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"The problem with creating an incentive plan is that your employees just might do whatever you incentivize them to do. If you pay bonuses based solely on earnings growth, then you might not only get growth in earnings but also really bad loans that eventually sink the bank. If...

"Whether you’re looking at a mutual fund or company stock, you want to see the management team having a significant amount of their own 'skin in the game' through a large commitment of personal financial resources. While this doesn’t guarantee success, at least you know the...

Here are some trending hot topics in executive compensation, written by Brad Smith at Findley...

This presentation by NFP Compensation Consulting will identify the differences of today's workforce with four very different generations of Workers: Baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials & Gen Z. The discussion will include what motivates the different generations along with the...

We would like to share some helpful advice on how to prepare for the upcoming 2017 proxy season. Following Michael Melbinger's blog on Tuesday (Say on Pay Frequency Vote in 2017), his clients wanted to know the rest of his tips and reminders for 2017 proxy season. The long form...

We want to share a Wall Street Journal article entitled, "Why Basing Executive Compensation on a Formula Doesn’t Work," that supports our message to clients that a formula isn’t the “end all, be all” approach for executive...

Last week, the analysis we conducted for the Houston Chronicle (regarding compensation among the highest paid executives of Houston's publicly traded companies) was mentioned in an article on MySanAntonio.com entitled, "Executive Pay Still Rising Despite Energy's...

Because NASDAQ’s new golden leash disclosure requirement is effective, we would like to pass along this Gibson Dunn memo about how it intersects with the Form 8-K disclosure requirements. Please let us know if you have...

One of the biggest challenges in companies today is how to successfully motivate employees. No other time in modern history has the corporate landscape been as diverse as it is now with multiple generations coming together in the workplace. There are four unique generations that...