Duncan Brown

MA, MBA, Chartered FCIPD, PhD

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Head of HR Consultancy

duncan.brown@employment-studies.co.uk

+44 (0)20 7104 2071

Duncan Brown leads the HR consultancy work at IES. He has more than 25 years' experience in HR consulting and research, with firms including Aon Hewitt, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Towers Perrin. He also spent 5 years as Assistant Director General at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Duncan’s clients include companies such as National Grid, Lloyds Banking Group and Guardian Media Group, public sector bodies including the Cabinet Office, House of Commons and NHS Employers, and not-for-profit organisations such as City University and the United Nations. He has also participated on Government taskforces on pensions, human capital reporting and fair pay, and has carried out studies for a number of the Pay Review Bodies.

Duncan is a prolific writer and speaker, with regular articles and blogs in the HR press. His last book was on reward effectiveness. Human Resources magazine placed him in its listing of the top five most influential thinkers in UK HR in the past three years.

Duncan has an MA from Cambridge, an MBA from the London Business School and recently completed his PhD in reward strategy at Kingston University.

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Research publications

Articles and chapters

No ‘good work’ without good enforcement, Brown D and Suff R, CIPD,[Online], October 2019
Are CDCs the middle-way solution to the UK’s pension crisis?, Brown, D, People Management, [online], March 2019
Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice: 6th Edition, Armstrong M, Brown D, Kogan Page, February 2019
Paying for skills: the rhetoric, the reality, the need for resurgence, Brown D, Innecto Reward: Our Blog, Innecto Reward Consulting, [Online], September 2018
Remind me again, why do we measure employee engagement?, Brown D, Employee Benefits: Employee Engagement Week, Employee Benefits, [Online], May 2018
Reward strategies must bring value to both employers and employees, Brown D, Viewpoint: Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits, [Online], February 2018
How do you close a gender pay gap?, Brown D, FDM Group blog, [Online], November 2017
What can employers learn from the BBC's pay gap?, Brown D, Employee Benefits, [Online], August 2017
How gender reporting could change pay strategy, Brown D, Reba, [Online], March 2017
Opinion: Reporting on gender pay gaps won’t close them on its own, Brown D, People Management, CIPD, [Online], October 2016
Opinion: The unpredictable digital age calls for a fresh approach to reward management, Brown D, People Management, CIPD, [Online], July 2016
Making the case for flexible benefits, Brown D, Employee Benefits, [Online], May 2016
Are employees becoming more influential in driving benefits strategy?, Brown D, Employee Benefits, April 2016
Is the national living wage good, bad or just best fit?, Brown D, People Management, CIPD, [Online], April 2016
Opinion: What will top the HR agenda in 2016?, Brown D, People Management, CIPD, [Online], March 2016
The strategy and soul of the reward professional, Brown D, CIPD Community, CIPD [Online], February 2016
Will the national living wage have unintended consequences for employers?, Brown D, Employee Benefits, [Online], September 2015
Closing the gender pay gap through compulsory reporting: what’s to be done, will it work?, Brown D, Reward & Employee Benefits Association, Reward & Employee Benefits Association, September 2015
Christian Aid and pay ratios – a case of practising what you preach?, Brown D, Thinking High and Low: Exploring pay disparities in society, High Pay Centre, September 2015
Opinion: What does the future hold for HR?, Brown D, People Management, CIPD, August 2015
Which Way Forward for HR: an Elitist or an Engagement Model of People Management? Part 2: A suggested way forward, Brown D, Croner-i, Wolters Kluwer, June 2015
Why have total reward strategies? Duncan Brown shares his thoughts, Brown D, NHS Employers, June 2015
Which way forward for HR: an elitist or an engagement model of people management? Part 1: The dilemmas and contradictions , Brown D, Croner-i, Wolters Kluwer, May 2015
