Strategic HR Management
Overview
HR adds most value when it is tied directly to organisational strategy. This course shows HR leaders how to build an HR strategy, design an operating model, plan the workforce, use people data and position HR as a trusted partner to the leadership team.
Who should attend
HR directors and managers, HR business partners, senior HR specialists and managers who lead people functions.
Training methodology
Interactive presentations, practical exercises, case studies, group discussions, role-plays where relevant, and a personal action plan that participants apply in their own work.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Link HR strategy to organisational strategy
- Design an HR operating model and service structure
- Plan the workforce for current and future needs
- Use HR metrics to inform decisions
- Lead change and act as a business partner
Course outline
Day 1HR and Strategy
- The changing role of HR
- Strategic HR models
- Reading the business strategy
- Translating strategy into people priorities
- HR strategy document structure
- Self-assessment of HR maturity
Day 2HR Operating Model
- Business partners, centres of expertise and shared services
- HR service catalogue
- HR policies and governance
- HR technology landscape
- Outsourcing decisions
- Workshop: design your HR model
Day 3Workforce and Talent
- Strategic workforce planning
- Organisation design basics
- Talent and succession strategy
- Reward strategy
- Culture and engagement
- Case study: aligning talent to growth
Day 4Measuring HR
- HR metrics and KPIs
- HR scorecard
- Cost and return of HR programmes
- People analytics basics
- Reporting to the board
- Exercise: build an HR dashboard
Day 5Leading as an HR Partner
- Consulting skills for HR
- Influencing senior leaders
- Leading organisational change
- HR ethics and risk
- Building HR capability
- Personal HR strategy action plan
