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3 Ways Pay for Performance is like a 50 Foot Putt…on Glass
I watched an amazing video the other day. Professional golfer, Rory McIlroy, was challenged to attempt a 50-foot putt on...
When Considering Pay: Everything in Moderation, Including Moderation
Compensation professionals do a lot of moderating. We work to moderate expectations. We work to moderate misunderstandings with incentive pay....
Hey Startups! Tomorrow IS too late!
We’ve all heard the phrase “It’s never too late.” I am sorry to tell you that everyone has been wrong....
Don’t be Your Employees’ Grandma
Grandmas are awesome. They are sweet, loving and great listeners with too many other good things to list. But, they...
Uncertainty Motivates No One
Have you ever been asked by an executive or compensation committee to create a compensation solution for a problem that...
Should I compensate my key employees with additional stock options as part of a funding round?
orig. post on Quora We’re going into a $10m Series B funding round. The company was slow going in the...
Pay Can’t Fix Anything! Fix it then Pay, Not the Other Way
Often companies come to me with a request to design a compensation program, philosophy or market analysis hoping it will...
Why won’t consultants work for equity? (or will they?)
Consultants doing work for startups rarely seem willing to give a significant discount in exchange for equity. Equity should be...
What are the implications for employee shareholders in the event of a reverse stock split at a pre-IPO company? i.e. employee shares go from 500 shares to 200 shares.
orig. post on Quora Dan Walter’s Answer If the company does a reverse split (the number of outstanding shares is ...
Is it possible for the strike price of options to increase after it is granted in a private company? If so what is the cause?
orig. post on Quora Dan Walter’s Answer This is actually possible under two scenarios. One of these is very common....
Our Response to: The Warped Math of Executive Compensation
A February 3, 2014 article by Vince Molinaro discussed the pay package of Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. In the...