Why have total reward strategies? Duncan Brown posits an answer, Brown D, NHS Confederation website, NHS Confederation, , May 2015
Is Britain in denial over waste of talented women at work?, Brown D, People Management, CIPD, April 2015
Fair Pay: what do the politicians and HR directors want?, Brown D, IES HR blog, April 2015
Want to motivate staff on low pay? Pay more, Brown D, People Management Opinion, CIPD, April 2015
Gender Pay: A moving target... but one where more transparency and HR action will help, Brown D, CIPD Reward Blog and IES HR blog, March 2015
The Future of Reward Management: From Total Reward Strategies to Smart Rewards, Brown D 'The Future of Reward Management: From Total Reward Strategies to Smart Rewards' Compensation Benefits Review, September 12, 2014
Performance Management: Fine intentions, Brown D, Hirsh W, Performance Management, September 2011
Performance Management - can it ever work?, Brown D, manager, Summer 2011, July 2011
Increasing the effectiveness of reward management: an evidence-based approach, Brown D, Reilly P, Armstrong M, Employee Relations, Emerald, Vol. 33, 2, March 2011
Talking Point, Brown D, Pay and Benefits Magazine, Reed, February 2011
Performance management: can we practice what we preach, Brown D, People Management Reward Blog, December 2010
Local NHS pay negotiations: beware raiders of the lost cause, Brown D, Health Service Journal, November 2010
A fair share, Brown D, Pay and Benefits Magazine, Reed, November 2010
Public sector pay and pensions: the easy route to deficit reduction?, Brown D, CIPD Reward Blog, CIPD, June 2010
Baring it all on pay and reward - how would you look?, Brown D, Developing HR Strategy, Croner, Issue 32, May 2010
The reality behind senior public-sector pay, Brown D, People Management, April 2010
Election 2010: Why fair pay policies should matter to HR, Brown D, Personnel Today, Reed Publishing, April 2010
Reward strategy: Time for a more realistic reconceptualization and reinterpretation?, Cox A, Brown D, Reilly P, Thunderbird International Business Review, Wiley InterScience, Vol. 52, 3, April 2010
Payment by committee, Brown D, Public Finance, April 2010
Fairness the new watchword in reward, Brown D, Employee Benefits: Thought Leaders Supplement, Centaur, March 2010
Pay nudity - how would you look?, Brown D, Employee Engagement Today, Vol. 3, No. 2, Spring 2010
Talking Point: Effective communication of reward management, Brown D, Human Resources, February 2010
Public sector RemCos: the goods, the bads and the hows, Brown D, IDS Executive Compensation Review, Incomes Data Services, February 2010
The year ahead: personal hopes for reward management in 2010, Brown D, Human Resources, December 2009
Pay freezes: is what's good for the private good for the public sector?, Brown D, Public Sector Executive, December 2009
Public sector pay freezes, Brown D, Personnel Today, October 2009
Fairness is the key to executive reward, Brown D, Employee Benefits, July 2009
Employers need to get benefits communication right, Brown D, Building Engagement and Performance: Maximising the Returns from Employee Benefits, Motivano, July 2009
Point of view: Fairness, the ultimate reward goal, Brown D, The Reward Quarter, E-reward, Issue 13, Spring, April 2009
Measuring the effectiveness of pay and rewards, Brown D, Developing HR Strategy, Croner, Issue 31, March 2009
Human spirit the key to performance, Brown D, Employee Benefits, February 2009
Ten of the best, Brown D, People Management, January 2009
Rewards for fairness: just how much is enough?, Brown D, Personnel Today, January 2009
Level pegging, Brown D, Dive B, People Management, January 2009
Focus on: Freedom, Brown D, The Reward Quarter, E-reward, Issue 12, Winter, January 2009
Oh, the rewards, they are a'changin', Brown D, Executive Compensation Review, IDS, November 2008
Employee Engagement: What Is the Relationship with Reward Management?, Reilly P, Brown D, WorldatWork Journal, WorldatWork, 4Q, November 2008
Book Review: The Accountable Leader, Brown D, People Management, September 2008
Measuring the effectiveness of pay and rewards: the Achilles heel of reward professionals, Brown D, Compensation and Benefits Review, Sage, 40: 23-41, September 2008
Are people really our most important asset?, Brown D, Finance and Management, September 2008
