Exploring Partnership Models for Equitable Compensation Distribution
Dive into different partnership models like equal, fixed equity, and lock step to understand their strengths, weaknesses, and implications on compensation distribution. Explore the DCC approach for a balanced share allocation. Identify the advantages and challenges each model presents to optimize your partnership structure effectively.
Exploring Partnership Models for Equitable Compensation Distribution
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SHARING THE PIE • Types of partnerships • Equity compensation models • DCC approach
SHARING THE PIE • Types of partnerships • Why be in a partnership? • Milk bar owners v fully integrated • Implications for compensation model
SHARING THE PIE • EQUITY COMPENSATION MODELS • Equal partnership • Fixed equity • Lock step
SHARING THE PIE • EQUAL PARTNERSHIP • share profits equally or equally in groups • groups – eg senior and junior with provision for movement • assumption of equal contribution
SHARING THE PIE • EQUAL PARTNERSHIP STRENGHTS • Driver is firm profitability • scope for performance swings • More collegial • focus on external competition • Sense of security • No hoarding
SHARING THE PIE • EQUAL PARTNERSHIP WEAKNESSES • lack of incentives • lowest common denominator
SHARING THE PIE • FIXED EQUITY • usually a goodwill model • different holdings usually determined by historical seniority • normally no predetermined progression
SHARING THE PIE • FIXED EQUITY STRENTHS • ?
SHARING THE PIE • FIXED EQUITY WEAKNESSES • reward disconnected from contribution • Resentful junior partners • Disruptive and divisive progression negotiation
SHARING THE PIE • LOCK STEP • ever increasing share based on seniority • can be strictly seniority or levels • can also be capped
SHARING THE PIE • LOCK STEP STRENGTHS • greatest profit to long stayers • encourages external competition • collegiate culture • no advantage to hoarding • stability • sense of security
SHARING THE PIE • LOCK STEP WEAKNESSES • no individual reward for contribution • resentment toward senior partners • requires acceptance of “equal contribution”
SHARING THE PIE • DCC APPROACH • modified lock step • escalating share up to a max • mandatory de-escalator at retirement
SHARING THE PIE • DCC APPROACH
SHARING THE PIE • DCC APPROACH ADVANTAGES • no shareholding conflict • best qualified on each task • allows contribution across all areas • assists in some strategic goals • escalator satisfies junior partners • Promotes collegiate culture
SHARING THE PIE • DCC APPROACH ISSUES • partner performance • growth of the shares
SHARING THE PIE • CONCLUSION • needs to be simple • promotes strategic objectives • No perfect system