Homepage Education Events Research Resources Executive Pay
Show Education
  1. Home
  2. E-reward Education
  3. GRP Qualification
  4. Business Acumen and Communication Strategies in Total Rewards

Business Acumen and Communication Strategies in Total Rewards
Qualification Information

Enhance your strategic insight, organisational influence and communication effectiveness to ensure total rewards programmes have high impact

Dates: 1-2 July 2026; 9-10 November 2026.
Location: Your PC via Zoom, live-streamed.
Duration: 2 days, 9am-1.30pm (Time zone UK).
Format: Virtual classroom course.
Download brochure: Click here [coming soon].

INTRODUCTION

In a world where agility is paramount, business priorities shift rapidly, and competition for talent is fierce, total rewards professionals must innovate to stay ahead. Many grapple with linking reward programmes to business outcomes and effectively communicating their impact.

This course empowers you with the business acumen and relationship-building prowess to craft rewards that fuel organisational success, and the persuasive communication skills to champion their strategic value. Ensure your programmes don't just exist, but are understood, valued and embraced across your organisation.

FORMAT

  • Delivered by an experienced instructor.
  • Live-streamed course (Zoom) with a small number of participants in a virtual classroom style.
  • This is an interactive programme so that you will be able to consider the issues discussed in the context of your organisation and your experience.
  • Slides, discussion and very short exercises will be used.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Key strategy and finance concepts encompassing goals and priorities, financial performance and the competitive landscape.
  • Skills required to effectively communicate and present compensation solutions to stakeholders and foster relationships critical to the success of compensation programmes.
  • How to proficiently consult with and influence stakeholders to make well-informed decisions.
  • Constructive approaches for stress relief, effective communication, empathising with others and handling sensitive information.
  • Problem-solving skills that enable you to deliver an agile, adaptive compensation strategy and devise creative and innovative solutions to challenges that emerge.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • This course is ideal for those eager to sharpen their business acumen and communication skills to drive meaningful change within their organisations.
  • Whether you are pursuing your CCP and/or GRP designation or aiming to enhance your influence in total rewards programme comprehension, planning, and appreciation, this course will equip you with the tools and insights needed to amplify your impact and achieve tangible results.

ENTRY CRITERIA

We recommend taking Business Acumen and Communications Strategies in total rewards as the final course toward your CCP and the eighth course toward your GRP certification.

To get the most out of this course, you will need to have working knowledge of the WorldatWork total rewards model, compensation fundamentals of a total rewards strategy, labour regulations, base pay systems, variable pay programmes and market pricing.

LENGTH OF STUDY

You should plan to spend approximately nine hours in a virtual class and 11 hours on self-guided work. Prework may be required in preparation for the first day of class.


BUSOLA FARINMADE
BUSOLA FARINMADE
Director Total Rewards EMEA, Equinix

Busola is a HR/reward leader supporting organisations through critical moments such as HR transformation, M&As and IPOs across multiple jurisdictions. She has both internal company experience and many years of solid consulting experience with KPMG which gives her unique skills as an advisor, researcher, thought leader, designer and implementer of HR and reward programmes.

She is the Total Rewards Director with Equinix where she partners with business leaders to embed fair and competitive reward practices on compensation, benefits, wellbeing and recognition. Her areas of expertise are in reward strategy design, equity-based and cash-based incentive design, executive compensation and benefits. In her role, she has been actively involved in using technology to scale the strategy, design, deployment and administration of benefits across multiple countries and complex jurisdictions, to improve employee experience and engagement.

Busola is a thought leader having written business articles and facilitated sessions on total rewards. She is passionate about the experience of people at work and mentoring the next generation of HR leaders.

Your PC via Zoom, live streamed.

Final course admin details and a Zoom invite will be emailed to delegates at least three weeks before the event.

We will email you instructions detailing how to download your PDF course book (and schedule your exam) from the WorldatWork learner dashboard.

Online exams must be taken within 120 days of receipt of final admin details email.

Virtual classroom 03/11/2025 - 04/11/2025
Virtual classroom 01/07/2026 - 02/07/2026
Virtual classroom 09/11/2026 - 10/11/2026

Please read our terms and conditions carefully as they contain important information.

  • Delegates who advise E-reward.co.uk Ltd of their cancellation in writing via email (to paul@e-reward.co.uk) 30 calendar days before the start of the course will have their fees refunded – less an administration charge of 20% of the course fees.
  • No refunds will be made for cancellations received less than 30 calendar days before the start of the course.
  • Failure to attend the course will be subject to the same terms.
  • We are unable to accept any transfer requests received less than 30 calendar days before the start of the course and no refunds will be made.