Areas to focus on in uncertain times, Brown D, Employee Benefits, July 2008
Down but not Out, Brown D, People Management, June 2008
Pay and engagement: a totally rewarding relationship?, Brown D, Personnel Today, June 2008
Strategic Reward: the new realism, Brown D, Soapbox, E-reward website, January 2008
On Fat and Thin Cats, Brown D, Developing HR Strategy Journal, January 2008
Practicing What You Preach?, Brown D, Executive Compensation Review, IDS, December 2007
Demonstrating HR Impact, Brown D, Personnel Today, November 2007
Commonsense measures better than a surfeit of censors, Brown D, Financial Times Letters, October 2007
Making Reward Change Stick, Brown D, PwC Compensation Review of the Year, October 2007
Putting your Money where your Mouth is, Brown D, PwC Compensation Review of the Year, October 2007
Diversity Agenda, Brown D, Personnel Today, September 2007
HR and the Law: a dangerous addiction?' , Brown D, Developing HR Strategy, Croner, July 2007
Reward Management: on the line, Brown D, Compensation and Benefits Review, July 2007
Book Review: The Book of Inner Strength, Brown D, People Management, April 2007
Reward management is along-term proposition, Brown D, Employee Benefits, April 2007
Reward Strategy: The reality of making it happen, Brown D, WorldatWork Journal, April 2007
It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it, Brown D, Employee Benefits, March 2007
HR and Technology: back to the future, Brown D, Personnel Today, February 2007

Conference appearances

Transforming culture through employee motivation and recognition, Brown D, Financial Conduct Authority, October 2019
Back to the future: Whatever happened to strategic human resource management?! , Brown D, Emerging and future research themes in work and employment, Centre for Research on Employment and Work, London, September 2019
Gender pay gaps - how do we close them?, Brown D, Inclusion Matters, Management Today, London, June 2019
Employee Financial Wellbeing: Practical Guidance (and panel discussion), Brown D, Delivering financial wellbeing in the workplace: what works?, King's Business School, London, May 2019
Panel session: the future of reward, Brown D, 'Panel session: the future of reward' at Reward in the NHS, NHS, London, May 2019
Conference footage of Duncan Brown's keynote address on financial wellbeing, Brown D, 'Keynote address: Financial wellbeing: The real (researched) story' at E-reward financial wellbeing showcase 2019, e-reward, London, April 2019
Facilitator, Brown D, Minimum wages - Reputation and enforcement, Eversheds Sutherland seminar, Eversheds Sutherland, London, April 2019
Facilitator, Brown D, Minimum wages - Reputation and enforcement, Eversheds Sutherland seminar, Eversheds Sutherland, Leeds, March 2019
Engaging employees to high performance through total rewards: have our strategies failed?, Brown D, Employee Benefits Connect, Employee Benefits Connect, London, February 2019
Formulating and delivering a workforce and skills strategy, Brown D, Business Forums International workforce planning post-Brexit conference: Future-proofing your recruitment, retention and policy, Business Forums International, London, February 2018
Facilitator, Brown D, Minimum wages - Reputation and enforcement, Eversheds Sutherland seminar, Eversheds Sutherland, London, December 2018
Workshop facilitator, Brown D, Universities & Colleges Employers Association equal pay reviews and gender pay gap reporting workshop, Universities & Colleges Employers Association, Manchester, November 2018
Why higher pay pays off, Brown D, Minimum wages - Reputation and enforcement, Eversheds Sutherland seminar, Eversheds Sutherland, Manchester, November 2018
Innovation in job design and workplace practices, organisational performance and disseminating best practice , Brown D, Hancock C, Perring D, Westminster Employment Forum Keynote Seminar: Next steps for increasing UK productivity - innovation, business practice and policy developments, Westminster Employment Forum, London, November 2018
Fairness, flexibility and affordability: what are the lessons from pay and reward approaches and trends, Brown D, E-reward Annual Conference, E-reward, London, November 2018
Pay gap: what next?, Brown D, Messinger B, Gowlland A, Francke A, Management Today: Inspiring women in business conference 2018, Management Today, London, November 2018
