You are Not Lebron James (or Facebook, or Google)

Nov 04,2015November 4, 2015
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Recognition, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Lebron James has just become the youngest person in NBA history to score 25,000 points in his career. He is...

Delicious Amber Transparency

Oct 26,2015October 26, 2015
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We talk a lot about pay transparency. It seems like half the time half of compensation professionals argue for more...

IN MEMORIUM: FAREWELL ANNUAL RAISE

Oct 13,2015October 13, 2015
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An article was published last week with data from Aon Hewitt and Towers Watson that showed the annual pay raise is...

Let’s Get Rid of ISOs, ESPPs and Voting for President

Oct 06,2015October 6, 2015
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Incentive Stock Options, or ISOs, have been the foundation of tech company stock option programs for the past three decades....

How does HR contribute to an organization’s success?

Sep 25,2015September 25, 2015
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Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) Whether you have an HR professional or not Human Resources is likely the...

Combatting Self Interest in Pay

Sep 14,2015September 14, 2015
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Professor Dylan Selterman (@SelterMosby) is a psychology lecturer at the University of Maryland. Earlier this summer he gave his students...

What are the arguments for establishing long term incentive plan metrics that are different than those tied to the annual incentive plan?

Sep 04,2015September 4, 2015
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Question: What are the arguments for establishing long term incentive plan metrics that are different than those tied to the...

Equity Compensation is a Game of H.O.R.S.E.

Sep 03,2015September 3, 2015
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As kids, many of us played H.O.R.S.E. Heck most adults who touch a basketball still play the game. For those...