When it comes to compensation, it’s easy to get caught up in strategy and communication. We know that missing a...
You are Not Lebron James (or Facebook, or Google)
Lebron James has just become the youngest person in NBA history to score 25,000 points in his career. He is...
Do Worker’s Want Shares or Cash? as quoted in the WSJ
Dan Walter, President and CEO of Performensation was quoted in this article on the topic of more broad-based use of...
IN MEMORIUM: FAREWELL ANNUAL RAISE
An article was published last week with data from Aon Hewitt and Towers Watson that showed the annual pay raise is...
Let’s Get Rid of ISOs, ESPPs and Voting for President
Incentive Stock Options, or ISOs, have been the foundation of tech company stock option programs for the past three decades....
Speed, Velocity and Acceleration in Pay
I was reading a Facebook message a parent posted about their kid’s physics homework and it resonated as a reminder...
Combatting Self Interest in Pay
Professor Dylan Selterman (@SelterMosby) is a psychology lecturer at the University of Maryland. Earlier this summer he gave his students...
How have you seen Stock Options or Performance Rights grants change for employees from Pre-IPO to Post-IPO?
Question (Orig. on Quora): How have you seen Stock Options or Performance Rights grants change for employees from Pre-IPO to...
Equity Compensation is a Game of H.O.R.S.E.
As kids, many of us played H.O.R.S.E. Heck most adults who touch a basketball still play the game. For those...
What’s the Right Size for Private Company Equity Compensation?
The most common question asked about equity compensation is only two words: “How much?” For private companies, it is frustratingly...