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...

A Small Problem for Compensation Professionals

Jun 07,2016June 7, 2016
By In Articles, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This is not the article I intended to post today. I had something else ready to go, but realized this...

Why Equity and Not Just a Bigger Salary?

May 23,2016May 23, 2016
By In Articles, Base Pay / Salary, 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This February, the Harvard Business Review published Stop Paying Executives for Performance” by Dan Cable and Freek Vermeulen. The basis...

UPDATE ISS Equity Plan Scorecard EPSC 2.0

Apr 25,2016April 25, 2016
By In Articles, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , ,

Have you ever played a card game with 5-year olds? Before you start, they explain the game in vague details...

What’s Equity Really Worth?

Apr 13,2016April 13, 2016
By In Articles, Communication, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

We all know that equity compensation is the driver behind the astronomic growth in executive compensation. We all know that...

The Lorax Explains Equity Compensation

Apr 05,2016April 5, 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, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , ,

At the narrow end of an IPO spike where the stock market slows and the stock options lose value and...

Equity Compensation: I Have the Cure You Seek!

Mar 15,2016March 15, 2016
By In Articles, Bonus, Compensation Philosophy, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Is your equity program on the fritz? Are your stock options in the dump? Could your RSUs use a bit...

How to Determine Equity Grant Sizes (it’s probably not what you think)

Mar 03,2016March 3, 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, Say on Pay, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , ,

Determining grant sizes or values is Part 4 and the next challenge in my ongoing series, “Stock Options on the...

11 Reasons Your Equity Compensation Survey Data is Wrong

Feb 24,2016July 24, 2018
By In Articles, Bonus, Equity Compensation, ESPP, Executive Compensation, Long Term Incentives, Other Rewards, Pay For Performance, Performance Units, Restricted Stock, RSU, SAR-Stock Appreciation Rights, Say on Pay, Short-Term Incentives - STI, Stock OptionsTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Part 3 of my ongoing “Stock Options on the Precipice” series. How much equity should I give (or get)? It’s...

Equity Compensation Triage Assessment (Stock Options on Precipice Part 2)

Feb 11,2016February 11, 2016
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The first article in this “Stock Options on the Precipice” series covered some of the main issues that are currently...