CEO Pay Ratio Considerations in a Global Company

In January of 2015, I was responsible for total rewards at a publically-traded, global manufacturer. At that time, the CEO Pay Ratio rule was not yet finalized, but we wanted to begin planning for its eventual passage, so we worked with our outside executive compensation consultant to review various reporting considerations. Our outside consultant was very helpful in summarizing the internal work that lie ahead. What follows are some of the key items we discussed updated to reflect the final rule.


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Top 10 Considerations for Creating or Modifying an Incentive Plan

Whether you have a current incentive plan or are in the process of creating a new one, there are many things to consider to ensure the plan promotes intended behaviors and drives business success. As a starting point for the incentive plan design (or redesign) process, here are my top 10 questions to ask when you’re developing broad-based and/or sales incentive plans:


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