A new initiative designed to elevate reward management in today’s complex talent landscape.
What we do
The Reward Academy is a member subscription service that provides:
- in-the-moment coaching, surgeries and advice about all aspects of reward and related fields,
- access when needed to our people all of whom are subject matter advisors in their respective field.
Our people are able to apply their experience, insights and wisdom to members’ challenges having “been there, done it” in senior corporate and consulting roles. We bring depth and breadth, not just in reward alone, but also in the inter-dependent fields of board engagement, leadership, talent management, inclusion, employee relations, change management and human resource technologies.
The Reward Academy is not a consulting firm.
We strengthen our members’ confidence, courage and clarity.
We enable our members to get the right things done.
WHY ARE WE HERE?
Every executive has those moments when they need to:
- talk through a knotty problem,
- step out of the hurly-burly,
- find a safe place to think.
These are precious moments to diagnose issues and frame ways forward: moments when access to experience, insights, wisdom and critical friendship really matter.
These are not moments for solutions looking for problems.
The Reward Academy is here for precious moments that catalyse the confidence, courage and clarity to get the right things done.
Membership options
Our services
1
Regular Digital Insights
- Free subscription
- Regular material sent to your inbox
- Consolidated content “sourced by us for you” – includes updates, thought leadership, blogs and articles from open sources
- Information and updates on our “pay as you go” services
- Prioritised booking for “pay as you go” service
2
Advice Session with Peers
- Collaborative, facilitated session focussed on a specific issue requested by you
- Learn from and share insights with up to four peers from other organisations
- Cross or single sector focus as appropriate to the issue
- Confidential, safe environment to explore topics or to ask for a critical friend
- Up to three hours in length and can be virtual or face-to-face
3
Surgery with Subject Matter Advisor
- Opportunity to gain real time insights, feedback, advice and support from a subject matter advisor
- Focus on a particular topic, opportunity or challenge you are facing
- Learn from an SMA who brings deep technical insights about reward as well as related themes that influence the reward agenda and outcomes including ER/IR, talent management and governance
- Confidential, safe environment designed to enable you move forward in your organisation
- Ninety minutes in length typically face-to-face
4
Workshop with Peers and Subject Matter Advisor
- Opportunity to work through a specific issue in your organisation from problem definition to outline solutions
- Structured co-creation process to generate agreed deliverables and next steps
- Informed and stimulated by an SMA with advice, critique and review from selected peers
- Cross or single sector focus as appropriate to the issue
- Half-day in length face-to-face
5
Reward for CPO/HRDs Programme
Who should attend?
Aimed at both newly appointed and experienced CPOs/HRDs who would benefit from a deeper knowledge of the reward function and associated tools and techniques
Benefits of attending?
- Programme syllabus customised to the requirements of attendees
- Develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Reward function, contemporary thinking and tools and techniques
- Be confident in overseeing the performance and impact of the reward team and knowing when to seek external specialist support
6
Customised Coaching Session
- Scope and purpose of your coaching requirements clarified and agreed upfront
- Carefully selected coach to ensure relevant background and good chemistry
- Structured coaching sessions with progress review part way through the programme
- Programme of up to four x two hour sessions virtual or face-to-face as agreed
7
Aspiring Reward Leaders Programme
Who should attend?
Aimed at reward professionals who are looking to progress to the leadership role within a business unit, region or centre of excellence
Benefits of attending?
- Programme syllabus standardised to learn the skills required to progress from technical expert to reward leader and gain a deeper insight to the inter relationship with other parts of the HR function e.g. ER/IR/talent management
- Delivered through in-person modules and supporting virtual reflection for the duration of the programme
- Learn from colleagues in other organisations
- Access to all Reward Academy resources
8
Customised Reward Team Development Programme
- Programme format, syllabus, duration and faculty developed and agreed with you in order to deliver agreed outcomes within your budget based on:
- Initial assessment of the team’s development needs, current strengths and weaknesses
- Understanding of your organisation’s context and priorities
- Clarification of your leadership and functional goals and objectives
9
Quarterly Network Events
- Events delivered virtually with at least one event each year face-to-face
- Content includes insights, contemporary thinking and legislation updates
- Opportunity for sector or topic specific network events
- Guest speaker and member showcase
- Networking with members and the subject matter advisors
Our people
We are able to apply our experience, insights and wisdom to members’ challenges having “been there, done it” in senior corporate and consulting roles. We bring depth and breadth, not just in reward alone, but also in the inter-dependent fields.