Workforce planning to support skills shortages, Brown D, Business Forums International Post-Brexit recruitment conference for employers: Strategy and solutions (2nd edition), Business Forums International, London, September 2018
Securing financial wellbeing for staff, Brown D, Local Government Association Workshop: Prioritising workforce wellbeing in schools, Local Government Assocation, London, September 2018
Masterclass facilitator, Brown D, UCEA Developing your reward strategy masterclass, Universities & Colleges Employers Association, Cookham, July 2018
Job evaluation versus market pricing, Brown D, Innecto webinar: Job evaluation vs. market pricing - What's the solution?, Innecto, [Online], June 2018
Formulating and delivering a workforce strategy for a post-Brexit world, Brown D, Brexit: The Employers' Summit 4th Edition - Preparation, Planning and Policy, Business Forums International Ltd, London, May 2018
Contributor to debate on the engagement myth, Brown D, CIPD Podcast 135, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, [Online], April 2018
Facilitator, Brown D, Minimum wages - Reputation and enforcement, Eversheds Sutherland seminar, Eversheds Sutherland, London, March 2018
What works in reducing wage gaps, Brown D, University of Greenwich seminar: Tackling the gender pay gap, Work & Employment Research Unit and Diversity Interest Group at University of Greenwich, London, March 2018
Facilitator, Brown D, Minimum wages - Reputation and enforcement, Eversheds Sutherland seminar, Eversheds Sutherland, Cardiff, February 2018
Gender pay reporting: The practice, process and communications, AoC Create Conference: Mandatory gender pay gap reporting in further education
Facilitator, Brown D, Minimum wages - Reputation and enforcement, Eversheds Sutherland seminar, Eversheds Sutherland, London, January 2018
'Mind the gap': gender pay, equal pay and pay gaps: what’s happening?, Brown D, UCEA workshop: Equal pay reviews and gender pay gap reporting: Guidance for Higher Education Institutions, Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), London, January 2018
'Mind the gap': gender pay, equal pay and pay gaps: what’s happening?, Brown D, UCEA workshop: Equal pay reviews and gender pay gap reporting: Guidance for Higher Education Institutions, Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), Manchester, January 2018
'Mind the gap': gender pay, equal pay and pay gaps: what’s happening?, Brown D, UCEA workshop: Equal pay reviews and gender pay gap reporting: Guidance for Higher Education Institutions, Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), Glasgow, January 2018
Communicating pay gaps, Brown D, UCEA conference: Rising to the communications challenges, Universities & Colleges Employers Association, London, December 2017
Does engagement actually increase productivity in the workplace?, Brown D, Shaping the future of work: CIPD Annual Conference, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Manchester, November 2017
Pay (and reward?) trends and issues, Brown D, e-reward Annual Conference, e-reward, London, November 2017
Chair, Brown D, UCEA gender pay gap reporting workshop, Universities & Colleges Employers Association, London, November 2017
Employers' viewpoints: Human resources and the evolving employment landscape, Brown D, KNect365 Conference: Managing the gig economy, Informa, London, October 2017
Gender pay reporting, Brown D, Employee Benefits Live, Employee Benefits, Birmingham, October 2017
Latest insights on pay and reward, Brown D, Pay & Reward and Annual Meeting, CIPD West London Branch, London, June 2017
Chair, Brown D, Gender pay gap reporting workshop, Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), Manchester, June 2017
Chair, Brown D, Gender pay gap reporting workshop, Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), London, May 2017
Gender Pay Reporting: Will it work, what will close the gap?, Brown D, Coffee & Comp, Curo, London, May 2017
Workshop and panel discussion, Brown D, Reward in the NHS, NHS Employers, London, May 2017
Smart rewards and benefits to attract and retain great talent, Brown D, HR in Housing Conference, National Housing Federation, London, April 2017
What your pay strategies could look like by 2020, Brown D, REBA Reward Leaders' Forum 2017, Reba, London, April 2017
