This post is a roundup of recent and impending activity in the world of executive compensation. Normally, this is the...
Archive for category: Performance Units
Silence Isn’t Golden
I hope your employees aren’t complaining about your compensation programs. If they are complaining out loud, then the problem has...
The Best Performance Goals Are D.U.M.B.
Anyone who has taken a class or performed a Google-search on performance goals has learned about the concept of “SMART”...
8 Things You’ve Gotta Know about Equity Compensation
Equity compensation continues to be a confusing topic for compensation professionals and with good reason. Equity compensation is not just...
From the SEC: Please Link Executive Pay to Performance
Sleep well sweet Prince, or perhaps Emperor. We now send executive compensation to its inevitable peaceful and infinite slumber. Shown...
Put Some Teeth in Your P4P
Do you remember getting having your first teeth come in? I don’t, but I have seen it happen and it...
Equity Compensation Gift Cardification
I seldom watch the morning news, but yesterday I made an exception and was treated with the genesis for this...
The Beowulf of Compensation
Most of you know of the poem Beowulf. Legend has it that it was passed down through oral performances for...
Who’s at Fault for a Lack of Perceived Value?
I recently attended an industry event where practitioners debated whether it is still a good idea to grant Incentive Stock...
What is a “Restricted Stock Unit”
Dan Walter’s Answer on Quora Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) are a form of employee equity compensation that is an analog for...