The date: July 1, 2015. The place: Washington D.C. The situation: The SEC proposes rules for executive compensation claw back...
ICYMI – Executive Pay Updates Mid-2015
This post is a roundup of recent and impending activity in the world of executive compensation. Normally, this is the...
Silence Isn’t Golden
I hope your employees aren’t complaining about your compensation programs. If they are complaining out loud, then the problem has...
From the SEC: Please Link Executive Pay to Performance
Sleep well sweet Prince, or perhaps Emperor. We now send executive compensation to its inevitable peaceful and infinite slumber. Shown...
Equity Compensation Gift Cardification
I seldom watch the morning news, but yesterday I made an exception and was treated with the genesis for this...
The Beowulf of Compensation
Most of you know of the poem Beowulf. Legend has it that it was passed down through oral performances for...
Who’s at Fault for a Lack of Perceived Value?
I recently attended an industry event where practitioners debated whether it is still a good idea to grant Incentive Stock...
The Secret Life of Equity Compensation at IPO
The IPO market has remained strong for a while now. Equity compensation is a huge part of compensation at IPO....
New Book on Communicating Compensation Plans!
Everything You Do in Compensation is Communication: 3/8 of the Compensation Cafe Publishes a Book! …. $10 discount through September...
Tipping Points – 5 for Pay Professionals
“The moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.1” This is how Malcolm Gladwell describes the tipping point. It...