Dan Walter’s Answer from Quora Raises at start-ups are an interesting phenomena. First. If a company can afford annual raises...
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Which shares are included in an IPO?
Oct 08,2014October 8, 2014
Question: Dan you say that only a portion of the shares are sold at IPO. Does this portion include all...
Want Results? Prove it!
Sep 30,2014September 30, 2014
Most compensation professionals I know are very earnest in their desire to pay people as well as possible. They attend...
New Book on Communicating Compensation Plans!
Sep 12,2014September 12, 2014
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Everything You Do in Compensation is Communication: 3/8 of the Compensation Cafe Publishes a Book! …. $10 discount through September...
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...
Tipping Points – 5 for Pay Professionals
Aug 25,2014August 25, 2014
By adminIn Articles, Career Advancement, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Recognition, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock Options
“The moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.1” This is how Malcolm Gladwell describes the tipping point. It...
Does ISS Understand Your Equity Compensation?
Aug 14,2014August 14, 2014
A common complaint about ISS is that they often evaluate equity compensation programs without fully understanding them. Today ISS announced...
Beware of Statistic Laden Compensation News
Aug 14,2014August 14, 2014
We love data. In fact, compensation professionals seek out data like artists desire southern exposure in New York or kids...
Too Successful for Incentive Compensation
Jul 29,2014July 29, 2014
Compensation professionals have a basic mantra: Attract, Motivate and Retain. It is the basis for many companies’ compensation philosophies. It...
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Compensation Professionals
Jul 10,2014July 10, 2014
It’s hard. Sometimes it’s very hard. You took the classes. You studied the facts. You brought in great outside experts....