Speed, Velocity and Acceleration in Pay

Sep 28,2015September 28, 2015
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I was reading a Facebook message a parent posted about their kid’s physics homework and it resonated as a reminder...

Combatting Self Interest in Pay

Sep 14,2015September 14, 2015
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Professor Dylan Selterman (@SelterMosby) is a psychology lecturer at the University of Maryland. Earlier this summer he gave his students...

How have you seen Stock Options or Performance Rights grants change for employees from Pre-IPO to Post-IPO?

Sep 09,2015September 9, 2015
By In Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock Options, We Have AnswersTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

Question (Orig. on Quora): How have you seen Stock Options or Performance Rights grants change for employees from Pre-IPO to...

Equity Compensation is a Game of H.O.R.S.E.

Sep 03,2015September 3, 2015
By In Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , ,

As kids, many of us played H.O.R.S.E. Heck most adults who touch a basketball still play the game. For those...

What’s the Right Size for Private Company Equity Compensation?

Aug 12,2015August 12, 2015
By In Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags , , , ,

The most common question asked about equity compensation is only two words: “How much?” For private companies, it is frustratingly...

Executive Pay Claw backs – Things Just (Almost) Got Real!

Jul 07,2015July 7, 2015
By In Articles, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The date: July 1, 2015. The place: Washington D.C. The situation: The SEC proposes rules for executive compensation claw back...

ICYMI – Executive Pay Updates Mid-2015

Jun 24,2015June 24, 2015
By In Articles, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This post is a roundup of recent and impending activity in the world of executive compensation. Normally, this is the...

Silence Isn’t Golden

Jun 03,2015June 3, 2015
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Recognition, Restricted Stock, RSU, Sales Compensation, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I hope your employees aren’t complaining about your compensation programs. If they are complaining out loud, then the problem has...

8 Things You’ve Gotta Know about Equity Compensation

Apr 15,2015April 15, 2015
By In Articles, Communication, Compensation Plan Design, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, International, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , ,

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

Apr 05,2015April 5, 2015
By In Articles, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Job Structures, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , ,

Sleep well sweet Prince, or perhaps Emperor. We now send executive compensation to its inevitable peaceful and infinite slumber. Shown...