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4 Links Between Entrepreneurs, College Students and Swimming
I spoke to a recent high school graduate who wanted some insight on going to college. He was leaving California...
Resources and thoughts on recurring stock option grants?
Question: I’m currently working on a project for a high-growth, 500 ee company in the tech sector, would like to...
I am looking for specific information on design considerations and options/practices in developing a long term incentive plan for a privately held company. Any anonymous examples would also be helpful. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
Dan Walter’s Answer: I think I can provide some help. This is a bit of a specialty of mine. First...
How Relative TSR is a Bit Like Cough Medicine – a bedtime story for executive compensation professionals.
Once upon a time in a land pretty darned close to where you live… Little ExecComp wasn’t feeling well. Whatever...
You Get 2 Shares and You Get 4 Shares and So on and So on…
Geometric progression of pay from one pay grade or level to the next sounds pretty crazy. But, while doing research...
Compensation Satisfaction – We Did It!
Mashable.com posted a recent article titled “Top 10 U.S. Cities With the Most Satisfied Employees”. The data regarding compensation is...
If Shareholders and Executives Explained Executive Pay as a Meal
Recently a lawyer mentioned to me that he had decided to utilize more basic executive plan designs, even when they...
Correlation is not Causality
“My compensation program is working just fine.” said the HR professional who had low employee turnover. “My pay for performance...
Is Company Culture Killing Your Pay for Performance?
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
Say on Pay is the new norm in the United States. Three years of work and we are starting to...
Small Companies Deserve Compensation Excellence
Often your HR person is also your benefits, recruitment, training, organizational development, problem resolution and party planning resource. Even though...