
Understanding Partner Reward
The world’s best partner compensation systems go far beyond spreadsheets with rows of numbers.
Learn how the most successful firms approach partner reward.
In under 3 hours, this course helps you:
- Have well-founded conversations with your partners and your firm’s leaders
- Identify strengths and gaps in your firm’s partner compensation system
- Improve partner performance management and profit-sharing decisions
- Turn your partner reward system into a magnet for top talent

This course is for anyone in financial and professional services
- Firm leaders
- Board and compensation committee members
- Partners - current and future
- HR, finance and operations professionals
- Anyone interested in partner compensation

What you receive
In 6 easy-to-digest and actionable modules, you will learn how to
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Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of different profit-sharing systems
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Understand the linkage between partner contribution, and compensation governance
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Evaluate how partner compensation drives – or hinders – partner performance
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Assess the effectiveness of your firm's partner contribution metrics
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Learn the three main ways to design and implement meaningful change
Course introduction
- Introduction: Understanding Partner Reward
- The Partner Reward Trilogy
- Seven Partner Reward Archetypes
- Primer on Partner Contribution Management
- Partnership Reward Governance
- Effecting Changes To A Partner Reward System
Understanding Partner Reward
Your course includes
- 6 easy-to-digest and actionable modules
- 3 hours of video content
- Personal worksheets for download
- Self-paced participation
- Immediate and lifetime access
About Michael Roch
Michael Roch is a globally recognized authority on building strong partnerships and driving competitive growth for organizations. He advises partnership boards, managing partners, and senior leaders worldwide, helping them achieve market leadership through strategic guidance and actionable insights.
Michael has advised dozens of organizations to become market leaders in their
- Global partnering strategy
- Partner profit sharing, compensation and reward
- Partnership governance, leadership and execution
As the co-author of The Partner Compensation Handbook (co-written with Performance Leader CEO Ray D’Cruz, Globe Publishing 2022), Michael provides a definitive guide on profit sharing for professional services partnerships.

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