Subject Matter Advisor
- Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, transformations and change management
- Alignment of rewards with culture and values
- Executive strategic advisor
Background
- Global Leader for Mergers and Acquisitions at WTW and Korn Ferry
Associate Professor, Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting at New York University - Chief People Officer, Stiefel Laboratories
Experience
- Over 25 years of consulting to large, complex and global organisations across all sectors in US and Europe
- Author of The Consultant’s Compass
- Renowned speaker at corporate and academic events
Founding Director and Subject Matter Advisor
- Mergers, acquisitions and organisation transformation
- Workforce strategies, talent management and reward in public and private sectors
- Employee and industrial relations
- Executive coaching
Background
- 10+ years consulting – Partner in KPMG and independently
- 20+ years executive experience inc Corporate Services Director at Four Seasons Health Care, Global Vice President HR- SIRVA Moving Services
- Chief People Officer and Director General HMRC and Director General – Communities and Local Government
Experience
- Over 30 years working with private equity, global conglomerates, financial services, healthcare, public sector, central government and regulators
- Worked in UK, US, Europe, Asia and Australia
Subject Matter Advisor
- International business development
- Women in business and female entrepreneurship
- Leadership, personal resilience and self-encouragement
Background
- Chief Executive, Agencia: named Best Small Business in the UK at the National Family Business Awards in 2017, and awarded an MBE for services to international trade in 2022
- Mentor for the Cherie Blair Foundation Women in Business programme, regular speaker for the National Federation of Women’s Institutes, a UK Export Champion, and a university Guest Lecturer
- Appointed to represent the UK at the UN Women Commission on the Status of Women 2024
Experience
- Over 20 years, leading and advising international organisations in the public sector, private sector and not-for-profit sectors in Western Balkans and South-East Europe, East Africa, Caribbean and UK
- Author of “Go for Goosebumps; how to encourage yourself through life’s porridge and get more goosebump moments”
- Featured in The Guardian, Business Insider, International Journal of Education Management and on BBC Radio
Subject Matter Advisor
- Broad-based rewards and performance
- Integrating reward with human resource policies and programmes including talent and career management
- Employee value proposition
Background
- Founder and Director, Stanton Marris
- Senior roles at Flint Global, Towers Perrin, Kinsley Lord and KPMG
- Senior roles in leading professional services firms including Deloitte, EY, Mercer and PwC
- Independent consultant partnering with IES and specialist reward service providers
Experience
- Over 30 years advising clients in local government: the NHS; central government; charitable and not-for-profit sectors; and private sector
- Primary focus on reward strategy, pay structure design, market comparisons, job evaluation, equal pay, performance-related pay, employee incentives and advising remuneration committees
- Author of “Thunder Cloud: Managing Reward in a Digital Age”
Subject Matter Advisor
- Executive compensation and company share plans
- Incentive plans (short and long term)
- International mobility
- Pensions and benefits
Background
- Group Reward and Policy Director, Vodafone for 12 years
- World-wide Compensation and Benefits Director , WPP Group for 10 years
- Reward leader, Halliburton (Oil field services) in the Middle-East managing international mobility and compensation across for the EAME region
- Consultant, Hewitt Associates (now part of AON)
- Founder, Tyler Haddock a reward consultancy
Experience
- Over 30 years working with global HR Directors and CEOs on design and implementation of significant changes to the compensation of the most senior executives and the broader workforce, and engagement with boards, remuneration committees and shareholders
- Member of the Remuneration Committee, Balliol College, University of Oxford; and Chair Vodafone DC Pension Trustee Company Limited
Subject Matter Advisor
- Board effectiveness and governance
- Top team and Board strategy facilitation
- Leadership development: team and individual coaching
Background
- Founder and Director, Stanton Marris
- Senior roles at Flint Global, Towers Perrin, Kinsley Lord and KPMG
- Private secretary to two Home Secretaries
- Worked in the Prime Minister’s office on government reform
- Principal, Civil Service working with Ministers and senior advisors
Experience
- Over 30 years consulting in the government and wider public sector, financial services, hospitality and professional services in Eastern Europe, North America and UK
- Coach to senior executives and public figures across all sectors
Subject Matter Advisor
- Leadership communications
- Colleague engagement
Background
- Founding partner and managing director, strategic communications division of FTI Consulting (formerly Financial Dynamics) – corporate & financial communications advisory
- Partner, AGL – leadership communication coaching
- Group Head of Communications & Investor Relations, Breedon Group plc
- Partner, Benjamin Ball Associates – leadership communication coaching
Experience
- Over 25 years advising and leading on financial & corporate communications, media relations, reputation management, investor relations, employee engagement, leadership communication coaching, business writing, presentation & storytelling coaching.
