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Stop Building Sinking Ships
May 23,2017May 23, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags dan walter, deferred comp, equity compensation, executive compensation, incentive, Incentives/Bonuses, long-term incentive, LTI, pay for performance, performensation, rsu, stock options, stock/equity compensation
Last week esteemed fellow Comp Café writer, Stephanie Thomas, Ph.D., wrote an article asking, “Should You Scrap Your Long-Term Incentive...
ESPP: The Ugly Duckling?
May 11,2017May 11, 2017
We’ve all heard some version of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling“ at some point in our lives. For the...
Entertaining Ways to Apply Executive Pay Rules
May 03,2017May 3, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags actors, compensation, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, executive compensation, executives, Jennifer Lawrence, pay, Regulations & Public Policy, stock/equity compensation
Executive compensation is always in the spotlight. The pay levels for the highest paid executive can truly be astounding to...
Compounding Our Pay Problems
Apr 18,2017April 18, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Bonus, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags Base Salaries, compensation, compensation communication, compensation philosophy, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, merit increase, pay, pay ratio, raises, stock/equity compensation, surveys, total rewards
The pay ratios between CEOs and average employees are once again in the news. This is partly because proxy season...
Startup Equity: In Conclusion (Part 14 of a 14 part series)
Mar 15,2017March 15, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Base Pay / Salary, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Compensation Planning, Culture, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock Options
It feels odd to be wrapping up this series on Startup Equity. I started the series almost six-months ago, and...
Startup Equity: You’re Coming With Me, or maybe NOT (Part 13 in an n part series)
Mar 07,2017March 7, 2017
We’ve covered a lot of ground in this series, but there is always more when it comes to equity compensation....
Startup Equity: But Can’t I Pay Less Cash? (Part 12 in an n part series)
Feb 22,2017February 22, 2017
This series of articles has covered a lot of ground, but this particular article touches on a critical component that...
Startup Equity: Staying Private in a Public World (Part 11 in an n part series)
Feb 13,2017February 13, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Compensation Plan Design, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags compensation philosophy, equity compensation, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, pay, startup, stock/equity compensation, total rewards
It is readily accepted that an IPO is Nirvana to a startup. Of course, a fantabulous acquisition will also work...
Startup Equity: Three Crucial Variables (Part 9 of an n part series)
Jan 23,2017January 23, 2017
By adminIn Articles, Communication, Compensation Philosophy, Compensation Plan Design, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Private Companies, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags equity, executive compensation, Incentives/Bonuses, RSUs, startup, stock options, stock/equity compensation, termination rules, total rewards, vesting
Startup equity has approximately a gazillion moving parts. But three of these variables are far more important than all of...