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The Business of Human Resources: Leading HR into the Future NEW!

2010 Dates: May 10-14, Sept. 13-17
2010 Tuition: SHRM members: $4,925 Non SHRM members: $5,400

Participants will earn 37.5 recertification hours.

Society for Human Resource ManagementThe Business of Human Resources has been redesigned to equip senior HR leaders with the most up-to-date business knowledge and skills needed to operate in today’s rapidly changing, global business environment. By attending this new program, senior HR leaders will acquire the business competencies needed to move their organizations forward.

Overview

The business world is changing — globalization, economic downturns, demographic shifts, talent shortages, increasing regulation and new technologies — all leading to global, business innovations that will have workplace implications. More than ever, senior HR leaders will need to understand how developments in the external environment will impact their organizations as they will be called upon to make human capital decisions that drive their organizations’ top and bottom lines.

These business innovations will also force senior HR leaders to redefine their roles in their organizations. Senior HR leaders will need to operate in strategy-setting roles that clearly demonstrate overall business contribution. Resources will continue to be limited, and senior HR leaders will need to know how to compete effectively for these limited resources.

Key Benefits

  • This program will be delivered by an international business school faculty with global expertise in strategy, accounting, finance, operations, marketing and business innovation. By working with business faculty from outside the HR area, participants will see the “big picture” and discover new areas where they can provide expert advice to their business leaders.
  • This program is offered in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Participants will earn 37.5 recertification hours. This program meets the Human Resource Certification Institute’s (HRCI) strategic requirement for SPHR (Senior Professionals in Human Resources).
  • Program fee includes accommodations, instruction, materials and most meals at Kenan-Flagler’s top-rated, executive conference center.

Key Takeaways

Senior HR leaders will learn how to:

  • Work more effectively with their business leaders
  • Focus on what is important v. what is urgent
  • Develop good ideas that will payoff for the firm
  • Frame ideas that will sell in the C-suite
  • Connect HR metrics with firm metrics that count
  • Increase HR’s relevance and influence in the firm
  • Reshape the HR function into a world-class service organization
  • Develop an action plan that can be implemented on Monday

Who should attend?

Senior HR leaders who want to:

  • Gain a broad understanding of the business principles and emerging trends that are shaping the future of global business
  • Be responsive to changes within their organizations and in the external, global environment
  • Gather and use information to make informed business decisions
  • Develop proficiency in communicating in the language and methods of business
  • Make the business case to achieve buy-in and support from key stakeholders
  • Consult with business leaders around strategic decisions that have human capital implications
  • Build processes and programs that demonstrate measurable business outcomes
  • Demonstrate the value that HR brings to the organization

Special Feature: Business Challenge Exercise

This action learning exercise links the business competencies learned during the program with a participant’s individual business challenge. Working in teams with peer feedback and faculty coaching, each participant identifies a strategic business challenge, recommends a solution and develops an action plan for addressing the challenge back on the job.

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