In a world of swirling regulations, opposing forces of needs versus budgets and increasingly pressing deadlines, it is far too...
Compensation: The Word May Not Mean What You Think it Means
What does “compensation” mean? Those of us who work as compensation professionals consider it a positive, professional word that speaks...
Either Put Me in Charge or Let Me Be a Lackey. I’m Fine with Either, But I Can’t Do Both.
A friend recently updated their status with the title to this article. Ironically, I saw it just as I got...
How Much to Keep Your Mouth Shut?
How does compensation interact with reputation? Let me count the millions of ways. The calculus of reputational damage can be...
Compensation Crack the Whip! Managing the Velocity of Change
I am sure that when some people saw this title, their first thought was of the mighty compensation professional standing ...
How is Pay for Performance like Driving a Fire Truck?
San Francisco has lots of tall buildings, so we need those cool ladder fire trucks that you see in the...
Defining Pay for a Compensation Unicorn
At a recent client engagement, the HR department described a specific position they were having a hard time trying to...
How Much Money to do a Job You Don’t Want?
Companies are trudging their way through this slow and often painful economic recovery. Reorganization has become a mantra of survival,...
Equity Compensation: Gift, Reward or Lease?
Skype as been vilified for buying back shares from vested and exercised stock options (see details here and here). The ...
Compensation: A Foundation Like a Ship, Not a Building
This concept came to me at a recent compensation philosophy engagement. During an employee interview session I explained that the...