3 Posts found for Author: Frank Plaschke

Companies collect and analyze a great deal of information in order to estimate their value-creation potential. But in our experience, that information doesn’t always help them answer the most important questions when it comes to creating a detailed value-creation strategy. Below are eight questions that we believe should inform every company’s strategy to create value. If you don’t know the answers to these questions, you … [ Read more ]

Authors: Daniel Stelter, Eric Olsen, Frank Plaschke, Gerry Hansell, Hady Farag, Jeff Kotzen | Source: Improving the Odds: Strategies for Superior Value Creation | Subjects: Finance Questions, Management Questions, Strategy Questions

1. What are the implications of our business strategy and our approach to value creation for our executive compensation system? What behaviors are we trying to motivate? Does the system support our strategy? Does it encourage our executives to act like owners?
2. Is the overall pay package appropriately balanced? Between fixed pay and variable pay? Between short-term-variable and long-term-variable pay? For each level of the

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Authors: Frank Plaschke, Gerry Hansell, Lars-Uwe Luther, Mathias Schatt | Source: Fixing What’s Wrong with Executive Compensation | Subjects: Corporate Governance Questions, Human Resources Questions

1. What is your TSR aspiration? Is that aspiration appropriate given the expectations embedded in your stock price and the ability of your plans to deliver improved performance?
2. How much growth do you need in order to deliver on that aspiration? What target revenue-growth rate is required in order to meet your goal given the momentum contribution of other TSR drivers?
3. Will optimizing growth and margins

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Authors: Daniel Stelter, Eric E. Olsen, Frank Plaschke | Source: Spotlight on Growth: The Role of Growth in Achieving Superior Value Creation | Subjects: CEO / Executive Questions, Finance Questions