Pay for performance continues to rise. However, the failure of pay for performance is rising almost as fast. As the...
Archive for category: Compensation Philosophy
The Secret ALL GREAT Companies Know About Pay
Apr 06,2015April 6, 2015
I generally write about incentive compensation, executive compensation and performance issues, but today’s post is written from a very different...
From the SEC: Please Link Executive Pay to Performance
Apr 05,2015April 5, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Job Structures, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, Dodd Frank, equity compensation, executive compensation, P4P, proxy, Section 953(a)
Sleep well sweet Prince, or perhaps Emperor. We now send executive compensation to its inevitable peaceful and infinite slumber. Shown...
The ABCs of Communication ROI
Mar 12,2015March 12, 2015
It’s time to talk about communication. That means it’s time for everyone to get out their calculators (or spreadsheets) and do...
You Pay Women TOO MUCH!
Mar 04,2015March 4, 2015
SERIOUSLY. This was implied by a survey a client of mine recently completed. The survey, from a reputable organization that...
What are some examples of incentives you used to keep top employees as per the recommendation in the book “How Google Works”?
Feb 23,2015February 23, 2015
Question details (orig. on Quora) In their book “How Google Works”, the authors recommended that startup founders should do their...
How do I recruit top talent to work in an ‘unsexy’ industry?
Feb 22,2015February 22, 2015
Question (Orig. on Quora) We are a medium sized building supply distribution company with an aging work force. Any advice...
I Was Wrong. Pay for Performance Doesn’t Work!
Nov 11,2014November 11, 2014
You may want to disregard nearly everything I’ve ever posted here. As it turns out, I may not know anything...
First Do No Harm
Sep 04,2014September 4, 2014
Primum non nocere. The Hippocratic Oath is one of the foundational elements of any doctor’s career. As it says on Wikipedia: “Another...
Do compensation consultants help price CEO compensation more accurately or worsen it?
Sep 01,2014September 1, 2014
This is a great question. The truth is the compensation consultants do some of both. The form of this question seems...