How to comply with new legislation on Gender Pay Gap reporting and advice on addressing Gender Pay Gap issues, Brown D, Expert Series: Gender pay reporting, CityWorks Forum, London, March 2017
How to Create an Effective Approach to Employee Financial Wellbeing - ‘Shaping good choices’, Spiegelhalter K, Brown D, Applied Research Conference, CIPD, London, December 2016
The latest research on equal pay, Brown D, Close the Deal, Fill the Gap: Final Conference, European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, November 2016
Gender pay reporting: Important, undesirable or irrelevant?, Brown D, E-Reward Annual Conference, E-Reward, London, November 2016
Review of pay comparability methodology, Brown D, Rickard C, OME conference: Research on public sector pay, Office of Manpower Economics, London, October 2016
Benchmarking reward and compensation structures: let the market rip?, Brown D, Employee Benefits Live 2016 Conference, Employee Benefits, London, October 2016
Total reward and employee engagement: as easy as 'A' to 'B'?, Brown D, Employee Engagement and wellbeing: Sector projects and wider perspectives, UCEA & UHR, London, September 2016
Gender Pay Reporting - Context and Content, Brown D, GW4 Pay Equality Consortium, GW4, London, September 2016
To PRP or not to PRP, that is the question, Brown D, UHR Annual Conference, Brighton, May 2016
UK Reward Trends, Brown D, Pay and the labour market, CIPD West London Branch, May 2016
Reward, low pay and productivity, Brown D, DHL Employee Relations Conference, March 2016
Low pay trends in Europe, Brown D, IRN Annual Conference, Dublin, March 2016
REBA New Year Lectures: The soul and skills of reward and benefits professionals, Brown D, REBA, London, February 2016
Evidence on Gender Pay Gaps, Brown D, House of Commons Select Committee Enquiry, January 2016
Total Rewards: Time for Re-appraisal and Re-conceptualisation, A Concept past its Sell-by Date?, Brown D, EIASM European Reward Management Conference, Brussels, December 2015
The impact of the National Living Wage on employers: Who pays and how?, Brown D, The impact of the National Living Wage on employers: Who pays and how?, Eversheds, London, November 2015
How technology affects reward and engagement, Brown D, REBA Innovation Day, London, November 2015
The impact of the National Living Wage on employers: Who pays and how?, Brown D, The impact of the National Living Wage on employers: Who pays and how?, Eversheds, Leeds, November 2015
Education Competencies Consortium, Brown D, ECC, London, November 2015
Low Pay and National Minimum Wage, Brown D, McDonalds Franchise Forum, London, November 2015
Reward module teaching, Brown D, Kingston University International HR Managers, Moscow, November 2015
Keynote Speech: Gender Pay Reporting , Brown D, Employee Benefits Live 2015, Centaur/Employee Benefits, London, September 2015
Addressing Unequal Pay: Opening Pandora’s Box, Brown D, Coffee & Comp, Curo Compensation, London, September 2015
Christian Aid and pay ratios – a case of practising what you preach?, Brown D, Thinking High and Low: Exploring Pay Disparities in Society, High Pay Centre, London, September 2015
Opening Pandora's Box, Brown D, Equal Pay Seminar, GW4, Bristol, July 2014
Future reward strategies and innovation, Brown D, REBA Founder's Day, London, July 2015
Senior reward trends and issues in HE, Brown D, South West Universities HR Directors Group, UHR, Exeter, July 2015
Senior reward trends and issues in HE, Brown D, Northern Universities Reward Group, UHR, Leeds, June 2015
The role of sales compensation, Brown D, Revenue growth in financial services and the new accountability regime, Capventis, London, June 2015
Total Rewards: A concept past its sell-by date?, Brown D, E-reward Annual Conference, e-reward, London, June 2015
One size fits all? A strategic approach to total rewards, Brown D, NHS Confederation Conference, Liverpoool, June 2015
Current trends and key issues in setting senior pay, Brown D, Senior Pay in Higher Education Institutions, Universities and Colleges Employers Association, London, June 2015
Total Rewards: the future for HE or adopting a failed private sector model, Brown D, Universities HR Annual Conference, UHR, Leeds, May 2015
Post election Employment Debate, Brown D, The election and employment, Eversheds, London, May 2015
