The British Academy for Training and Development offers a professional training course in HR Strategy And Advanced Strategic Management. The nature of organizations has not changed, and the pace of change is accelerating. HR, like many parts of the organization, has the challenge of doing more with the same or less resources. This is a time to be even more strategic in your views and actions. Completing daily tasks does not guarantee employment. We need to think and act more thoughtfully and strategically to add value to our organization and work. This course will guide you through the steps necessary to achieve this. The course ends with a summary of key learning points. This is followed by action planning exercises to apply the knowledge and skills learned immediately upon returning to work.

Who should attend? 

• Board-level directors, Deputy Directors, and all other Senior Management who are responsible for and can provide resources to achieve the strategic objectives of the organization.
• HR Managers.
• Personnel Department Manager.
• Human Resources Business Partner.
• Senior HR leaders.
• Managers, Consultants and Executives who want to contribute to the development and implementation of HR strategies.
• Chief Executives, Chairman, Board Members, Department Heads and anyone at the highest level of an organization interested in developing a deep knowledge of Strategic HRM.

How attendees will benefit? 

After completion of the course, delegates will understand: 

• How to focus on ensuring that your organization's operations are fit for purpose now, in the medium term, and long term. A strategic overview of operations.
• When and how to "intervene" in the organization's operations.
• Strategic Leader Roles – especially those related to the financial, human resources, data/information, and operational capabilities of the organization to achieve its strategic objectives.
• The strategic nature of human resources.
• The process of developing and implementing an organizational development strategy.
• The Meaning and Importance of Human Capital Management (HCM).
• Approaches to Developing Knowledge Management Strategies.
• Use the knowledge and skills acquired in the course to implement action plans in the workplace.

Organizational Role of the Strategic Manager:

• What is Strategic Management?
• Understand the Strategic Position of the organization.
• Strategic Toolkit.
• Stakeholder Management.

Finance Strategy:

• Funding strategic priorities.
• Ensure revenue resilience.
• Managing reserves.
• Crises planning.

Human Capital Strategy:

• Talent Management.
• Pay and reward.
• Succession planning.
• The corporate dashboard.

Strategic Risk Management:

• Financial risks.
• People risks.
• Operational risks.
• Reputational risks.

Operational Capability:

• Business Modelling.
• Resilient supply chains.
• Ensuring quality.
• Lean systems.

Strategic Planning:

• The Strategic Planning Cycle.
• Review and refresh.
• Incremental adjustments vs major restructure.

Leading Strategic Change:

• The Drivers of Change.
• Building and gaining support.
• Project management.
• Change management.

Crisis Management:

• Emergency response.
• Taking control.
• Working in partnership.
• Restoring normality.

HR Strategy:

• Strategic nature of HR.
• HR Models – Strengths and Weaknesses.
• Strategic business partner model.

Organizational Development Strategy:

• Organizational Development Activities.
• Formulating and implementing OD strategy.
• Culture Change.

Knowledge Management Strategy

• Types of Knowledge.
• Knowledge Management toolkit.
• Knowledge Management as part of Organizational Culture.

Professional Self-Development

• Self-Coaching.
• Personal Motivation to Change.

Course Review

• