This question was recently asked on Quora. We are giving some employees fully vested options in lieu of cash comp...
How can we give employees fully-vested options without having them incur a large tax bill?
Nov 18,2013November 18, 2013
Archive for category: Long Term Incentives
Driving Your Compensation Programs in Reverse
Oct 09,2013October 9, 2013
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Start-up Pay, Stock Options
Many smaller companies have both limited time and expertise to spend on their compensation programs. Faced with immediate needs many...
Is 8 years RSU vesting period acceptable?
Oct 01,2013October 1, 2013
“After acquiring (a very successful) company I worked for, the acquiring corporation granted me, as one of very few key...
What if company goes public before my vesting period is over?
Sep 20,2013September 20, 2013
“Say I am in year 2 of my employment and have received 25% of my total options are strike price...
The Dark Side of Pay for Performance
Sep 12,2013September 12, 2013
When evaluating employee performance, consider how goals were achieved. In today’s competitive business environment, where so much depends on the...
New Hire, Promotional and Annual Grants, which is the biggest and smallest?
Sep 10,2013September 10, 2013
Someone recently asked a question on the World at Work discussion board about best practices when determining grant sizes for...
162(m) – Created to Slow Public Companies, but a Real Accelerator for Start-ups
Aug 29,2013August 29, 2013
Twenty years ago, 162(m) was enacted by Congress. The purpose of this rule was to slow executive pay growth by...
Stock Options Won’t go the Way of the Dodo Bird
Aug 29,2013August 29, 2013
On August 27, 2013, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Last Gasp for Stock Options?” The...
What about the 399,500 other CEOs?
Aug 21,2013August 21, 2013
Many times, people who find out that part of my business is focused on executive compensation consulting ask how I...
ESPP: Employee Ownership on Layaway
Aug 05,2013August 5, 2013
Retailers once again are promoting layaway. Budgets have tightened and credit cards have become increasingly used for subsistence. Layaway offers...