The Executive Compensation Framework

• Establishing the Context
• The Notion of Fairness - What Does It Mean?
• Definitions - Executive and Compensation
• Linkages
• The Executive Compensation Mix

Design of Executive Compensation Programs

• Linkages - Business and Compensation
• The Compensation Strategy Development Process
• Compensation Strategies for your Industry - Horses for Courses
• Utilizing a Total Compensation Approach
• What Does Competitive Mean to you?

Compensation Surveys: Design

• Establishing Purpose and Coverage
• Documentation Design
• Choosing Benchmarks:
• Jobs
• Participating Organizations
• Surveys in this Region - Elements Covered
• Encouraging Participation

Compensation Surveys - Execution and Interpretation

• Job Matching
• Analyzing Data
• Summarizing Findings
• Report Preparation and Presentation:
  • The Use of Executive Summaries
  • Understanding the Organization
• Implementation - Cost and Communication

Importance of Cost of Living Information

• Data Availability and Relevance - Government and Other Sources
• Availability of Private Sector Data and How to Get It

Performance Based Rewards

• What you Reward Is What you Get!
• Designing your Performance Based Rewards System - Design Considerations
• How Much to Pay and what for: Performance and Pay Matrices
• Non-Monetary Rewards

Corporate Culture and Compensation

• Culture and Compensation - What the World Is Saying and Doing
• Building an Entrepreneurial Spirit through Compensation
• Importance of Communication

The Future

• Trends in Compensation
• Broad-Banding - Solution or Confusion?
• The Relationship Between Work and Life - Getting the Balance Right
• Up to the Minute News on Compensation Management as it Happens