Several times a year, I see articles and presentations discussing how to “fix executive compensation”. This presumes that executive compensation...
Archive for category: Compensation Plan Design
Equity Compensation – Performance Earned Units (PEUs), The First Ingredient in a P4P Stew
Apr 04,2013April 4, 2013
All too often the myriad types of truly performance-based equity get muddled together into a stew. Like other great equity...
ESPPs are a Dessert Topping and a Floor Wax
Apr 01,2013April 1, 2013
Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) get a bad rap although they should be lauded in wonderment. The proof is in...
CFO Corner: Say on Pay Campaigning and the 97% Rule
Mar 29,2013March 29, 2013
It’s proxy season and Say on Pay is once again on the minds of anyone involved in executive compensation. As...
Equity Compensation – Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), Downside Protection with a Couple Downsides
Mar 07,2013March 7, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Last month I covered Restricted Stock Shares (RSS), today’s post covers Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Where RSS...
Compensation Peer Group Voir Dire
Feb 26,2013February 26, 2013
So, I was recently doing my civic responsibility by serving on jury duty. As it happens, when I am just...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Executive Compensation
Feb 22,2013February 22, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Most of the problems with executive compensation tend to originate within a few categories. I have attempted...
How Much More is Enough?
Feb 14,2013February 14, 2013
Many of us spent time during the last week watching the news about a man in Southern California who was...
Equity Compensation – Restricted Stock Shares, Always a Great Tool, Sometimes
Feb 07,2013February 7, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Restricted Stock Shares (RSS), often called Restricted Stock Awards (RSA) or even more simply Restricted Stock, have...
Global Compensation Philosophy: One Brand, 31 Flavors
Feb 06,2013February 6, 2013
Multinational companies have enough complexities, why add to them? This is a refrain I hear from people who promote “global”...