Let me start this by saying that there is little new in this post. If you have been a senior...
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UPDATE ISS Equity Plan Scorecard EPSC 2.0
Apr 25,2016April 25, 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 compensation, compensation philosophy, EPSC, executive compensation, executive pay, Frank Glasser, Institutional Shareholders, ISS, pay for performance, Regulations & Public Policy, stock/equity compensation
Have you ever played a card game with 5-year olds? Before you start, they explain the game in vague details...
What’s Equity Really Worth?
Apr 13,2016April 13, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation, compensation communication, dilution, equity compensation, executive compensation, pay, pay for performance, perception, restrictions, rsu, stock options, stock/equity compensation, taxation, total rewards, valuation
We all know that equity compensation is the driver behind the astronomic growth in executive compensation. We all know that...
The Lorax Explains Equity Compensation
Apr 05,2016April 5, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, equity compensation, executive compensation, lorax, pay for performance, stock options, stock options on the precipice, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
At the narrow end of an IPO spike where the stock market slows and the stock options lose value and...
“Employee-Friendly” Equity Compensation
Mar 28,2016March 28, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation communication, compensation philosophy, employee friendly, equity compensation, P4P, pay for performance, pre-IPO, RSUs, start-up, stock options, stock/equity compensation, The Information, total rewards
In this sixth installment of my “Stock Options on the Precipice” series (other articles: 1, 2,3, 4, 5), I will...
How to Determine Equity Grant Sizes (it’s probably not what you think)
Mar 03,2016March 3, 2016
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation, compensation philosophy, equity compensation, executive compensation, pay, pay for performance, rsu, stock options on the precipice, stock/equity compensation, total rewards, values
Determining grant sizes or values is Part 4 and the next challenge in my ongoing series, “Stock Options on the...
11 Reasons Your Equity Compensation Survey Data is Wrong
Feb 24,2016July 24, 2018
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags compensation, equity compensation, ESPP, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, pay for performance, rsu, stock options, stock/equity compensation, survey data, surveys, total rewards
Part 3 of my ongoing “Stock Options on the Precipice” series. How much equity should I give (or get)? It’s...
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...