Pay for Performance, (“P4P” for us cool compensation pros) is all the rage. Those of you who read my postings...
Archive for category: Compensation Philosophy
Follow the Leader is Dangerous, but So is Being the Leader
Feb 29,2012February 29, 2012
As children, we play Follow the Leader with the goal of fitting in. In this game, kids will do whatever...
Is it Time to Change the Equity Compensation Paradigm?
Feb 13,2012February 13, 2012
Even with the explosion in performance-based equity, most equity compensation plans look very much like they did almost twenty years...
Executive Compensation and the Great Wizard of Oz
Jan 13,2012January 13, 2012
Executive compensation holds as much mystery and magic as the Great Wizard of the Emerald City. Of course, if the...
Sometimes the Road Less Traveled leads to a Band of Flying Monkeys
Dec 20,2011December 20, 2011
We all get bored. Most of us fill that boredom by exploring something new. Often this leads to an exciting...
Welcome to the Team, We’re Thinking About Firing You
Dec 10,2011December 10, 2011
I was chatting with a colleague about a talented new hire he was hoping his company would be able to...
Goldilocks and the 3 Broad-based Stock Plans
Nov 10,2011November 10, 2011
There once was a dedicated professional who was tasked with creating a company-wide stock plan at her new company. Henrietta...
Compensation In the Eye of the Tornado
Oct 18,2011October 18, 2011
In a world of swirling regulations, opposing forces of needs versus budgets and increasingly pressing deadlines, it is far too...
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...