A Chrome Panda Predicts Demise of Stock Options

May 11,2016May 11, 2016
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On May 7, 2016, it was reported that a giant chrome panda predicted the imminent crippling of stock options in...

Why is it SO DIFFICULT to Get Equity Amounts Right?

May 03,2016May 3, 2016
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Let me start this by saying that there is little new in this post. If you have been a senior...

UPDATE ISS Equity Plan Scorecard EPSC 2.0

Apr 25,2016April 25, 2016
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Have you ever played a card game with 5-year olds? Before you start, they explain the game in vague details...

The Lorax Explains Equity Compensation

Apr 05,2016April 5, 2016
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At the narrow end of an IPO spike where the stock market slows and the stock options lose value and...

“Employee-Friendly” Equity Compensation

Mar 28,2016March 28, 2016
By In Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

In this sixth installment of my “Stock Options on the Precipice” series (other articles: 1, 2,3, 4, 5), I will...

Equity Compensation: I Have the Cure You Seek!

Mar 15,2016March 15, 2016
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Is your equity program on the fritz? Are your stock options in the dump? Could your RSUs use a bit...

How to Determine Equity Grant Sizes (it’s probably not what you think)

Mar 03,2016March 3, 2016
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Determining grant sizes or values is Part 4 and the next challenge in my ongoing series, “Stock Options on the...

Employee Stock Options on the Precipice?

Feb 02,2016February 2, 2016
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I am declaring February “Stock Option Month” at the Café (at least in relation to my posts). For more than...

Incentives Without Teeth

Jan 05,2016January 5, 2016
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Pay for performance continues to grow as a solution for motivating people in a world of flat compensation. The title...