May 19-21, 2025 | Orlando, FL
WorldatWork Total Rewards ‘25
Designing Dynamic Performance Awards: Balancing Flexibility, Strategy and Long-Term Success
Louis Taormina
Performance awards are powerful tools to aligning executive and employee incentives with corporate goals, but designing them effectively requires careful consideration. This session explores the critical components of performance awards, from selecting the right performance metrics and determining vesting conditions to balancing shareholder expectations with employee motivation. Louis Taormina, Managing Director at FW Cook, joins an expert panel to share best practices for creating performance awards that adapt to market conditions and align with long-term corporate strategies, ensuring they remain powerful retention tools while driving measurable outcomes. Gain insights into the tax and accounting implications of performance-based equity. Through real-world examples and case studies, you’ll leave with a clear roadmap to design performance plans that are both strategic and adaptable to change.
Key Takeaways
- Learn how to structure performance awards that drive long-term corporate success and retain top talent.
- Understand how to balance performance metrics and vesting conditions with shareholder expectations and employee motivation.
- Gain insights into creating flexible award programs that can adjust to evolving market and business conditions.
- Develop a deeper understanding of the tax and accounting impacts of performance-based equity plans.