Pearl Meyer Unscripted dives into the real-world challenges and conversations shaping executive compensation and leadership strategy. Forthright, insightful, and sometimes unexpected—this is where we connect the dots between people, purpose, and performance.
S5E4: Are Stock Options Back? Rethinking Long-Term Incentive Design
We continue our “Top 5” series with a re-examination of the long-term incentive mix. In this episode, Mark (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/mark-rosen) and Aalap (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/aalap-shah) are joined by Managing Directors Jan Koors (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/jannice-koors) and Greg Stoeckel (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/greg-stoeckel) to discuss why market volatility and the difficulty of setting meaningful three-year performance goals are prompting some companies to reconsider the traditional mix of PSUs and RSUs, and why stock options may be finding their way back into the long-term incentive toolkit.
Read More: Five Issues Defining the Fall 2026 Compensation Committee Agenda (https://pearlmeyer.com/insights-and-research/article/five-issues-defining-the-fall-2026-compensation-committee-agenda)
We continue our “Top 5” series with a look at the potentially changing landscape for executive compensation disclosure. Mark (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/mark-rosen) and Aalap (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/aalap-shah) are joined by Managing Directors Deb Lifshey (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/deb-lifshey) and Sharon Podstupka (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/sharon-podstupka) to discuss what proposed SEC changes could mean for compensation committees, why reduced disclosure requirements may not translate into reduced investor expectations, and how companies can use this period of uncertainty to think more strategically about how they preserve the governance credibility they have built with shareholders.
22 Sept 2026
S5E2: Who’s Next Isn’t Enough: Closing the Succession Readiness Gap
We continue our “Top 5” series with a topic that is increasingly central to boardroom conversations: CEO succession readiness. In this episode, Mark (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/mark-rosen) and Aalap (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/aalap-shah)are joined by Managing Directors Peter Thies (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/peter-thies) and Susan Sandlund (https://pearlmeyer.com/our-people/susan-sandlund-phd) to discuss why boards need to move beyond simply identifying a potential CEO successor and focus more deliberately on whether the organization is truly ready for leadership transition.
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