The date: July 1, 2015. The place: Washington D.C. The situation: The SEC proposes rules for executive compensation claw back...
Archive for category: Restricted Stock
ICYMI – Executive Pay Updates Mid-2015
This post is a roundup of recent and impending activity in the world of executive compensation. Normally, this is the...
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...
What is the difference between restricted stock vs. restricted stock units?
Question: Orig on Quora) The only difference I can find is that with restrictive stock the employee technically owns it...
For a pre-revenue, pre-seed, C-corp, what is the recommended form of equity compensation for advisors and independent contractors?
Question (orig. on Quora): What factors should be considered when deciding between NQSOs, ISOs, RSUs, etc.? Also, what is a...
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...