Incentive Plan Decision Making

Incentive Plan Decision Making While Pay versus performance disclosures will headline most executive pay stories, the real cruxt of the matter is designing pay + performance programs. Many public, private and not for profit company boards and management are asking how to set pay for stretch and who should design the incentive plan mechanics. We […]
SEC’s Pay Versus Performance – 2023 Early Impressions

SEC’s Pay Versus Performance – 2023 Early Impressions As we head into March and the start of proxy season, the SEC’s newly required Pay Versus Performance disclosures are front of mind for many that deal with compensation and corporate governance. The Commission just recently released some *timely* clarifications on their rules, called Compliance & Disclosure […]
2023 Compensation Committee Priorities

2023 Compensation Committee Priorities A recent poll conducted found that 98% of CEOs expect a recession in 2023, although there is little agreement on the duration or severity. While economic uncertainty will be an influencer of compensation committee meetings and decisions on executive pay throughout 2023, there are a number of priorities Compensation Committees may […]
A New Currency: Work From Home

A New Currency in the Compensation Toolbox: Work From Home If necessity is the mother of invention, then the COVID pandemic is the mother of a new compensation currency: Work From Home (WFH). The Evolving Compensation Toolbox The total compensation toolbox has evolved rapidly over the last 30 years. For most of the 20th century, […]
What Job Seekers are Looking For

What Job Seekers Are Looking For Job seeker preferences are shifting – with candidates now indicating that the right salary/benefits takes priority over other elements (like the flexibility of remote work) when considering a new role. That’s the headline from a recent survey conducted by Sense, an AI-driven solutions provider for enterprise recruiting, which polled […]
Future State of Remote Work

Future State of Remote Work A recent study conducted by Gallup found that as pandemic-related restrictions have eased, so has the prevalence of fully remote work for “remote-capable” employees. With Gallup estimating 70M+ full-time employees in the US capable of working remotely, and the current tightness in the labor market, how companies define the “workplace” […]
Recession-Proof Compensation Strategies

Recession-Proof Compensation Strategies The Market Background The stock market is down approximately 22% year to date (S&P 500 and Russell 2k) and US GDP has dropped in the last two quarters. By many economists’ measures, this defines the beginning of a recession. And while recessions and higher unemployment typically go hand in hand, the current […]
How to Choose a Compensation Consultant

How to Choose a Compensation Consultant With unemployment holding at record lows – but a potential recession sitting over the horizon – companies are faced with a tricky paradigm: be able to attract, retain and motivate their workforces in the current “war for talent”, but stay agile enough to be able to respond to potential […]