The Evidence and Viewpoints, Brown D, Reforming Performance Pay Conference, High Pay Centre, May 2015
HR progress and priorities in HE, Brown D, Strategy Awayday, Northampton University, Northampton, April 2015
FORUM on the Future of Gender Equality in the EU, Brown D, FORUM on the Future of Gender Equality in the EU, European Commission, Brussels, April 2015
Equal Pay: A Moving Target, Brown D, Equal Pay: A Moving Target, Brighton University Business School and the Equality and Diversity Research Network, Brighton, March 2015
Reward Strategy Masterclass, Brown D, Kings College HR MsC Students, Kings College, January 2015
Chair, Creating the workforce you need for the challenges ahead, Brown D, The Guardian HR Summit 2011, London, January 2011
Using Communications to Enhance the Impact of Reward Practices, Brown D, Compensation & Benefits 2010, 4th Annual Pan European Conference: Building Excellence in your Reward Practice, Marcus Evans, London, November 2010
Appraisal and the KSF, Brown D, NHS Employers Annual Conference, NHS Employers, Liverpool, November 2010
Panellist: Do we need to bring executive pay under control and focus on internal fairness rather than supposed market and performance-related factors?, Brown D, 3rd Annual HR Leaders Congress, HR Leadership Alliance, London, November 2010
Reflections on employment relations panel session, Brown D, Annual Labour Relations conference: pressures on partnership, Eversheds, London, November 2010
Reward communications: why does it never get any better?, Brown D, Annual Reward Management Update, E-Reward, London, November 2010
Total reward as a driver of employee motivation, Brown D, East of England Employee Relations Forum Autumn Conference 'Reward: Motivate: Retain', Huntingdon, November 2010
Total rewards: what does it mean?, Brown D, Acas/EEERF Autumn Conference, Acas, Huntingdon, November 2010
The Future for Personnel, Brown D, Tesco Personnel Conference, Tesco, London, November 2010
Conference chair, Brown D, CIPD Performance Management Conference, CIPD, London, October 2010
Reward communication and employee engagement: the missing link, Brown D, Employee Benefits Live, Centaur, London, September 2010
Chair, Brown D, Total rewards, Office of Manpower Economics, September 2010
Discussant: HR Leadership and sustainable high performance, Brown D, Managing Uncertainty: A new deal? International challenges and the changing face of work. Work, Employment & Society Conference 2010, British Sociological Association, Brighton, September 2010
Engaging staff with no money, Brown D, CIPD North London branch seminar, Middlesex University, September 2010
Public sector pay and performance in a time of financial constraint, Brown D, Workforce performance and reward in the civil service conference, Civil Service World, London, July 2010
Reward in a Recession, Recovery and the Uncertain Future, Brown D, Yorkshire HR Directors' Forum, DLA Piper, Leeds, June 2010
Performance-related pay and incentives: cause of the crash or essential to recovery?, Brown D, HR Strategy Meeting, IBDG, London, June 2010
Total reward: what does it mean?, Brown D, Doctors and Dentists' Review Body, Office of Manpower Economics, London, May 2010
HR: Where does it go after Ulrich?, Brown D, European Commission, Directorate General HR and Security, Brussels, May 2010
Panel discussion on organisational redesign in large authorities, Brown D, Designing a fit-for-the-future organisation, IDeA Workforce Matters community, (online), May 2010
Keynote Address: How do you quantify motivation, retention and engagement?, Brown D, Rewards & Benefits 2010, Osney Media, London, May 2010
Successfully redesigning your organisation, Brown D, Achieving new organisational structures: Delivering more for less, Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), Birmingham, May 2010
Rewarding for the recovery, Brown D, Thomson's Reward Club, London, May 2010
Reward after recession, Brown D, Cambridge HR directors' forum, Cambridge, May 2010
Pay and Rewards: major changes or back to 'normal', Brown D, Cambridge Leaders Academy seminar, Cambridge Leaders Academy, Cambridge, April 2010
Workforce restructuring: Can you cut headcount and maintain levels of service and morale?, Brown D, Resourcing Futures Roundtable, Hays, London, April 2010
