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Connecting CEO Performance Evaluation to Compensation Decisions
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A broad assessment of leadership and strategic results can help boards determine whether pay outcomes appropriately reflect overall performance.
Designing PSUs That Work
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Life sciences companies can introduce performance stock units (PSUs) without unnecessary complexity by using achievable, time-bound milestones that align executive rewards with meaningful business outcomes.
Getting the Management Carve-Out Right
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Boards can better assess transaction incentives by considering existing equity, shareholder impact, and how payouts change as deal value increases.
Five Issues Defining the Fall 2026 Compensation Committee Agenda
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Shifting expectations around compensation, leadership, governance, and business strategy are challenging established practices and giving compensation committees reason to reassess their approach for the year ahead.
The First 90 Days as Compensation Committee Chair
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Use the first three months to understand the program, challenge inherited assumptions, and establish an effective committee rhythm before pursuing change.
When Should Boards Adjust Incentive Plans for AI Investment?
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Long-term AI investments can complicate incentive plan outcomes, but management should generally remain accountable for the costs unless they materially distort the assessment of management performance.
What AI Incentives Reveal About a Company’s Strategy
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Just 2.6% of companies tie AI to executive pay—and most get it wrong.
How Banks Are Structuring Paid Time Off in 2026
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New survey data show banks and credit unions are consolidating leave into PTO programs, determining employee eligibility, and managing unused time.
Where Early-Career Hiring Is Growing—and What Employers Are Paying
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Organizations are rapidly expanding intern programs, while modestly increasing college graduate hiring and largely holding pay steady.
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