Comments on: Avoid Using Stock Options For Compensation http://www.2-speed.com/2006/07/avoid-using-stock-options-for-compensation/ Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management . . . and Other Stuff Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2006/07/avoid-using-stock-options-for-compensation/#comment-106025 Will Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:13:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2006/07/avoid-using-stock-options-for-compensation/#comment-106025 Dave Jilk says: "Isn't 'recognition' really about retention, as well as motivation?  People do think about how they are treated by their employer when they are considering another opportunity." Yup, it's all really related.  Recognition is only one part of retention, though.  If you do a good job at recognizing someone, it doesn't mean that you're doing everything you need to do to retain them.  It's very difficult to retain someone with cash alone (as the primary means of recognition according to my definition, above), but it's also difficult to constantly recognize someone with only equity. Dave Jilk says: “Isn’t ‘recognition’ really about retention, as well as motivation?  People do think about how they are treated by their employer when they are considering another opportunity.” Yup, it’s all really related.  Recognition is only one part of retention, though.  If you do a good job at recognizing someone, it doesn’t mean that you’re doing everything you need to do to retain them.  It’s very difficult to retain someone with cash alone (as the primary means of recognition according to my definition, above), but it’s also difficult to constantly recognize someone with only equity.

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2006/07/avoid-using-stock-options-for-compensation/#comment-140 Will Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:13:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2006/07/avoid-using-stock-options-for-compensation/#comment-140 Dave Jilk says: "Isn't 'recognition' really about retention, as well as motivation?  People do think about how they are treated by their employer when they are considering another opportunity." <BR><BR>Yup, it's all really related.  Recognition is only one part of retention, though.  If you do a good job at recognizing someone, it doesn't mean that you're doing everything you need to do to retain them.  It's very difficult to retain someone with cash alone (as the primary means of recognition according to my definition, above), but it's also difficult to constantly recognize someone with only equity. Dave Jilk says: “Isn’t ‘recognition’ really about retention, as well as motivation?  People do think about how they are treated by their employer when they are considering another opportunity.”

Yup, it’s all really related.  Recognition is only one part of retention, though.  If you do a good job at recognizing someone, it doesn’t mean that you’re doing everything you need to do to retain them.  It’s very difficult to retain someone with cash alone (as the primary means of recognition according to my definition, above), but it’s also difficult to constantly recognize someone with only equity.

]]> By: Dave Jilk http://www.2-speed.com/2006/07/avoid-using-stock-options-for-compensation/#comment-141 Dave Jilk Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:49:29 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2006/07/avoid-using-stock-options-for-compensation/#comment-141 Isn't 'recognition' really about retention, as well as motivation?  People do think about how they are treated by their employer when they are considering another opportunity. Isn’t ‘recognition’ really about retention, as well as motivation?  People do think about how they are treated by their employer when they are considering another opportunity.

]]> By: Dave Jilk http://www.2-speed.com/2006/07/avoid-using-stock-options-for-compensation/#comment-106026 Dave Jilk Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:49:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2006/07/avoid-using-stock-options-for-compensation/#comment-106026 Isn't 'recognition' really about retention, as well as motivation?  People do think about how they are treated by their employer when they are considering another opportunity. Isn’t ‘recognition’ really about retention, as well as motivation?  People do think about how they are treated by their employer when they are considering another opportunity.

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