Webcast panel member, Brown D, Employee Benefits' Pensions roundtable in association with Scottish Widows, online, April 2010
Panel debate, Brown D, A decade of change in employee voice, London School of Economics and CIPD, London, March 2010
Reward in tough times, Brown D, Diageo European HR Conference, Diageo, Twickenham, March 2010
The changing face of reward, Brown D, The changing face of reward, Hay, London, March 2010
Reward in tough times, Brown D, Maximising potential in a changing environment, Northern Housing Consortium, York, March 2010
Employment policy panel discussion, Brown D, Eversheds Employment Counsel Conference, Eversheds, London, March 2010
Non-cash rewards: achieving more for less, Brown D, CIPD Reward Forum, CIPD, London, January 2010
Reward strategy, Brown D, Leading Employee Engagement in Recession and Beyond, Cranfield University School of Management, Cranfield, December 2009
Increasing the effectiveness of reward management: an evidence-based approach, Brown D, Reilly P, Armstrong M, European Reward Management Conference, European Institute for Advanced Studies, Brussels, November 2009
Less is more: the workforce skills conundrum, Brown D, Workforce Futures Roundtable, Hays, London, November 2009
Performance and Reward, Brown D, HR Leadership Alliance, 2009 Annual Congress, London, November 2009
Evidence-based reward management, Brown D, Reilly P, E-reward annual update, E-reward, London, November 2009
Keynote address, Brown D, Third Sector Reward Conference, Agenda Consulting, London, October 2009
Recession Proof your Benefits: Linking Rewards and Benefits to Business Performance to Create a Win-Win Outcome for Employer and Employee!, Brown D, Employee Benefits Live 2009, London, September 2009
Managing Rewards in Hard Times, Brown D, Seminar: Lancaster University Centre for Performance-led HR, Lancaster University Management School, London, September 2009
Managing Employee Rewards During Recession: How do you motivate people with no pay increase?, Brown D, Employee Benefits Live 2009, London, September 2009
Reward in recession, Brown D, HR Efficiency: reducing costs without reducing performance, Capita, London, September 2009
Rewarding for the future, Brown D, CIPD East Midlands conference, CIPD, Loughborough, September 2009
Rewards in recession, Brown D, Eversheds HR Summer School, Eversheds, Ashridge, July 2009
Performance management: important but impossible, Brown D, NHS HR Student Conference, NHS, Blackburn, July 2009
Total rewards in recession, Brown D, Employee Benefits Summit, Employee Benefits Magazine/Centaur, Monte Carlo, June 2009
Rewards: building the balance in recession, Brown D, Reward and Benefits 09, Osney Media, London, May 2009
HR consulting: the real story, Brown D, CIPD West London branch seminar, London, May 2009
Reward strategy workshop, Brown D, Osney Media, London, May 2009
Equal pay: moving beyond compliance, Brown D, London Councils/Capital Ambition workshop, London, May 2009
Reward in recession, Brown D, RHS Pay Club Meeting, London, May 2009
HRM in Recession, Brown D, NHS North West HR Directors' Meeting, Haydock Park, April 2009
HRM in the Recession, Brown D, Managing Partners' Forum, Birmingham, April 2009
Measuring the effectiveness of pay and reward practices, Brown D, Manchester Metropolitan University Biannual Performance and Reward Conference, Manchester, April 2009
Rewards in recession, Brown D, Big Crew Change, ACI, London, March 2009
Finding the balance in your reward strategies, Brown D, IBDG Strategy Meeting, London, March 2009
M and A: The Integration Dilemma, Brown D, JSB Workshop on HR in Mergers and Acquisitions, London, February 2009
Rewards in Recession, Brown D, CIPD West London branch meeting, Ealing, February 2009
Maximising performance through reward, Brown D, CIPD Annual Reward Conference, London, February 2009
Reward in the new world, Brown D, Media HR Group including managers from the Economist, Independent, Pearson, Reed Elsevier and Guardian Media Group, London, January 2009
Restructuring and redundancy, or redeployment and re-engagement? Managing and rewarding employees during the recession, Brown D, Managing Partners Forum Meeting, Bristol, January 2009
Rewards in the downturn: the end of market and performance pay?, Brown D, E-reward Annual Conference, December 2008
