Strategic Human Resource Management
Core Business Skills for managers, executives and professionals
Duration
5 Days
Format
Classroom &Online
Fee From
$2,950
Scheduled Dates
No sessions of this type are scheduled.
Introduction
People are the main source of competitive advantage for most organizations. As skills shortages, hybrid working, technology and changing employee expectations reshape the workplace, HR must move beyond administration to become a strategic partner that shapes workforce capability, culture and performance.
Over five days, this Thinkcloudly course gives HR professionals and people leaders the frameworks and tools to align HR strategy with business strategy, plan the workforce, attract and develop talent, manage performance and reward, and use people analytics to demonstrate the value of HR.
- The strategic role of HR and the HR business partner model
- Aligning HR strategy with business strategy
- Workforce planning, talent acquisition and succession
- Performance management, reward and employee engagement
- People analytics, HR metrics and leading organizational change
Objectives
- Explain the strategic role of HR and how it creates business value
- Develop an HR strategy aligned with organizational goals
- Carry out strategic workforce planning and skills gap analysis
- Design talent acquisition, development and succession frameworks
- Build performance management and reward approaches that drive results
- Build performance management and reward approaches that drive results
- Use HR metrics and people analytics to support decisions
Training Methodology
Organisational Impact
- An HR strategy clearly linked to business priorities
- The right people with the right skills in the right roles
- Stronger leadership pipelines and succession plans
- Higher employee engagement, performance and retention
- Evidence-based people decisions supported by data
- HR positioned as a trusted strategic partner to leadership
Personal Impact
- Think and act strategically as an HR professional
- Contribute confidently to business strategy discussions
- Use workforce planning and talent tools with confidence
- Design practical HR policies and programmes
- Measure and communicate the value of HR initiatives
- Strengthen your profile for senior HR and HR business partner roles
Who Should Attend?
- HR directors, HR managers and HR business partners
- Talent, learning and organizational development professionals
- Recruitment and talent acquisition managers
- Compensation, benefits and reward specialists
- HR professionals moving into strategic roles
- Line managers and leaders responsible for people
- Senior executives overseeing the HR function
- Business owners and entrepreneurs
Course Outline
- The evolution from personnel management to strategic HR
- HR operating models and the HR business partner role
- Linking HR strategy to business strategy
- Understanding the business: finance and strategy for HR
- Assessing HR maturity and capability
- Case study: HR as a driver of business performance
- Strategic workforce planning
- Skills gap analysis and future skills
- Employer branding and employee value proposition
- Recruitment and selection best practice
- Onboarding for early productivity
- Practical exercise: building a workforce plan
- Talent management frameworks
- Identifying and developing high potentials
- Succession planning and leadership pipelines
- Learning and development strategy
- Career paths and internal mobility
- Practical exercise: designing a succession framework
- Performance management that drives results
- Goal setting, feedback and continuous conversations
- Total reward strategy and pay structures
- Employee engagement and wellbeing
- Retention strategies and managing turnover
- Practical exercise: reviewing performance and reward practices
- HR metrics and people analytics
- Using data to support people decisions
- Digital HR and HR information systems
- AI and automation in HR
- Leading and supporting organizational change
- Capstone exercise: HR strategy action plan
Certificates
CLASSROOM
Delegates who complete the classroom course receive the Thinkcloudly Certificate of Completion, with one Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit for every 50 minutes of attendance.
ONLINE
Delegates who complete the live online course receive the Thinkcloudly Certificate of Completion, with one Guided Learning Hour awarded for every 60 minutes of attendance.
Providers and Associations
Original price was: $6,499.00.$5,950.00Current price is: $5,950.00.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn on this course?
How to align HR strategy with business goals, plan the workforce, develop talent, manage performance and reward, and use people analytics to demonstrate HR's value.
Do I need to work in HR to attend?
No. The course is designed for HR professionals but is equally valuable for line managers and leaders responsible for people.
Is the course relevant to my country?
Yes. The course focuses on strategic HR principles and practices that apply internationally, rather than country-specific employment law.
Does the course cover HR technology and AI?
Yes. Day 5 covers digital HR, HR systems and practical uses of AI and analytics in people management.
What will I take back to my organization?
A workforce planning template, a talent and succession framework, an HR scorecard and an HR strategy action plan.
What is included in the fee?
The fee of $5,950 covers the full five-day programme, course materials and certificate. Classroom fees also include lunch and refreshments.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes. All delegates who complete the course receive the Thinkcloudly Certificate of Completion, with CPE credits for classroom attendance or Guided Learning Hours for online attendance.
Can this course be delivered in-house?
Yes. We can tailor the content and case studies to your industry and deliver it at your premises, a venue of your choice or online. Contact [email protected] to discuss your requirements.
