Timely data on how boards and management teams are thinking about tariffs, the impact on business performance, and short- and long-term incentive plans.
Insights and Research
Quick Poll: The Anticipated Impact of Tariffs on Incentive Plans
Research Report | May 2025 | Jannice Koors
Insights and Research
The Pearl Meyer team includes industry experts with deep knowledge and experience in all aspects of compensation and leadership. Here they provide valuable insight on emerging issues and developing trends. They offer compelling solutions for challenging situations and advice on maximizing opportunities. Read on and learn more about how Pearl Meyer’s team can help you connect pay, people, and performance.
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Board Effectiveness: How Can You Get to Optimal?
Begin with a deep understanding of your board’s capabilities and dynamics and what it needs to do in order to better support the organization.

What to Do When Salary Compression Pinches the Life Sciences Industry
A strong labor market can create pay compression, underscoring the need for proactive pay-equity reviews and agile compensation strategies to keep organizations competitive.

Quick Poll: Annual Incentive Plan Communication Amid Uncertainty
Timely data from 278 companies on how they are approaching STI communication in a time of business uncertainty.

Creating Space for Non-Financial Metrics
S1 Ep5: When the goal is long-term value creation, does it ever make sense to introduce a non-financial metric?

A Comprehensive Look at Executive Incentive Plan Design
A well-structured total compensation framework balances performance motivation, market relevance, and retention considerations.

Pearl Meyer’s Comment Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission
Official feedback and suggestions on potential executive compensation disclosure changes based on the experiences of our consultants and clients.

Testing Assumptions: Do We Have the Right Metrics?
S1 Ep4: A conversation on relative metrics, and the merits of correlation analysis to understand if your pay program is aligned to long-term value creation.

The Near-Term Problem with Long-Term Forecasting
S1 Ep3: The pros and cons of several creative ideas that can take the sting out of current long-term incentive plan design challenges.

Boards Championing Innovation: Shepherding Growth in an Uncertain World
When governed with the same rigor as financial oversight or risk management, innovation can be a core lever of long-term value creation.
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We offer experience and guidance that helps private organizations attract, motivate, and develop the talent that will move your strategy forward.

New Directions for Director Pay
Boards, primarily focused on their fiduciary responsibilities, often overlook their compensation. Yet, like executive pay, board compensation can drive value. Strategic pay structures are crucial for attracting and retaining directors who enhance a visionary board sensitive to risks and opportunities, thus boosting organization's success.

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How boards and management teams can navigate disruption and drive human capital transformation.

Private Companies
We offer experience and guidance that helps private organizations attract, motivate, and develop the talent that will move your strategy forward.

New Directions for Director Pay
Boards, primarily focused on their fiduciary responsibilities, often overlook their compensation. Yet, like executive pay, board compensation can drive value. Strategic pay structures are crucial for attracting and retaining directors who enhance a visionary board sensitive to risks and opportunities, thus boosting organization's success.

Work Has Changed
How boards and management teams can navigate disruption and drive human capital transformation.

Private Companies
We offer experience and guidance that helps private organizations attract, motivate, and develop the talent that will move your strategy forward.
