and therefore...
Startup Equity: Isn’t It Refreshing? (maybe not) – (Part 6 of an n part series)
Dec 14,2016December 14, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, executive compensation, grants, pay for performance, refresh, startup equity, stock options, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
The historically long periods between the startup and “big event” for companies has given rise to many issues that were...
%-#-$ – 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...