Presented by
Management Forum
This programme has been specifically designed for those HR professionals who operate at, or aspire to operate at, a senior level within their businesses.
★★★★★ "Excellent content, the speaker knew her stuff and presented in a user friendly way."
10-11 July 2023
+ 28-29 November 2023
from £799
This programme has been specifically designed for those HR professionals who operate at, or aspire to operate at, a senior level within their business, particularly those who work closely with senior and operational decision-makers.
The event focuses on the role of the HR manager with senior accountability and responsibilities for the effective deployment of the human resource, the most expensive asset within a business. Case study activities based on a business scenario will be included, encouraging participants to apply strategic thinking to the HR agenda, identifying potential, mitigating risk and planning for the future direction of the business. The knowledge, skills and behaviours required to act effectively at a senior level, including influencing and communicating with stakeholders on commercial aspects, are highlighted via the discussion exercises and the proposals made for the recommended strategy for the case study company. These exercises culminate in personal action plans that transfer the lessons learned to the situations of the participants attending, making the programme individually relevant and beneficial.
Highly participative throughout, the programme provides an opportunity to network with fellow professionals and to explore the changing role that is synonymous with seniority in the HR field. Attending this event is an invaluable use of a busy HR professional’s time.
Benefits of attending:
HR professionals who want to develop their skills to become an invaluable asset to the business and reach their potential as high-performers, including:
Thinking strategically requires a long-term view and the foresight to identify external and internal forces that affect or determine the commercial success or failure of a business. Looking at the global business marketplace, this section of the programme will focus on:
Understanding the commercial aspects of your business is a vital element of the senior HR professional's role. This module focuses on the skills of the senior HR manager as 'business consultant' in the human resources arena, using the case study company to explore the numbers.
Even senior and well-educated managers and executives with a corporate-wide view of the commercial position of their business may hold on to perceptions formed early in their careers regarding the role of the HR function in business. Changing a mindset and perception takes persistence and tenacity in educating stakeholders as to the value human resources can add. This module delves into the commercial benefits derived when businesses utilise the human resource to its full potential – invariably their greatest expense.
This module focuses on the behavioural skills required to create impact and raise the profile of the HR profession in business. You will examine the prerequisite approaches required when working on the relationships at the top, identifying the influential stakeholders and measuring the existing relationships. Using the case study organisation, you will explore the opportunities and methods available to:
Reaching the status of ‘trusted adviser’ within your business opens doors for the influential senior HR manager. Raising the awareness of industry norms, trends and best practices in a proactive and inspiring way increases appeal to the value-add of HR. With the wealth of data available across the internet, HR professionals can fulfil the role of business consultant by highlighting successful strategies utilised in companies, adding value by educating the senior management teams as to progress being made elsewhere in industry.
The success of change in your business depends on two factors – the mechanisms of change processes and the human acceptance. Advising business leaders regarding the most engaging way of effecting change and demonstrating smooth transitions through challenging times can have a bottom-line impact on the profitability of your business. This module covers:
Implementing your strategies into the processes of the business will reap commercial rewards.
Having a strategic approach at the highest level in the HR structure can be undermined by a traditional mindset in the team. This module explores the leadership skills needed by the senior HR manager to bring the junior members of the profession from a reactive transactional focus to a proactive partnering approach.
You will leave this workshop-style programme with an individual action plan to achieve your desired status within the business.
Jocelyn Hughes is a recognised expert in HR management and personal development, having worked in training and personal development since the early 1980s. A strong advocate of training for a reason, she has a practical approach to training which aims to provide participants and organisations with readily useful content, transferable to the workplace. Having enjoyed a successful career in training management, she began working as a freelance consultant in 1998, working with major blue chip organisations across the UK and internationally. Jocelyn is widely respected for her experience and expertise. She is a qualified NLP practitioner and is a published author of ‘Contact Centre Management’ with Echelon Publishing.
NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:
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10-11 July 2023
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 12392
Until 05 Jun
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28-29 November 2023
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 12269
Until 24 Oct
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* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price.
An engaging and insightful course. The two days went by very quickly and I did not feel at any point that it was irrelevant to me.
Nov 6 2019
Shaun Lightbody
HR Business Partner-South Area, Five Guys
Jun 13 2018
Very informative speaker.
Vicky Widlake
Head of HR, CHL Mortgages
Jun 13 2018
[The speaker is] very experienced, "gets" HR in a modern business context. Good use of examples from her other consulting work.
Jonathan Parsons
HR Director, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd
Jun 13 2018
Great explanations on topics and linking to other experiences and companies. Knowledge that Jocelyn passed onto the group was very useful amd helped to relate to the companies that we work in. An interesting discussion and experience based course.
Abi Smith
HR Business Partner, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd
Nov 14 2017
Excellent content, the speaker knew her stuff and presented in a user friendly way.
Sharon Devlin
HR Manager, ConvaTec Ltd
Nov 14 2017
Great speaker, very knowledgeable. Good balance of group work/presentations.
Jane Hoffack
Group HR Manager, Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Ltd
Nov 14 2017
Very impressed. Very honest, practical advice. Obviously an expert with a human touch.
Debra Amos
Head of HR , Shire Leasing PLC
Nov 14 2017
Speaker very knowledgeable, good and clear examples.
Jane Olds
Head of Human Resources, Weatherbys Ltd
Nov 14 2017
Very knowledgable speaker.
Michelle Wren
Group Head of HR, Freedom Finance
Nov 14 2017
Content was very relevant, and what I was expecting. Jocelyn is an excellent presenter.
Yvette Colbourne
Senior HR Business Partner, Unatrac Ltd
Nov 14 2017
Excellent and relevant.
Joanne Thomas
UK HR Manager, Puma Energy UK
United Kingdom
France
2 days
Typical duration
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We can customise this course to your requirements and deliver it on an in-house basis for any number of your staff or colleagues.
Contact our in-house training experts Aleksandra Beer and Yesim Nurko to discuss your requirements:
Multiple colleagues? See above for details of our discounts for 2, 3, or 4 delegates. For more, talk to one of our training experts to discuss how to: