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

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.