It's the right way to get your employees to feel and act like owners and take responsibility for where the company is going. After a year of fact finding and talking with other CEOs who had been in his shoes, Mark's concerns were laid to rest. My biggest fear was that by giving up even one percent of the company, I'd lose control and lose the leadership of the company. After talking with other CEOs who had shared ownership, I realized that this wasn't the case. It's a very competitive market out there.
Engineers are in great demand.
Stock incentives enable us to attract the best talent into the company. We're also able to reward all of the people who helped build the company over the years. Stellcom kicked off its ownership program by offering Incentive Stock Options to 172 of its 200 employees. Your employees are everything. If you want to grow your company, then you have to inspire them and reward them and motivate them.