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2014 Trends in Executive Compensation and Governance
The following represents our assessment of executive pay, governance and how these factors impact the role of the board member in 2014.
Our Environment in 2013
Pay. In 2013 the S&P 500 total return was Read More
Executive Compensation: See the Forest and the Trees
For executive compensation, achievement of corporate strategy is the destination; pay levels, pay programs, and metrics provide the route. As inevitably as the Cubs missing the playoffs, the end of the year swiftly approaches and Read More
Annual Executive Compensation Levels: Where We Veered Off the Road
[Originally published in Board Member Magazine 2013 Q3.]
In our last article, we noted that somewhere along the way, executive compensation veered off the road. Executive compensation plans became too complex, isolated from true performance Read More
Are Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) Plans “The Answer”?
[Originally published in Board Member Magazine 2013 Q1.]
There has been a great deal of recent interest in performance share plans that use Total Shareholder Return (TSR) relative to a peer group as a Read More
CEO and Executive Pay Plans: Help for a Broken System
[Originally published in Board Member Magazine 2013 Q2.]
Somewhere along the way, executive compensation veered off the road. It became too complex, isolated from true performance and downside risk, and in many cases, too Read More
Reconciling U.S. Tax Policy on Executive Equity with the Public Interest
There is substantial agreement between academics, policy makers and behavioral experts that executive ownership of company shares, particularly when those shares are held for an entire career (e.g., retirement plus 2 years for successor transition), Read More
Facebook’s Multi-Billion Dollar Tax Break on Executive Stock Options
There has been a lot written recently about Facebook’s multi-billion dollar tax break from the tax deduction for the cost of executive stock options and share awards. Stock awards such as these are taxed to Read More
Executive Leadership Transitions: “PAVE” the Way to Success
We’ve been involved in Transition Coaching more than ever before because of the importance rightfully being placed on improving the assimilation of new leaders into organizations. In recent years, the failure rate of transitioning leaders Read More
Keeping Dodd-Frank in Perspective: Lame Duck Session for the SEC
As the election approaches and candidates swap jibes at each other, we’re curious to see how the results affect executive compensation regulations. Up to now, the SEC has been sluggish—to the point of inertia—to adopt Read More
