PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Heighten your HR business partner (HRBP) skills to better align  initiatives with the organization’s strategic direction. Practice  HRBP methods to help you develop and manage relationships,  communicate with impact, coach leaders, effectively facilitate  discussions, and drive business results in your organization.  Through an integrated case study, identify initiatives that address the needs of your organization while practicing coaching,  communication, and change leadership skills.
 
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
This program is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to:
Demonstrate ability as a business leader and HR professional through effective communication and influence.
Coach executives and managers to effectively lead their teams.
Identify key organizational initiatives requiring a change  management process, and
communicate necessary steps to  business leaders.
Identify opportunities to support the organization through  effective facilitation.
Align HR activities with the strategic direction of the  organization, and communicate how HR supports business  results.
 
PROGRAM OUTLINE
SECTION 1: Demonstrating Your Skill as a Business Leader and HR Professional
Learn about the organization, industry, competitors, and customers
Set direction for the HR organization to support the business goals
Build your skill as a strategic contributor
Track metrics that leaders and managers value
Ensure HR functions are running smoothly
Continually ask “How can HR make a difference?”
Move toward a partnership role
Team leadership
 
SECTION 2: Supporting Leaders and Implementing  Organizational Change
Change complexity and  impact
Identify key initiatives  requiring a change  management process
Individual transition curve
Signs of resistance and  support
Leading and implementing change
Change management  process
Communication during change process
Key roles
Facilitating change efforts  and supporting leaders  during changes
 
SECTION 3: Team Leadership
Characteristics of an effective team
Team chartering
The first team meeting
 
SECTION 4: Communication and Influence
Upward communication – advocacy and inquiry
Horizontal communication – cross-channel communication
Downward communication – empowering communication
Alignment of communication
Present your ideas clearly
 
SECTION 5: Influence Skills
Identify needs and wants
Influence models
Collaboration and win/win solutions
Use of influence during change efforts
 
SECTION 6: Coaching Leaders and Managers
HRBP role as a coach
Model for coaching
Linking performance management to organizational goals
Effective feedback
Scenarios for coaching and feedback
 
SECTION 7: Facilitation Skills
HRBP role as a facilitator
Opportunities to support the organization
Key facilitation skills
Plan the process for facilitating a meeting
Practice facilitation
 
SECTION 8: Strategic Alignment
Organizational strategies and plans
Identify and align HR initiatives
 
Recertification
SHRM: 14.75 PDCs