There is no single perfect measure that encompasses the many factors that should be considered in assessing executive performance.
There are many opinions on pay levels and practices today – along with proposed approaches to designing and delivering them. How do influencers of these decisions identify the path forward? From where can they find sound advice? What is the best thinking on the unique complexities of your own organization?
To help address these and other questions, our executive compensation leaders are pleased to share our Guiding Principles, a conceptual framework and set of guidelines for how to best navigate the nuances of pay for senior executives. This powerful set of tools will help drive exceptional performance, create alignment with owners and focus management on creating value.
Download the Guiding Principles
| Title | File Type | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| Principles and Elements of Effective Executive Compensation Design | 1.5 MB |
The "Guiding Principles" are a current, readily accessible and thorough body of knowledge, that include:
Insights and experience of more than 100 of our senior executive compensation consultants, shared via interviews and workshops.
Findings from the Independent Directors' Executive Compensation (IDEC) Project, which collected the views from hundreds of board members across various organizations and industries to develop core principles for the governance of executive compensation.
A continuous scan of the current executive compensation landscape based on legislative, regulatory and economic developments.
Research on executive compensation program effectiveness using our many proprietary surveys and databases and leveraging publicly available data.
Organizations that marry their programs to an effective and well-implemented strategy are poised to capture the strongest outcomes.
