Incentives Without Teeth

Jan 05,2016January 5, 2016
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Pay for performance continues to grow as a solution for motivating people in a world of flat compensation. The title...

Our Nearsighted Friends and Us

Dec 02,2015December 2, 2015
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I have a brother with 20:15 vision. For those of you normal humans, this means he can see things clearly...

Navigating the Whitewater of LTI Design

Nov 25,2015November 25, 2015
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Someone recently asked me to explain how I knew what direction to take plan design conversations. She had participated in...

Big Bucks, Tiny Details and Multiple Personalities

Nov 12,2015November 12, 2015
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When it comes to compensation, it’s easy to get caught up in strategy and communication. We know that missing a...

You are Not Lebron James (or Facebook, or Google)

Nov 04,2015November 4, 2015
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Lebron James has just become the youngest person in NBA history to score 25,000 points in his career. He is...

Let’s Get Rid of ISOs, ESPPs and Voting for President

Oct 06,2015October 6, 2015
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Incentive Stock Options, or ISOs, have been the foundation of tech company stock option programs for the past three decades....

Speed, Velocity and Acceleration in Pay

Sep 28,2015September 28, 2015
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I was reading a Facebook message a parent posted about their kid’s physics homework and it resonated as a reminder...

Combatting Self Interest in Pay

Sep 14,2015September 14, 2015
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Professor Dylan Selterman (@SelterMosby) is a psychology lecturer at the University of Maryland. Earlier this summer he gave his students...

Equity Compensation is a Game of H.O.R.S.E.

Sep 03,2015September 3, 2015
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As kids, many of us played H.O.R.S.E. Heck most adults who touch a basketball still play the game. For those...