Strategic influencing for HR leaders modular program

Getting your HR priorities on the business table

This tailored blended learning program will address a critical challenge for HR: How to ensure that the HR function is seen to add real business value.

We tackle two core issues that were illuminated by our Next Level HR Report:

1. That HR must be seen to address the root causes of business problems; and
2. That HR leaders build stature and influence so that they influence successfully at the strategic level.

Who is this for?

HR leaders who are committed to raising the level at which they operate and want to:

Learn new approaches, tools and techniques for stakeholder engagement
Better understand business challenges and how to get HR priorities on the business table
Build more trusting partnerships with key stakeholders
Learn and collaborate with peers from different organisations, sectors and countries.

What will I learn?

During this program we will look at:

Stakeholder mapping and developing a smart engagement strategy
Identifying the top business challenges in your organisation
Positioning the people challenges within that agenda
Analysis of root causes
Building alignment despite conflicting stakeholder needs
Political intelligence
Building trusting relationships
Building your reputation as a valuebuilder in business
Identifying clear, aligned outcomes for the business and HR agendas

Facilitators

This program is facilitated by Deborah Wilkes, CEO of Enable-HR International Limited, supported by one of our team.

What are the outcomes?

Greater personal credibility, influence and impact
A cohesive strategy to deliver results in a real business project
Greater skill and confidence in:
- Business acumen and understanding how your business works
- Diagnosing business problems and analysing their root causes
- Influencing business leaders
- Identifying clear, aligned outcomes for the business and HR agendas
- Anticipating and managing conflicting agendas
- HR advocacy

What do I get?

Insights from the latest research, thinking and trends in the world of HR.
Workbook to use during the workshop with tools for you to use back at work.

Format:

7 hours of virtual workshops plus 10 hours of assignments and group coaching

Format:

Please contact us for a discussion about how this programme could help your organisation.

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