Measuring reward effectiveness, Brown D, IBDG HR Directors' Summit, London, November 2008
What's happening in job evaluation?, Brown D, Subsea 7 Global HR Meeting, Aberdeen, October 2008
Reward trends in the downturn, Brown D, CIPD Birmingham branch, October 2008
Reward strategies in the downturn, Brown D, PWC HR Network, Stoke Poges, October 2008
Trends in Performance Management, Brown D, UCEA, Issues in Performance Management conference, London, October 2008
Incentives: Do they work?, Brown D, IES HR Network debate, London, October 2008
Measuring reward effectiveness, Brown D, Employee Benefits Annual Conference, Islington, October 2008
Segmentation and Total Rewards, Brown D, IES HR Network, London, September 2008
Restructuring and redundancy or recruitment and retention?, Brown D, Managing Partners Forum, Manchester, September 2008
HR consulting: the real story, Brown D, Kings College HR Masters students and alumni, London, June 2008
Attracting and rewarding talent, Brown D, PwC Talent Network, London, June 2008
The rewards they are a'changing, Brown D, E-reward Spring Conference, London, June 2008
Reward past, present and future, Brown D, Osney Media European Reward Summit, London, May 2008
Are people really our greatest asset?, Brown D, ICAEW / HR Society joint meeting, London, May 2008
Employee engagement: why bother?, Brown D, Anuman Annual ER Conference, April 2008
The International Reward Balancing Act, Brown D, PwC European client conference, Rome, April 2008
What's happening in reward?, Brown D, CIPD West London branch, Ealing, March 2008
Where is HR Heading?, Brown D, CIPD Sussex branch conference, Roffey Park, March 2008
Innovations in reward, Brown D, IBDG HR Directors' summit, London, March 2008
Strategic Reward Masterclass, Brown D, Business Intelligence, London, February 2008
The future for the HR function, Brown D, HR Network Scotland conference, Edinburgh, February 2008
Making Reward Strategy Happen, Brown D, CIPD Annual Reward Conference, London, February 2008
Measuring the effectiveness of your reward strategy, Brown D, E-reward annual conference, London, November 2007
New ideas in reward, Brown D, IDS Pay Planning conference, London, October 2007
Reward strategy: making it happen, Brown D, HR Norge Annual Conference, Oslo, October 2007
Navigating the reward strategy jungle, Brown D, PwC Legal Network, London, October 2007
Total rewards: what does it mean?, Brown D, Employee Benefits Annual conference, Islington, October 2007
Reward strategies: making them happen, Brown D, European Pharmaceutical Reward Network, Vienna, September 2007
What's happening in reward?, Brown D, PwC HR Directors' groups, Glasgow, Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham, Autumn 2007
Strategy: what's reward got to do with it?, Brown D, London Business School Alumni Human Capital Network, London, July 2007
Global trends in HR, Brown D, LVMH Global HR Conference, Edinburgh, July 2007
Implementing reward strategies, Brown D, PwC Compensation Network, London, June 2007
Rewarding contribution at West Midlands Police, Brown D, Public Sector People Management Conference, London, May 2007
Line managers and reward, Brown D, Reward in Financial Services conference, Marcus Evans, London, May 2007
Reward and the line: business partnering in practice?, Brown D, Employee Benefits Northern conference, Manchester, May 2007
What's happening, what needs to happen in UK rewards?, Brown D, UCEA Reward Conference, London, April 2007
Reward strategy, Brown D, CIPD West London branch, Ealing, March 2007
Reward strategy, Brown D, CIPD Central London group, London, March 2007
Rewards and business performance, Brown D, Cranfield MBA students, Cranfield, March 2007
Reward strategy: the implementation challenge, Brown D, CIPD Rewards Forum, London, March 2007
The business case for age diversity, Brown D, CIPD/TUC Age Conference, London, February 2007
Reward strategy, Brown D, Docklands Personnel Group, Canary Wharf, February 2007
Linking HR and business performance, Brown D, HR Directors' Summit, Newport, January 2007

Advisory roles and affiliations

Member of the HR Advisory Group at London School of Economics and Political Science (2017 - present)
Visting Professor at Greenwich University (2017 - present)
Visiting Fellow at Kingston University (2015 - present)