How does compensation interact with reputation? Let me count the millions of ways. The calculus of reputational damage can be...
Archive for category: Compensation Philosophy
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 ...
Say on Pay – The Exception Proves the Rule?
Aug 29,2011August 29, 2011
Say on Pay is currently the largest driver of change in the world of executive compensation. This provision of the ...
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...
Defining Pay for a Compensation Unicorn
Jul 27,2011July 27, 2011
At a recent client engagement, the HR department described a specific position they were having a hard time trying to...
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 ...
The P90X Workout and Effective Performance Compensation
Jun 22,2011June 22, 2011
I like finding unique training tools for compensation professionals. My newest addition is the P90X training system. For those of...
Compensation: A Foundation Like a Ship, Not a Building
Jun 14,2011June 14, 2011
This concept came to me at a recent compensation philosophy engagement. During an employee interview session I explained that the...