We have all seen the headlines, “XYZ receives $100M in funding at a $3B valuation.” We seldom see the “other”...
%-#-$ – Startup Equity: It’s Enough to Make You Swear!
Oct 26,2016October 26, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, compensation philosophy, equity, executive compensation, start-up, start-ups, stock options, stock/equity compensation
Figuring out the right amount of equity compensation at startups is a challenge. How much should I grant? How big...
Broadway Acts on Sharing Success
Oct 17,2016October 17, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation, compensation philosophy, disney, equity, frozen, hamilton, incentives, Incentives/Bonuses, ownership, pay, profits, sharing, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
You build it. You buy it. This may become the new mantra on Broadway. The original cast of Hamilton was...
The Real Cost of Mismanaged Incentives: Wells Fargo
Sep 29,2016September 29, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags carrie tensfeldt, elizabeth warren, executive compensation, executive pay, incentive compensation, incentive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, john stumpf, pay for performance, Performance Management, Regulations & Public Policy, stock/equity compensation, wells fargo pay
Well, so much for the warm-hearted caffeinated, pick-me-up from the Comp Café. Today is a steaming jolt of quadruple espresso...
Applying Pixar’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” to Pay
Sep 22,2016September 22, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, incentives, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, pay for performance, pixar, rules, sales compensation, stock/equity compensation, storytelling
What do ‘Up’, ‘Cars’, ‘Inside Out’, ‘Monsters, Inc’, ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Toy Story 3’, ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Toy Story’ and ‘WALL-E’...
Why Should Employees Care About Investors?
Aug 15,2016August 15, 2016
Apple’s stock price is somewhere around $108 today. Over the past five years it has been anywhere from $50 to...
FABulous Pay Improves Talent Acquisition
Aug 04,2016August 4, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, Benefits & Perquisites, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, FAB, features advantages benefits, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, pay for performance, sales compensation, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
How are great salespeople able to seamlessly turn every one of your concerns into a demonstration of the prowess of...
Executive Pay Has Been Fixed on Both Sides of the Pond!
Jul 27,2016July 27, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, equity compensation, ERWG, executive compensation, executive pay, long term incentives, LTI, LTIP, Regulations & Public Policy, remuneration, Stock Equity Compensation
In the past week there have been two major reports describing how to fix executive compensation. The first is from...
What Do You REALLY Know About Pay?
Jul 19,2016July 19, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, Benefits & Perquisites, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, International Compensation, sales compensation, Social Media & Rewards, stock/equity compensation, surveys, total rewards
Before there were photographs, sailors would return from long trips and describe animals to artists who would then create “official”...
Evolving Equity Like It’s a Flying Machine
Jul 11,2016July 11, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags biplane, compensation, compensation philosophy, equity compensation, executive compensation, f35, flying machines, jet, mustang p54, pay, pay for performance, performance awards, rocket, RSUs, solar sail, stock options, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
Other professionals in HR, compensation and investing frequently ask why I am so passionate about changing the way companies use...