I recently had a medical issue that put me out of commission for a few weeks. Although this gave me...
Archive for category: Pay For Performance
5 Best Practices for Driving Conditions and Compensation Programs
Apr 04,2012April 4, 2012
Similar to when we are driving, compensation professionals must be acutely aware of the conditions around us when we want...
The Top 4 Risks in Pay for Performance
Mar 22,2012March 22, 2012
Pay for Performance, (“P4P” for us cool compensation pros) is all the rage. Those of you who read my postings...
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...
Goldilocks and the 3 Broad-based Stock Plans
Nov 10,2011November 10, 2011
There once was a dedicated professional who was tasked with creating a company-wide stock plan at her new company. Henrietta...
Equity Compensation Data for Start-ups and Other Private Companies-2011
Nov 02,2011November 2, 2011
During the month of November I’m going to focus on my equity compensation roots. With both the IPO and M&A...
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 ...
Cheater Cheater Integrity Eater: Teachers and Pay for Performance
Aug 23,2011August 23, 2011
Some people say the recent cheating scandal in Atlanta area schools gives rise to the ugly side of performance-based pay....
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...
Equity Compensation: Gift, Reward or Lease?
Jul 06,2011July 6, 2011
Skype as been vilified for buying back shares from vested and exercised stock options (see details here and here). The ...