Pay ratios are the most commonly used tool when discussing the unfairness between executive pay and that of the rank...
Archive for category: Pay For Performance
Executive Pay Can’t Be Fixed! But….here are 3 things to consider
Apr 11,2013April 11, 2013
Several times a year, I see articles and presentations discussing how to “fix executive compensation”. This presumes that executive compensation...
Equity Compensation – Performance Earned Units (PEUs), The First Ingredient in a P4P Stew
Apr 04,2013April 4, 2013
All too often the myriad types of truly performance-based equity get muddled together into a stew. Like other great equity...
CFO Corner: Say on Pay Campaigning and the 97% Rule
Mar 29,2013March 29, 2013
It’s proxy season and Say on Pay is once again on the minds of anyone involved in executive compensation. As...
Equity Compensation – Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), Downside Protection with a Couple Downsides
Mar 07,2013March 7, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Last month I covered Restricted Stock Shares (RSS), today’s post covers Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Where RSS...
Is Disclosure Good or Bad for Executive Compensation?
Mar 06,2013March 6, 2013
Today’s Compensation Cafe post is a bit different. It is part blog post and part infographic. In the US, disclosure...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Executive Compensation
Feb 22,2013February 22, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Most of the problems with executive compensation tend to originate within a few categories. I have attempted...
How Much More is Enough?
Feb 14,2013February 14, 2013
Many of us spent time during the last week watching the news about a man in Southern California who was...
Equity Compensation – Restricted Stock Shares, Always a Great Tool, Sometimes
Feb 07,2013February 7, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Restricted Stock Shares (RSS), often called Restricted Stock Awards (RSA) or even more simply Restricted Stock, have...
Global Compensation Philosophy: One Brand, 31 Flavors
Feb 06,2013February 6, 2013
Multinational companies have enough complexities, why add to them? This is a refrain I hear from people who promote “global”...