Last week I provided some insight into what your CEO is thinking when you talk to them about compensation. While...
Archive for category: Compensation Plan Design
CFO Corner – Non-Qualified Stock Options Are Much Better Than They Sound
Jan 03,2013January 3, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Non-Qualified Stock Options (NQSOs, NQs, NSOs) should really be called Stock Options. Non-qualified (or non-statutory) makes them...
Give Up Your Employment Rights for Equity Compensation
Dec 27,2012December 27, 2012
The UK recently unveiled a controversial “share for rights” scheme (plan) that would allow employees to receive tax-exempt company shares...
CFO Corner: Equity Compensation – The Ups and Downs of ISOs
Dec 07,2012December 7, 2012
Incentive Stock Options are a great place to start talking about equity compensation. ISOs are “appreciation-only” vehicles, meaning they have...
CFO Corner: Beyond TSR (Total Shareholder Return)
Nov 15,2012November 15, 2012
Executive Pay that Works for Shareholders and Companies Like Milli Vanilli in 1990, Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is currently all...
Can Your Compensation Plan Tell Time?
Nov 13,2012November 13, 2012
How much are your compensation programs like an analog clock? Analog clocks are some of the most perfect devices ever...
The Four Horsemen of Compensation Value Projections
Nov 02,2012November 2, 2012
We don’t always test the future outcomes of our compensation programs as thoroughly as we should. When it comes to...
Short-Term and Long-Term, What about Mid-Term Incentives?
Sep 05,2012September 5, 2012
It’s time to redefine the terminology for incentives. Short-Term Incentives (STI) are designed to motivate and compensate for a year...
Paying People to STOP Working So Hard
Aug 21,2012August 21, 2012
Last year I wrote a Compensation Café article titled: “How Much Money to Do a Job You Don’t Want?” To...
5 Lessons from a Failed Startup Applied to Compensation
Jul 30,2012July 30, 2012
Last week I read an interesting article written by Gonzo Arzuaga, formerly of Startups.com. In it he talks about the...