The Future of the Reward Profession
More stakeholder-driven, more strategic and more digital
By Xavier Baeten
Professor of Reward & Sustainability
09 February 2022
The workplace, the ways we work – and how professionals think and feel about employment – are changing. Vlerick’s Centre for Excellence in Strategic Rewards has carried out in-depth research into where the reward profession is today – and where it needs to be in the near future.

This white paper elaborates on the following action points for future-proof reward managers:
- Placing more emphasis on change management, and less on reward design
- Making data-driven decisions
- Daring to experiment
- Keeping things simple
- Managing relationships with stakeholders
- Blending academic insights and practical approaches