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Over the years this Research and Consulting firm's board had changed but these changes came without strategic design. The board was more of a platf...

In this 5th chapter of the book "Board of Directors Governance & Rewards" by Michael Dennis Graham we provide greater detail about board govern...

This chapter provides information on Grahall Board Governance and Rewards Diagnostic Tools.

Today most large companies have many components in their board compensation program. Each of these components sends a message to the board members ...

Designed correctly, a good executive compensation program will be aligned not only with an organization’s goals and strategies, but also with the i...

Director compensation has increased over this time. And while this is noteworthy, far more meaningful is the shift in focus from how much directors...

It’s not only about the money.  Development rewards allow an executive to develop and grow in a way that will positively impact his ability to perf...

Executive perquisites are benefit provided to an executive that are above and beyond the benefits provided within the executive benefits framework.

Executive benefits are a very distinct components of an extra benefits that executives receive that rank-and-file employees do not receive.

It’s not okay to take your eye off the ball when it comes to how much wealth an executive stands to accumulate. We would like to see more companies...

A long-term incentive can be one of the most complicated components of a total executive reward strategy. In addition, to ensuring that the plan is...

Mid-term incentives are often the “tipping point” in that a little money, mixed well, can carry a lot of messages and provide a huge “return on inc...

Short-term incentives can have a tremendous impact on a total executive reward strategy—that is, if they are if they are designed correctly by some...

In most organizations there is significant opportunity to revitalize the delivery of executive base salary dollars. The formula is pretty simple. S...

While money is an important component of the executive total reward strategy, it may be even more important to understand how much of the total rew...

This chapter explains how money, mix, and messages make up a total reward architecture.

Aligning the reward strategy to an organization’s challenges is far more important than the value of the reward itself. As a matter of fact, the mo...

Organizations cannot effectively design an effective total executive reward strategy without factoring in organizational capabilities and people st...

Understanding your business strategy and aligning that business strategy with your executive total rewards program, is another key element when it ...

A good mission, vision, and values statement provides a significant amount of directional guidance for decision makers within an organization—a gui...

Owners, board members, employees, partners, customers, and even suppliers have lots to say, especially in today’s world, when executive compensatio...

The external business environment has an enormous influence over organizations in general, and specifically in the development of executive reward ...

While the traditional objective for the executive within a corporation is to increase shareholder wealth, most individuals would understand that th...

This chapter of the Michael Graham's book, "People Strategy: The Revolution" looks to provide a better understanding of the critical need to align ...