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Compensation Committees: New Challenges, New Solutions

Compensation Committees: New Challenges, New Solutions
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Summary

Executive compensation has become a flashpoint issue for board members, institutional investors, regulators, and the media. Examining critical market and regulatory issues, this board leadership program enables compensation committee chairs and members to design more effective compensation programs. You will explore best practices for aligning executive pay to business strategy and company goals and for meeting shareholder expectations as the regulatory climate evolves.

This program is eligible for the Corporate Director Certificate. Learn More

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Summary

Executive compensation has become a flashpoint issue for board members, institutional investors, regulators, and the media. Examining critical market and regulatory issues, this board leadership program enables compensation committee chairs and members to design more effective compensation programs. You will explore best practices for aligning executive pay to business strategy and company goals and for meeting shareholder expectations as the regulatory climate evolves.

This program is eligible for the Corporate Director Certificate. Learn More

Key Benefits
This executive compensation training program will enable you and your committee to contribute more effectively to long-term performance, corporate profitability, and employee satisfaction.

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Change the way your company approaches executive compensationChange the way your company approaches executive compensation
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  • Adapt your compensation strategy to fit your business strategy
  • Make decisions with deeper knowledge of the relationships among compensation plans, employee motivation, and long-term value creation
  • Balance the competing imperatives to attract and retain key executives, adhere to new governmental rules, and navigate public sentiment
  • Ensure that the compensation structure promotes the desired corporate culture
Address external factors influencing compensation strategies Address external factors influencing compensation strategies
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  • Compete effectively for top talent in today's tight labor market
  • Understand and anticipate hot-button issues and trends in executive compensation
  • Examine the impact of regulatory issues in different countries
  • Respond to a more vigilant investor community
Create successful compensation plans and processes Create successful compensation plans and processes
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  • Design better incentive systems and know the risks that certain incentive structures can create
  • Avoid the risks of cookie-cutter executive compensation solutions and external ratings systems
  • Gain investor buy-in on compensation plans
  • Get the most value from compensation consultants
  • Understand and effectively utilize subjective and objective performance measurement systems
Expand your personal and professional networkExpand your personal and professional network
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  • Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
  • Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

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This executive compensation training program will enable you and your committee to contribute more effectively to long-term performance, corporate profitability, and employee satisfaction.
Details

Change the way your company approaches executive compensation

  • Adapt your compensation strategy to fit your business strategy
  • Make decisions with deeper knowledge of the relationships among compensation plans, employee motivation, and long-term value creation
  • Balance the competing imperatives to attract and retain key executives, adhere to new governmental rules, and navigate public sentiment
  • Ensure that the compensation structure promotes the desired corporate culture

Address external factors influencing compensation strategies

  • Compete effectively for top talent in today's tight labor market
  • Understand and anticipate hot-button issues and trends in executive compensation
  • Examine the impact of regulatory issues in different countries
  • Respond to a more vigilant investor community

Create successful compensation plans and processes

  • Design better incentive systems and know the risks that certain incentive structures can create
  • Avoid the risks of cookie-cutter executive compensation solutions and external ratings systems
  • Gain investor buy-in on compensation plans
  • Get the most value from compensation consultants
  • Understand and effectively utilize subjective and objective performance measurement systems

Expand your personal and professional network

  • Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
  • Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

Who Should Attend

  • Directors on boards of publicly listed companies who serve as chairs or members of compensation committees
  • Senior corporate executives who participate in compensation planning
  • Also appropriate for: Bank directors, chief executive officers, directors of human resources, investors, legal professionals who help structure employment contracts, and senior regulatory officials charged with implementing legislation

Attendance by two or more representatives of your compensation committee or organization will foster teamwork and enhance the program's impact.

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 2 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

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Who Should Attend

  • Directors on boards of publicly listed companies who serve as chairs or members of compensation committees
  • Senior corporate executives who participate in compensation planning
  • Also appropriate for: Bank directors, chief executive officers, directors of human resources, investors, legal professionals who help structure employment contracts, and senior regulatory officials charged with implementing legislation

Attendance by two or more representatives of your compensation committee or organization will foster teamwork and enhance the program's impact.

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 2 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

Dive Deeper into the Experience
Play video
Play video
We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?
Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.
Watch the VideoWatch the Video
Rowena Track, Global Vice President, TE Connectivity, U.S., Creating a Holistic Educational Experience, Compensation Committees participant, HBS Executive Education
Creating a Holistic Educational Experience
Master corporate governance with three complementary programs.
Read Her Story
Play video
Play video
Discover more about business. And yourself.Discover more about business. And yourself.
Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.
Watch the VideoWatch the Video
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Learning and Living at HBS

When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.

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Learning and Living at HBS

When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.

Review Our Campus Health & Safety Protocols

Admissions Criteria and Process

We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.
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Answering Your Questions

Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

Application Submission

We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

Application Review

To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals. You will be invoiced upon admission to the program. Invoices are due within 30 days of receipt, or upon receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.

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We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.

Answering Your Questions

Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).

Application Submission

We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.

Application Review

To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

The program fee covers tuition, books, case materials, accommodations, and most meals. You will be invoiced upon admission to the program. Invoices are due within 30 days of receipt, or upon receipt if the program start date is less than 30 days from the invoice date. If you need to cancel or defer your participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellation or deferral requests received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.
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