In the past several months, Switzerland has made some interesting compensation headlines. Swiss voters recently passed a referendum on executive...
Archive for category: Say on Pay
Real Pay, Realizable Pay, Pay Ratios and Reality
Apr 24,2013April 24, 2013
Pay ratios are the most commonly used tool when discussing the unfairness between executive pay and that of the rank...
Executive Pay Can’t Be Fixed! But….here are 3 things to consider
Apr 11,2013April 11, 2013
Several times a year, I see articles and presentations discussing how to “fix executive compensation”. This presumes that executive compensation...
Equity Compensation – Performance Earned Units (PEUs), The First Ingredient in a P4P Stew
Apr 04,2013April 4, 2013
All too often the myriad types of truly performance-based equity get muddled together into a stew. Like other great equity...
CFO Corner: Say on Pay Campaigning and the 97% Rule
Mar 29,2013March 29, 2013
It’s proxy season and Say on Pay is once again on the minds of anyone involved in executive compensation. As...
Executive Compensation Contradiction: Differentiate…But Don’t Innovate?
Jun 19,2012June 19, 2012
A recent article in London’s, The Telegraph “Overhaul the role of pay advisers, urges Lord Myners”, pushes for more accountability...
What Are Shareholders Really Saying on Pay?
May 08,2012May 8, 2012
“Danny, if I have to tell you one more time to stop jumping on the bed, you are going to...
5 Best Practices for Driving Conditions and Compensation Programs
Apr 04,2012April 4, 2012
Similar to when we are driving, compensation professionals must be acutely aware of the conditions around us when we want...
Follow the Leader is Dangerous, but So is Being the Leader
Feb 29,2012February 29, 2012
As children, we play Follow the Leader with the goal of fitting in. In this game, kids will do whatever...
Executive Compensation and the Great Wizard of Oz
Jan 13,2012January 13, 2012
Executive compensation holds as much mystery and magic as the Great Wizard of the Emerald City. Of course, if the...