Part 3 of my ongoing “Stock Options on the Precipice” series. How much equity should I give (or get)? It’s...
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If a start-up terminated an employee, is it required to allow them to exercise the relative portion of their stock option grant that is yet vested?
Feb 19,2016February 19, 2016
Question: (org. on Quora) Answer (by Dan Walter) This is a fairly common question. The short answer is no. But, it...
Equity Compensation Triage Assessment (Stock Options on Precipice Part 2)
Feb 11,2016February 11, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, equity compensation, ESPP, executive compensation, option exchange, repricing, RSUs, start-up pay, stock options, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
The first article in this “Stock Options on the Precipice” series covered some of the main issues that are currently...
Employee Stock Options on the Precipice?
Feb 02,2016February 2, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags 409A, compensation philosophy, executive compensation, foursquare, ipo, option exchange, P4P, pay for performance, pre-IPO, repricing, rsu, starup, stock options, stock/equity compensation, total rewards, twitter, unicorn, yahoo
I am declaring February “Stock Option Month” at the Café (at least in relation to my posts). For more than...
When will the new 2016 GPS Stock Options become available to view?
Jan 28,2016January 28, 2016
By adminIn Books and Publications, Communication, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Options, We Have AnswersTags communication, compensation communication, compensation plan design, compensation planning, equity compensation, GPS Stock Options, stock options
Question: (org. on Quora) When will the new 2016 GPS Stock Options become available to view? Answer (by Dan Walter) The...
HELP! Was I Just Arrested or Incentivized?
Jan 13,2016January 13, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags communication, compensation, compensation communication, exercise, gain, Incentives/Bonuses, International Compensation, options, plan, remuneration, rsu, scheme, spread, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
We all wish we were better at communicating. We create presentations (decks) and plan summaries (SPDs). We carefully choose our...
Incentives Without Teeth
Jan 05,2016January 5, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, incentives, Incentives/Bonuses, motivation, P4P, pay for performance, stock/equity compensation, total rewards, variable pay
Pay for performance continues to grow as a solution for motivating people in a world of flat compensation. The title...
Our Nearsighted Friends and Us
Dec 02,2015December 2, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, compensation plan design, compensation planning, executive compensation, executive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, P4P, pay for performance, STI, stock/equity compensation
I have a brother with 20:15 vision. For those of you normal humans, this means he can see things clearly...
Navigating the Whitewater of LTI Design
Nov 25,2015November 25, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags equity compensation, executive compensation, executive pay, Incentives/Bonuses, long term incentives, LTI plans, pay for performance, stock/equity compensation
Someone recently asked me to explain how I knew what direction to take plan design conversations. She had participated in...
Big Bucks, Tiny Details and Multiple Personalities
Nov 12,2015November 12, 2015
By adminIn Articles, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags Board of Director Compensation, Board of Directors pay, bod pay, compliance, executive compensation, executive pay, governance, lawsuit, Regulations & Public Policy, SEC, shareholders, stock/equity compensation
When it comes to compensation, it’s easy to get caught up in strategy and communication. We know that missing a...