Linking a company’s executive pay program to business strategy can transform compensation—typically one of a company’s largest line-item expenses—from another cost of doing business into a powerful competitive advantage that drives business results and creates long-term value, according to a new whitepaper from compensation consultancy Pearl Meyer & Partners, titled The 2014 Compensation Committee Agenda: Raising the Bar.

Representing a new level in critical examination of key boardroom issues, WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) has formed the WCD Thought Leadership Council (TLC) – a commission of corporate board directors and advisors which issued its inaugural report today.

Instead of relying on political correctness as an executive pay strategy, Boards of Directors need to put the spotlight back on building great leadership teams to drive their companies’ long-term success, says a new white paper from compensation consultancy Pearl Meyer & Partners. 

Approximately half of companies have no immediate plans to make any pay adjustments for salaried (48%) or hourly (54%) staff.

Survey respondents anticipate one-third of their US workforce will permanently work from home; geographic pay differentials not widely expected.

Major institutional shareholders are driving key revisions to the design of severance payouts to key executives in the event of a merger or takeover, according to findings based upon proxy research reported in a recent Webcast from executive compensation consultancy Pearl Meyer & Partners (PM&P).

Ninety percent of directors believe leadership strategy oversight is a board responsibility, but just 11 percent feel boards do this well

Pearl Meyer President and CEO David Swinford and Managing Director and Chicago Office Head Jannice Koors were named to the 10th Annual National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) Directorship 100. 

Report comes from Pearl Meyer and a joint panel of visionary directors—one of four NACD Future of the American Board commission working groups.

Internal executive compensation communication is a growing priority among Boards and their management teams, but there is a disparity in the perceived effectiveness of that communication according to a new survey from Pearl Meyer & Partners, PM&P On Point: Creating Engagement Through Executive Compensation Communication.

While most recognize that work is undergoing dramatic upheaval—accelerated on two fronts by the pandemic and increasingly urgent calls for diversity in the workplace—how the workforce is managed and compensated has not kept pace. A new report released today from WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation (WCD) and Pearl Meyer warns of the risks associated with this disconnect and offers a roadmap for boards to help organizations transform their approach to human capital management.

Independent executive pay consultancy Pearl Meyer & Partners announced that Sharon Podstupka, a long-time specialist in the strategic communication of complex executive compensation programs to key internal and external stakeholders, has joined the firm as a Vice President in its New York office.