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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>GTARA Professional Development Event - Sales Compensation (5 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Back by popular demand,&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;the GTARA is excited to announce that we are hosting&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;a&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Sales Compensation workshop on&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Tuesday&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;, May&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;5&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;, 202&lt;/font&gt;6&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;This in-person workshop will&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;cover foundational elements of sales compensation, and will provide participants with an opportunity to work through a case study in small groups. This session will be&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;led by our collaborators&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Darren Tse&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Louis-Philippe Beaupre, who are&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;top industry professionals with extensive, first-hand experience in this field.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;This Sales Compensation workshop is designed to provide you with the foundational knowledge to design, implement and manage sales compensation programs. Some of the content areas are as follows:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Best practices in Sales Compensation plan design, an examination of key design principles&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;How to design Sales Compensation plans that drive the right sales behaviours, exploring various role types and how to align plan design with the required sales activities&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Plan evaluation and monitoring – how to determine if your sales compensation plans are achieving the desired outcomes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The Sales Compensation design process – how to manage these projects internally, key participants, the steps involved, and lessons learned&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Sales Compensation plan governance, administrative policies, and how to minimize risk in your program&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;The details:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;When:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Tuesday&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;May&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;5&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;, 202&lt;/font&gt;6&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;, 9am –&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;3&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;pm, lunch is included&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Where: WTW Office, 130 King Street West – 16th Floor, Toronto&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Target audience: Entry-level to Mid-Career professionals in Total Rewards and HR&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;. Note that this workshop covers similar ground as the 2025 Sales Compensation workshop.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Fee - $50 for members, $100 for non-members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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