Recently a lawyer mentioned to me that he had decided to utilize more basic executive plan designs, even when they...
Archive for category: Say on Pay
Is Company Culture Killing Your Pay for Performance?
May 12,2014May 12, 2014
I just returned from a conference where “culture” was the buzzword. Over and over industry professionals stressed that your compensation...
A Totally Crazy Executive Pay Idea
May 01,2014May 1, 2014
Say on Pay is the new norm in the United States. Three years of work and we are starting to...
When Considering Pay: Everything in Moderation, Including Moderation
Apr 03,2014April 3, 2014
Compensation professionals do a lot of moderating. We work to moderate expectations. We work to moderate misunderstandings with incentive pay....
Our Response to: The Warped Math of Executive Compensation
Feb 18,2014February 18, 2014
A February 3, 2014 article by Vince Molinaro discussed the pay package of Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. In the...
QuickScore 2.0 – Compensation and Governance for 2014
Feb 05,2014February 5, 2014
On January 27, 2014 ISS released their updated QuickScore document. QuickScore is intended to help shareholders identify governance risk in...
His Employment Agreement Says What?
Jan 27,2014January 27, 2014
When is the last time you looked really hard at every single employment agreement and plan document that touches your...
P4P is Growing Up! NACD Provides New Guidance for Executive Compensation
Jan 15,2014January 15, 2014
Five years ago most executive compensation consultants were still discussing a more structured approach to pay for performance as if...
Putting Out the Equity Compensation Fire? Let’s Talk About Burn Rates
Jan 09,2014January 9, 2014
Once again proxy season is just about upon us. Over a few of my next posts, I am going to...
Transparency for the Transparency Police?
Oct 22,2013October 22, 2013
On October 7, 2013 the NASDAQ OMX filed a petition with the SEC requesting they require ISS, Glass Lewis and...