Course description
Are you looking to take a more strategic approach and have a direct impact on driving organisational performance as an HRBP?
Harness your HR expertise to support your organisation in achieving its goals with CRF Learning’s flagship online learning programme. This course will develop your strategic thinking, enabling you to understand your organisations’ business objectives and develop pragmatic, flexible solutions.
Develop the skills to play a central role in cultivating business changes and prepare your organisation to thrive in the future.
It all starts with the business. This four-hour, online syllabus will teach you how to take a truly strategic approach to HR – seeing yourself as a business person first, and an HR person second.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Current and aspiring HRBPs looking to improve individual and organisational performance. You should have a fundamental knowledge of HR, and a few years’ experience in the field.
Why not try a module for free? Experience the learning platform and begin your journey to becoming a more effective HRBP today.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
- Apply your HR expertise to help your business respond to challenges and deliver on strategy
- Cultivate a high-performance work environment
- Improve individual and organisational performance
- Play a central role initiating business changes
- Understand decision-making processes and become a key influencer
Training Course Content
What Does Great HR Look Like?
- Platform Introduction and User Guide
- Course Overview
- Module Introduction
- Exercise: Hear from top HRDs on what great HR looks like
- Exercise: What are the most important skills in HR?
- Exercise: Reflect on your learning
- Module Summary
What is an HR Business Partner?
- Module Introduction
- Exercise: What do HRBPs spend time doing?
- Module Summary
- Exercise: Business Partnering in your Organisation
- Exercise: Reflect on your current approach as an HRBP
Organisational Imperatives
- Module Introduction
- Exercise: What is the Purpose of HR?
- How will Organisational Challenges Affect your Business?
- How does HR Help a Business Respond to Organisational Challenges?
- Key Skills for Addressing the Challenges
- Module Summary
- Exercise: Thinking about your Role
- Exercise: Reflect on your Learning
The Strategic Role of an HRBP
- Module Introduction: What is Strategy?
- Exercise: How Good is your Business Strategy?
- Strategic Thinking
- Exercise: Are you Operating as a True Strategic HRBP?
- Module Summary
Strategy Process
- Module Introduction: How Strategy is Developed
- Strategy Stage One: Defining Organisational Purpose
- Exercise: How good is your Organisation's Purpose?
- Exercise: Reflect on your Organisation's Purpose and your Alignment with it
- Strategy Stage Two: Analysing the Situation
- Exercise: Reflect on whether you are Behaving Strategically
- Strategy Stage Three: Develop Strategic Options
- Exercise: Reflect on your Mindset
- Video: Keynote from George Yip of the China Europe International Business School
- Strategy Stage Four: Agree, Translate and Communicate the Strategy
- Exercise: Reflect on your Learnings
- Module Summary
Where Should HR be Involved?
- Module Introduction
- HR's Role in the Strategy Process
- Video: Prof. Patrick Wright on Developing an Effective HR Strategy
- Exercise: Exploring HR's Four RolesExercise: Reflect on your Strategic Role
- Module Summary
What Do We Mean by Capability?
- Module Introduction: Organisational Capability Definition and Model
- What is Organisational Culture?
- Defining Culture
- Exercise: Reflect on your Role as a Capability Builder and Culture Gardener
- Module Summary
Strategic HR Framework
- The Framework
- Operational Principles for HR
- Exercise: How will you use the Framework?
- Module Summary
The Value Creation Role of an HRBP
- How HR can be more Commercial
- Exercise: Commercial Acumen Assessment
- Exercise: Characteristics of Commerciality
- What Does Being Commercial Mean for an HRBP?
- Video: Developing Commercial Acumen within the HR Function
- Exercise: Reflect on your Learning
- Module Summary
The Link Between HR and Value
- What is Value?
- The Link Between HR and Value Creation
- Net Present Value
- Exercise: Are you Comfortable with the Numbers?
- Module Summary
What HR can do to Create Sustainable Value?
- The Cash Cascade Model of Value
- Exercise: Increasing Firm Value
- Prioritising what Generates the Most Value
- Exercise: What do you need to stop doing?
- Module Summary
Evaluating the Value Added of What We Do
- Measuring What Matters
- Measurement Model
- What Does Good Evaluation Look Like?
- Exercise: Are you Measuring the Right Things?
- Exercise: Reflect on your Learning
- Module Summary
Reading Financial Statements
- The Three Key Financial Statements
- Defining and Assessing Risk
- Exercise: Reflect on your Learnings
- Module Summary
Strategic Workforce Planning
- Why Does Strategic Workforce Planning Matter?
- Good Strategic Workforce Planning
- Model for Strategic Workforce Planning
- Timeframes for Strategic Workforce Planning
- Video: Wendy Hirsh, Researcher and Consultant, Institute of Employment Studies
- Exercise: Reflect on your Learning
- Module Summary
Strategic Workforce Planning Case Study
- A Real Life Case Study of Strategic Workforce Planning
Summary and Application of Learning
- Summary of Key Learnings
- Exercise: Reflect on your Learning
- Exercise: Course Quiz
- Exercise: Embedding and Acting on your Learning
Appendix - The Models
- Introduction
- The Essence of Strategy
- The Strategy Process
- 7S Model
- Culture
- PESTLE Model
- Porter's Five Forces
- SWOT Analysis
- Scenario Planning
- Ansoff Product Growth Matrix
- BCG Growth Matrix
- MOST
- SMART Goals
- Four Strategy Roles
- Strategic HR Framework
- Value Pyramid
- Cash Cascade
- Prioritisation Matrix
- NPV
- Metrics
- SWFP
- SWFP Timeframes
Further Reading and Resources
- Links to Further Reading
- Suggested Reading List
Feedback Questionnaire
- Feedback Survey
Certificate of Completion
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