Business News
Google Is Handing Out Buyouts — Here’s Who Got the Offer and How Much They Can Expect
Google’s chief business officer sent staff a leaked email about the buyout — here’s what to know.
By Sherin Shibu
Compensation
Business Accounting
Startup Founders Need to Advocate For Their Own Compensation — Here’s How to Do It Right
Ensuring fair compensation as a founder or CEO is crucial to staying motivated and building a successful company. Here's how to strategically handle the conversation and get the pay that reflects your worth.
By Zain Jaffer
Business News
Elon Musk Still Isn’t Getting His Historically High Pay as CEO of Tesla — Here’s Why
A second shareholder vote wasn't enough to convince Delaware judge Kathaleen McCormick.
By Sherin Shibu
Business News
These CEOs Have the Biggest Pay Packages in the U.S., According to a New Report
Who are these high-earning CEOs? Broadcom CEO Hock E. Tan tops the list with a pay package of about $162 million.
By Sherin Shibu
Entrepreneurs
How to Balance Compensation, Recognition and Quality of Life in Your Next Job or Venture
Explore the intricate dynamics of the Career Triangle, a concept that explains the fundamental trade-offs among the pivotal career pillars: compensation, recognition and quality of life.
By Marc Kravets
Thought Leaders
Why Paying Your Team Members the Way Tesla Pays Elon Musk Will Improve Their Performance
The unconventional compensation plan provides incentives to drive results and stick around.
By Jeff Hyman
Marketing
Talk to Your Clients About Money Like You Talk to Your Kids About Sex
Both topics deserve more than a one-time conversation. Create an early, open dialogue to avoid awkwardness later.
By Dodie Martz
Thought Leaders
CEOs Who Appear on TV Can Get a Huge Pay Raise
Media appearances can have a positive effect on companies -- and their leaders.
By Rose Leadem
Business News
Uber Admits it Made an Accounting Error and Will Refund Nearly $50 Million to Drivers
The company says it incorrectly calculated how much its commission should have been on rides in New York City over the past two and a half years, according to The Wall Street Journal.
By Tom Brant
Thought Leaders
Here Are the 5 Highest Paid CEOs
According to new data, CEOs got their biggest pay raise since 2013.
By Rose Leadem
Building a Business
Do You Have a Plan to Survive the Proposed Overtime Rules?
One thing politicians seem to forget is that when they change the rules to try to force higher pay, the money has to come from somewhere.
Thought Leaders
Pay People for Commitment, Not for Time or Results
With flexible work schedules and performance metrics, a business network CEO suggests a different approach to gauging employees.
Building a Business
4 Advantages That Small Businesses Can Sell to Attract Top Talent
Leverage the benefits that a young company might have the flexibility to offer and woo the best employees.
Building a Business
The Best Approach to Bringing on Contracted Workers
When entrepreneurs just need to bring on temporary employees for short-term projects, what is the best approach -- 1099 or W2?
By Alex Katz
Thought Leaders
The Ethics Coach on Dealing With Entitled Employees
It's important to remember that 'want' and 'deserve' don't always overlap.
By Gael O'Brien
Building a Business
A Guide to Giving Sales Commissions
The amount of of commission depends on a host of factors, most notably the typical commission structure in your industry.
By Joe Worth
Thought Leaders
Negotiate With Finesse, Style and Success
A guide to practicing the art of give-and-take while boldly asking for what you truly want in four steps.
By Kate Mckay
Building a Business
Drive a Feedback Loop: Employees Will Benefit, So Will Your Company
Recognition of your staffers will help them thrive and also stimulate the growth of your firm.
Building a Business
7 Lessons in Harmony for Family Startups
Running a family business can unite members of a family but it can also tear them apart. Here are some tips keeping the peace, both at home and at the office.
Building a Business
No Cash on Hand? 3 Tips on Attracting Top Talent With Stock Options.
Entrepreneurs are frequently faced with the conundrum of how to recruit top-tier talent with little cash. To overcome this challenge, many offer stock-based compensation.
Building a Business
How the New Obama Overtime Rules Will Squelch Opportunity
By making more workers eligible for overtime, the Obama Administration may be making the job market worse, not better.
Human Resources
Making Sense Out of Cents: Determining Employee Compensation
For companies that have received outside funding and are looking to scale, determining employee compensation can be a challenge. Here we offer a few pointers on how to get it done right.
Building a Business
How to Get Paid More Today
With all the talk about how companies should pay more, few leaders realize that the path to higher compensation rests with them, not the government.
Building a Business
Is It Ever OK for Founders to Sell Off Their Company Shares?
Selling stock in your company, especially if it keeps you from sleeping in your car, is not necessarily a bad move.
Human Resources
The Case for Paying Interns (Infographic)
Sure, you can find college students who will work for free, but should you? Here's why paying interns benefits both students and employers.
Building a Business
3 Ways to Make Employee Gifts More Meaningful
How to go beyond the typical holiday bonus to reward employees.
By Lisa Evans
Building a Business
Got Investors? Now, How to Handle Your Salary
Whether your investors are friends and family or VCs, here's a guideline on how to pay yourself as your startup grows.