Strategic HR Management and Leadership Essentials (Online)

Strategic HR Management is a comprehensive exploration of HR and the relationship with business. HR should be central to business decision-making as it is people who will deliver the goals of every initiative. This course takes participants on a journey into the business world and delivering performance.

This course embarks into the essential fundamental aspects of leadership on your career pathway. Set over the course using a combination of discussion debates, case studies, research and immersion sessions, you will explore experientially how to emerge more fully as a leader and to harness the workforce to transform.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

HR and Corporate Strategy

• The Meaning of HR Strategy
• HR Approaches to Organizational Development
• Business and Corporate Strategies

HR Processes

• Stakeholders and Corporate Responsibility
• High Impact HRM Policy and practice
• Line Management responsibilities

Organizational Development

• The Tools of Organizational Development
• The Importance of Culture
• Developing an Effective Culture

Persuasion and Influence

• The Key Ethical Persuaders
• Assertiveness
• Emotional Intelligence
• Empathy and Resilience

Leadership – The Pursuit of Excellence

• Excellence in Leadership
• Mission to Be the Best
• Managing Change by Raising Standards
• Leader board Comparative Analysis

Key Leadership Qualities

• Leadership Characteristics and Traits
• What Makes Great Leaders
• Psychological Mindset of Leaders
• Leading with Ration, Logic and Emotions

Decision-Making Skills

• The Decision-Making Process
• How to Skilfully Persuade
• Team-led Approaches to Decision-Making
• Structured Critical Thinking

Managing Stakeholder Expectations

• Principles in Engaging Stakeholders
• Aligning from Grassroots to Boardroom
• Mobilizing Stakeholder Support
• Managing Expectations

Course Review

• Summary and recap of key learning objectives
• Action Planning

This course is suitable for:

• HR directors
• Heads of HR functions
• HR business partners
• Senior HR executives, managers, advisors and officers who wish to contribute to the development and implementation of HR strategy.
• Chief officers, Chairpersons, Board members, Company directors, Heads of Departments, and all those at the highest levels of an organization interested in developing an in-depth knowledge of strategic HRM.
• Senior Managers and High Performance Executives.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to understand:

• The strategic nature of HR and Corporate Strategy.
• Stakeholder Management and Corporate Responsibility.
• High Impact HRM Policy and Practice.
• The process of formulating and implementing organizational development strategy.
• Leadership principles and how to apply them.
• Leadership styles and the psychological basis that underpins great leadership.
• High level decision-making approaches to deliver robust leadership strategies.
• How to implement an Action Plan at your workplace using the knowledge and skills acquired through the course.