As oil and gas peer groups continue to shrink, relative performance frameworks require a more thoughtful design process.
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Rethinking Effective Performance Peer Groups in Today’s Oil & Gas Sector
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Evaluating the Merits of ESG Metrics in Incentive Plans
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An interview with Steve Van Putten about whether and how companies should include executive compensation incentive plan metrics related to ESG factors.
Compensation and Leadership Development: Tools to Recruit, Retain, and Reward Difference-Making Teams
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How executive pay and a focus on career development can help successfully navigate the current talent issues in the seniors housing industry.
How Do We Have a More Productive Compensation Committee Conversation about ESG?
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Directors need a framework in order to think through their company’s unique position relative to ESG factors.
COVID-19 Retrospective: Adjustments to Incentive Plan Outcomes and the Shareholder Response
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Did the companies making executive compensation adjustments due to COVID experience any shareholder or advisory firm push-back?
Revisiting Business Strategy and Compensation Alignment in Light of COVID-19
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Customer needs have changed, workforce needs have changed, and strategy, people, and compensation must be realigned to match a new reality.
Incentive Plan Goal Calibration Analysis Should Be a Standing Agenda Item
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How to know if performance requirements are truly appropriate to warrant the potential payouts.
Evaluating Your Current DE&I Position
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How to analyze your company’s current state before thinking about DE&I goals for incentive compensation plans.
Compensation Peer Group Development in an ESG World
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Exploring the business case for including a company’s ESG impact in its peer group development
Planning for the Next Unknown: Executive Compensation After COVID-19
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While the impact of the pandemic on executive compensation plans isn’t over, companies can use this experience to plan for future crises.
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