It feels odd to be wrapping up this series on Startup Equity. I started the series almost six-months ago, and...
You are Not Lebron James (or Facebook, or Google)
Nov 04,2015November 4, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Recognition, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, communication, compensation philosophy, compensation planning, culture, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, motivation, pay for performance, peer groups, Performance Management, recognition, stock/equity compensation, strategy, total rewards
Lebron James has just become the youngest person in NBA history to score 25,000 points in his career. He is...
How does HR contribute to an organization’s success?
Sep 25,2015September 25, 2015
Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) Whether you have an HR professional or not Human Resources is likely the...
Sales Compensation in a World of Solutions
Aug 20,2015August 20, 2015
Many companies today know that customers are looking for more value. Haven’t you found that selling a simple product or...
Is Your Company Lying About Pay?
Jul 06,2015July 6, 2015
David Larcker and Anastasia Zakolyukina did some research in 2012 for the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University....
HR Can’t Afford to Ignore Compensation
Jun 18,2015June 18, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Sales CompensationTags compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, compensation plan design, compensation planning, compensation strategy, culture
A generous person gave three business partners $1 million and said they could use it however they wanted. The only...
There are Only Two Pay Philosophies
Jun 12,2015June 12, 2015
We, the compensation professionals of planet earth, work hard to define the whys and hows of our pay programs. We...
I’m leaving a startup. How much co-founder equity should I get?
Jun 03,2015June 3, 2015
Question: (org. on Quora) As a grad student, I worked 5M part-time (25% of total time) with a co-founder, who...
Develop Grow Achieve – 3 Tiers for P4P
Apr 23,2015April 23, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Planning, Culture, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Short-Term Incentives - STITags Bonus, communication, compensation, compensation philosophy, executive compensation, incentive compensation, incentive pay, metrics, P4P, performance, Short-Term Incentives - STI
Pay for performance continues to rise. However, the failure of pay for performance is rising almost as fast. As the...
From the SEC: Please Link Executive Pay to Performance
Apr 05,2015April 5, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Job Structures, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, Dodd Frank, equity compensation, executive compensation, P4P, proxy, Section 953(a)
Sleep well sweet Prince, or perhaps Emperor. We now send executive compensation to its inevitable peaceful and infinite slumber. Shown...