We hear the cries every day. “Executives make too much money. Let’s raise their taxes!” “Executives are our job creators....
Archive for category: Executive Compensation
Follow the Leader is Dangerous, but So is Being the Leader
Feb 29,2012February 29, 2012
As children, we play Follow the Leader with the goal of fitting in. In this game, kids will do whatever...
Is it Time to Change the Equity Compensation Paradigm?
Feb 13,2012February 13, 2012
Even with the explosion in performance-based equity, most equity compensation plans look very much like they did almost twenty years...
Executive Compensation and the Great Wizard of Oz
Jan 13,2012January 13, 2012
Executive compensation holds as much mystery and magic as the Great Wizard of the Emerald City. Of course, if the...
Compensation In the Eye of the Tornado
Oct 18,2011October 18, 2011
In a world of swirling regulations, opposing forces of needs versus budgets and increasingly pressing deadlines, it is far too...
How Much to Keep Your Mouth Shut?
Sep 12,2011September 12, 2011
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
Aug 31,2011August 31, 2011
I am sure that when some people saw this title, their first thought was of the mighty compensation professional standing ...
Say on Pay – The Exception Proves the Rule?
Aug 29,2011August 29, 2011
Say on Pay is currently the largest driver of change in the world of executive compensation. This provision of the ...
How is Pay for Performance like Driving a Fire Truck?
Aug 08,2011August 8, 2011
San Francisco has lots of tall buildings, so we need those cool ladder fire trucks that you see in the...
They Still Create New Music with the Old 12 Notes, You Can Do the Same with Compensation
Jun 01,2011June 1, 2011
The basic scale used in western music incorporates 12 notes. The scale has only five lives (staves). This combination of...