Why does defining a peer group take so long and make nobody... A "First Question" starting point that explains how to understand the immediate key steps that can help turnaround a Say on Pay outcome. January 5, 2021
How to Manage the Compensation Committee calendar? What’s the right process? Establish an annual calendar and process for Committee meetings throughout the year. December 20, 2020 First Question
How Boards Can Promote A New Leadership Model Boards have a lot on their plate right now. They want leaders ready to handle the expanding complexities of corporate life with distributed decision-making, to respond to a rapidly changing business environment. December 18, 2020
The Evolution of Discretion Among REITs Annual Incentive Program Design Semler Brossy Consulting Group has conducted a comprehensive ten-year study on publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) pay programs to understand the evolution of pay trends, emerging practices, and the driving forces underpinning the changes. December 4, 2020
Eye on the Future of Executive Compensation Programs Thinking longer-term is difficult when the world turns upside down. Executive pay is no exception. Our focus narrows to the items in front of us and getting past current obstacles. Eventually we focus on getting "back on track" when the existential risk passes or we get used to it, and the new "normal" gets shaped by these prior experiences. November 20, 2020 Workspan
The Time Is Right to Assess Pay Fundamentals The coronavirus pandemic has upended the key tenets of executive compensation, especially the performance-based incentives that comprise the majority of executive pay. November 10, 2020 NACD/Directorship
How Boards Can Respond to Calls for Racial Equity With widespread protests over persistent racism, many boards of directors are looking for their companies to do more to support racial equity. Here are considerations for different approaches that boards and management teams might pursue. October 26, 2020 Directors & Boards
Where Values Meet Value Creation In an evolving governance environment, expressions of strong corporate character — exemplary corporate governance, responsible stewardship of the environment and positive contributions to society — are no longer nice-to-haves. They are increasingly becoming explicit expectations. October 22, 2020 Directors & Boards
Modification to In-Flight Performance Share Awards As a resource, we outlined some of the disclosure requirements, as well as formulas for incremental expense values for four major types of performance share modifications. October 13, 2020
Is Your Executive Compensation Plan Undermining Your Mission? A new wave of innovation, centered on artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and the internet of things, is now intensifying the pace and magnitude of disruption. October 8, 2020 Harvard Business Review
Webinar: Incentive Design Changes in Response to Covid-19 Semler Brossy drives this important incentive pay conversation forward. October 7, 2020
High Performing Boards and Human Capital Management Many boards are expanding their succession management oversight to cover the next generation of talent. October 1, 2020 Corporate Board Member
How Boards Can Plan for the Disasters While some have described the Covid-19 pandemic as a black swan event, in reality it should be treated as a “black elephant” — a cross between a black swan event and the elephant in the room. September 25, 2020 Harvard Business Review