“My compensation program is working just fine.” said the HR professional who had low employee turnover. “My pay for performance...
Archive for category: Equity Compensation
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...
A Totally Crazy Executive Pay Idea
May 01,2014May 1, 2014
Say on Pay is the new norm in the United States. Three years of work and we are starting to...
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...
When Considering Pay: Everything in Moderation, Including Moderation
Apr 03,2014April 3, 2014
Compensation professionals do a lot of moderating. We work to moderate expectations. We work to moderate misunderstandings with incentive pay....
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....
Uncertainty Motivates No One
Mar 06,2014March 6, 2014
Have you ever been asked by an executive or compensation committee to create a compensation solution for a problem that...
Should I compensate my key employees with additional stock options as part of a funding round?
Mar 03,2014March 3, 2014
orig. post on Quora We’re going into a $10m Series B funding round. The company was slow going in the...
Pay Can’t Fix Anything! Fix it then Pay, Not the Other Way
Feb 26,2014February 26, 2014
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Career Advancement, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Culture, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Start-up Pay, Stock Options, Titles and Descriptions
Often companies come to me with a request to design a compensation program, philosophy or market analysis hoping it will...
Why won’t consultants work for equity? (or will they?)
Feb 24,2014February 24, 2014
Consultants doing work for startups rarely seem willing to give a significant discount in exchange for equity. Equity should be...