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Archive for category: Compensation Planning
You Get 2 Shares and You Get 4 Shares and So on and So on…
Jun 18,2014June 18, 2014
Geometric progression of pay from one pay grade or level to the next sounds pretty crazy. But, while doing research...
Correlation is not Causality
May 28,2014May 28, 2014
“My compensation program is working just fine.” said the HR professional who had low employee turnover. “My pay for performance...
Is Company Culture Killing Your Pay for Performance?
May 12,2014May 12, 2014
I just returned from a conference where “culture” was the buzzword. Over and over industry professionals stressed that your compensation...
Small Companies Deserve Compensation Excellence
Apr 28,2014April 28, 2014
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Often your HR person is also your benefits, recruitment, training, organizational development, problem resolution and party planning resource. Even though...
Hey Startups! Tomorrow IS too late!
Mar 27,2014March 27, 2014
We’ve all heard the phrase “It’s never too late.” I am sorry to tell you that everyone has been wrong....
Don’t be Your Employees’ Grandma
Mar 18,2014March 18, 2014
Grandmas are awesome. They are sweet, loving and great listeners with too many other good things to list. But, they...
Putting Out the Equity Compensation Fire? Let’s Talk About Burn Rates
Jan 09,2014January 9, 2014
Once again proxy season is just about upon us. Over a few of my next posts, I am going to...
Predicting the Next 10 Years of Compensation
Dec 26,2013December 26, 2013
As someone who spends a lot of time designing and honing long-term incentive programs, I thought I’d skip 2014 and...
Everyone Does It – Hot Compensation Trends
Dec 03,2013December 3, 2013
Have you ever bought a cool new car only to spend the next few weeks noticing how many other people...