Stop Building Sinking Ships

May 23,2017May 23, 2017
By In 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 , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Last week esteemed fellow Comp Café writer, Stephanie Thomas, Ph.D., wrote an article asking, “Should You Scrap Your Long-Term Incentive...

Startup Equity: Staying Private in a Public World (Part 11 in an n part series)

Feb 13,2017February 13, 2017
By In 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 , , , , , , ,

It is readily accepted that an IPO is Nirvana to a startup. Of course, a fantabulous acquisition will also work...

Startup Equity: What About Performance? (Part 10 of an n part series)

Feb 02,2017February 2, 2017
By In Articles, Compensation Planning, Equity Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Private Companies, RSU, Start-up PayTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

“But, how do I make sure that the person is a great performer before I am forced to give them...

Startup Equity: Synthetic Equity or Sharing Without Sharing (Part 5 of an n part series)

Dec 06,2016December 6, 2016
By In 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, Start-up Pay, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , ,

When you hear “equity compensation” and startups, you immediately think of stock options. More recently RSUs (restricted stock units that...

Executive Pay Has Been Fixed on Both Sides of the Pond!

Jul 27,2016July 27, 2016
By In Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , ,

In the past week there have been two major reports describing how to fix executive compensation. The first is from...

Evolving Equity Like It’s a Flying Machine

Jul 11,2016July 11, 2016
By In Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Other professionals in HR, compensation and investing frequently ask why I am so passionate about changing the way companies use...

LinkedIn, Microsoft and “Stock-based Compensation”

Jun 17,2016June 17, 2016
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I just had someone send me an article titled “REASON BEHIND THE MICROSOFT-LINKEDIN DEAL”. The premise behind that article is...

A Chrome Panda Predicts Demise of Stock Options

May 11,2016May 11, 2016
By In Articles, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Performance Units, Recognition, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

On May 7, 2016, it was reported that a giant chrome panda predicted the imminent crippling of stock options in...