Dan Walter, Performensation In recent presentations I have heard several compensation professionals from the UK refer to their “Shareholder Spring” of...
Archive for category: Long Term Incentives
CFO Corner: Beyond TSR (Total Shareholder Return)
Nov 15,2012November 15, 2012
Executive Pay that Works for Shareholders and Companies Like Milli Vanilli in 1990, Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is currently all...
Competitive Compensation Without Stock Options
Oct 02,2012October 2, 2012
I recently did a webinar with Comp Café colleagues, Ann Bares and Margaret O’Hanlon. During the Q&A after the presentation,...
Short-Term and Long-Term, What about Mid-Term Incentives?
Sep 05,2012September 5, 2012
It’s time to redefine the terminology for incentives. Short-Term Incentives (STI) are designed to motivate and compensate for a year...
Performance Pay: I Believe in You or I Don’t Trust You?
Aug 09,2012August 9, 2012
The performance compensation trend will likely continue to trickle down through most companies. Here at the Compensation Café we regularly...
Startup Compensation: How do Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) Work?
Jul 27,2012July 27, 2012
“My employer is utilizing stock appreciation rights as his way of providing equity/compensation to employees at our startup, and I’m...
Newton’s Three Laws of Compensation Motion
Jul 18,2012July 18, 2012
Earlier this week, fellow Comp Café-er Stephanie Thomas, wrote an article titled The ‘God Particle’ of Total Rewards. In it,...
CEOs and NFL Running Backs – Swift Careers for Those Taking the Big Hits
Jul 02,2012July 2, 2012
The average age of a CEO in the S&P 500 is about 53. The average running back is done well...
Executive Compensation Contradiction: Differentiate…But Don’t Innovate?
Jun 19,2012June 19, 2012
A recent article in London’s, The Telegraph “Overhaul the role of pay advisers, urges Lord Myners”, pushes for more accountability...
Like The Auto Industry, Compensation Must Create More Hybrids
May 21,2012May 21, 2012
I read a recent article that discussed the annual Rotman Design Challenge. The competition pits teams from Design and MBA...