- Worked in all sectors, primarily with publicly-quoted companies in UK, Europe and USA
Subject Matter Advisor
- Strategic reward planning and equal pay
- Job evaluation and grade structure design
- Bonus and incentive scheme design
- Remuneration Committee support
- Stakeholder engagement
- Trade Union negotiations
Background
- Consultant with client delivery roles at KPMG and PwC
- Independent consultant
- Advised clients across the UK, Western Europe, Middle East and North America
Experience
- Senior reward practitioner with considerable experience of providing advice, guidance and support to all levels from the boardroom to the shop floor
- Worked with universities, central government departments, local authorities, NHS, and in the professional services, utilities and manufacturing sectors
Founding Director and Subject Matter Advisor
- Mergers, acquisitions and organisation transformation
- Workforce strategies, talent management and reward in public and private sectors
- Employee and industrial relations
- Executive counselling
Background
- Over 35 years working with leading human resource consulting firms and independently
- Senior Partner at Mercer for eight years
- Director of reward and employee relations at the Cabinet Office
Experience
- Nearly 40 years advising large, complex organisations in life sciences, financial services, professional services, public sector and regulators
- Worked in UK, North America, Europe, Hong Kong, South Africa and Middle East
- Hosts a highly regarded network of reward directors from leading global companies headquartered in US, Europe and Japan
Subject Matter Advisor
- Leadership with clarity of purpose to achieve business goals for executives, executive teams and boards
- Vision, strategy and governance in context of organisation transformation
- Personal purpose, negotiation and career transitions for individual executives
Background
- Independent consultant for over 15 years
- Global leader of Executive Team Effectiveness Practice at Korn Ferry
- European leader of Change Management Practice at Towers Perrin
Experience
- Over 30 years of consulting to large, complex and global organisations in the private, public, not-for-profit and academic sectors, and to small biotech companies
- Worked with clients in North and South Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa
- Prior to consulting worked in the retail sector
Subject Matter Advisor
- Compensation, benefits and international mobility
- Coaching human resource leaders and aspiring board members
Background
- Vice President Compensation and Benefits for the Saint-Gobain
- Group with 170,000 employees in 70 countries
- HR Director for the Saint-Gobain Group for Nordic & Baltics and the Benelux. 19.000 employees in 10 countries
- Founder The Birch Tree , a rewards and benefits solutions advisor
Experience
- Nearly 20 years designing strategic customer-focused employee benefits solutions for employees and aligned with the needs of the business and stakeholders; and optimizing HR organizations and structures
Over ten years in general management and financial roles in multinational companies - Lived and worked in five countries and speaks English, German, French, Spanish and the Scandinavian languages
Subject Matter Advisor
- Equity, diversity and inclusion assessment, policy development and implementation
- Leadership in scale-up businesses
Background
- Senior roles with leading human resource consulting firms
- Head of EDI, Mercer – launched and expanded EDI consulting practice globally
- CEO, Included
Experience
- Over ten years advising on evidence-based strategy development; inclusive talent management; employee value propositions; workforce strategies; leadership development; policy and process redesign; change management
- Worked with UK, US, Europe and Middle East global companies in the engineering, FMCG, financial services, insurance, investments, manufacturing, life sciences, technology, transport and utilities sectors
- Recognised in 2023 as the Most Influential Women in D&I (CIO Views) and in 2022 as the Diversity Champion of the Year (EDA)
To meet our team, drag them left or right, then click on a team member to read their experience.
We have a point-of-view
The Reward Academy and our people believe that reward at its best:
- Enables organisation and individual performance, and employee engagement
- Aligns and is inter-dependent with board engagement, leadership, talent management, employee relations, change and stakeholder management, and human resource technologies.
- Reinforces how organisations and individuals are inspired and managed, and delivers sustained success for the organisation and individual
- Is situational: what works for a global employer many not be best for a mid-size company or public organisation, what works for a mature employer may not work for a start-up or turn-around.
We know that rewarding talent is a big investment. Our mission is to empower organisations to maximise the impact and return of their reward investment.
We know that great reward professionals combine technical and analytical know-how with social empathy and business acumen, and can leverage technologies and data.
We know that great reward professionals gain from and contribute to communities of professional interest.