Course Pricing (Course and Exam) Greater Cincinnati Compensation & Benefits Association Dedicated to Promoting the Advancement of the Compensation & Benefits Profession 2017 WorldatWork Certification Courses sponsored by GCCBA in Cincinnati, Ohio Receive a discount with your new or renewed GCCBA membership. The time is right to join or renew your GCCBA membership for $50 or $140 and benefit from $145 off the WorldatWork member price. April 10-11, 2017 C12-Variable Pay — Improving Performance with Variable Pay Design a Plan That Gets Results   This course presents the fundamentals of variable pay. It focuses on compensation strategy and variable pay, definitions and the design and implementation of incentive, recognition and bonus plans. Learn about the three categories of variable pay. Identify common business strategies and objectives for achieving them. Examine internal and external factors affecting variable pay plans. Discuss the activities for designing the structure of the plan. Find out aspects to consider in establishing target performance and payouts. Learn about funding and distribution of plan earnings. Discover how to implement, communicate and evaluate the success of your plan. October 23-24, 2017 C8-Business Acumen for Compensation Professionals Understanding “The Big Picture” In this competitive, global economy, business leaders expect you to go beyond the technical aspects of your job and think like a businessperson. Strategic business understanding is one of eight key differentiators of top performers. To gain this understanding, you must embody business acumen skills–knowing what's going on around you and how the business works internally and externally. This course covers the essential skills, behaviors and actions that support the understanding and development of business acumen–helping you learn to see "the big picture," understand finance concepts, recognize the important relationship between compensation plans and the bottom line, and make wiser decisions. Learn what it takes to apply key business acumen skills and behaviors. Understand, evaluate, and articulate the relationship between compensation and business outcomes. Grasp essential financial concepts. Know how your business works and recognize the relationship between the compensation plan and the bottom line. Strengthen communication skills.   To Register: visit www.worldatwork.org GCCBA Contact: certification@gccba.com Course and Hotel Location: Marriott Kingsgate Conference Hotel University of Cincinnati Campus 151 Goodman Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45219 Phone: (513) 487-3800 Mention WorldatWork for a discounted room rate. Course Pricing (Course and Exam) GCCBA Member Price-$1,350* (vs. WorldatWork Member Price: $1,495 and Non-Member Price: $2,200) Join GCCBA now to take advantage of your Certificate Course discount, in addition to the many other benefits of GCCBA membership! For more information visit www.gccba.com.