Linking HR Strategy to Business Strategy
Optimizing the Impact of HR Practices on Business Results
3 CREDITS
LEARNING MODEL: IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
A company’s human talent provides an unrivalled competitive advantage in today’s global environment. To optimize that unique ability, human resource professionals must design and foster an employee culture that directly aligns HR practises with organizational goals and actively contributes to the bottom line.
The Linking HR Strategy to Business Strategy program complements our Advanced HR program, augmenting the core competencies of HR professionals with business acumen and skills that will both engage senior teams and earn executive-level sponsorship and support.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- HR professionals in the private and public sectors with five to ten years of experience in the HR field and a good working knowledge of primary HR disciplines
ORGANIZATIONAL BENEFITS
- Key HR practices that align with and contribute to successful business strategies
- Greater knowledge of key issues and decisions that drive successful initiatives
- Tools and resources to design, articulate, implement and measure the impact of successful HR solutions
- Effective collaboration between HR professionals and senior team leaders
- A motivated and talented team working together to build competitive advantage and business success
TAKEAWAY TOOLS
- Relevant questions and business analysis tools to engage HR teams business leaders
- Case studies, exercises and business analysis frameworks that can be use in your environment with your HR teams to transfer the concepts and learning into your organization.
- Relevant, updated reading list for reference by participants post-workshop
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learn how to:
- Deliver HR practices that directly impact your organization’s revenue streams and cost management initiatives
- Support your organization’s risk management strategy by identifying how HR practices play a key role in managing and mitigating business risk
- Speak the “language of business” to develop and implement practices that produce specific and sustainable financial results
- Develop innovative, relevant programs and processes that earn the respect and endorsement of senior business-line executives
- Optimize HR strategies and practices to create a positive employee culture that’s focused on and ready to contribute to organizational goals
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PROGRAM DETAILS
Linking HR Strategy to Business Strategy gives HR professionals the deeper knowledge required to connect HR practices and programs to organizational success.
a) Understanding Business Strategy
You’ll enhance your knowledge of key business drivers and core elements of business models that impact business results. We’ll discuss market segmentation, product and service design, and how organizations – and HR Professionals – create value. We’ll also explain the dynamic interplay between revenues, costs and risk, and demonstrate how strong HR practices contribute to profitability.
b) Practices and Teams that Drive Results
HR disciplines can impact business strategy, but your leadership is crucial to success. We’ll show you how to leverage training, development and performance management programs for organizational success, and how to fully engage your HR teams to keep them focused on business goals.
c) Let’s Talk Business
You’ll need to learn the language of numbers to successfully communicate and contribute to strategic discussions within your organization. We’ll show you how to design and measure programs that deliver business value to your organization through periods of ongoing change.