On August 27, 2013, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Last Gasp for Stock Options?” The...
Archive for category: Compensation Plan Design
ESPP: Employee Ownership on Layaway
Aug 05,2013August 5, 2013
Retailers once again are promoting layaway. Budgets have tightened and credit cards have become increasingly used for subsistence. Layaway offers...
Are Your Compensation Programs No-DOMA Ready?
Jul 30,2013July 30, 2013
First, congratulations to everyone who can now legally experience what is the best thing about my life, marriage. A quick...
Equity Compensation: What are different forms of equities that companies offer? What are differences?
Jul 11,2013July 11, 2013
This is a recent question asked on Quora: “I am a layman and would like to know these basic information....
Entitlement Comes Easy
Jun 24,2013June 24, 2013
A few weeks ago my sister and I were discussing our recent flight on Virgin America Airlines. We were presenting...
Share Price Not Always Linked to Performance
Jun 12,2013June 12, 2013
Recently, Financial Times published an article titled “Share price windfall reignites debate over executive pay.” Reigniting a fire that has...
Are Stock Appreciation Rights the Right Tool for You?
Jun 06,2013June 6, 2013
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) are a commonly misunderstood component of the equity compensation mix. This is probably because each of...
Executive P4P: What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?
May 20,2013May 20, 2013
It’s an age-old negotiation. Pay me more and I will perform. Perform better and I will pay you. So, what...
The One Equity Compensation Trend to Rule Them All
May 09,2013May 9, 2013
Performance equity has taken a long journey. Initially, its use was inhibited by accounting rules that made it far more...
Equity Compensation – Performance Accelerated Units (PAUs), Old School Performance Equity
May 09,2013May 9, 2013
As I mentioned in an earlier post, performance equity instruments still get lumped together like a bowl of mixed nuts....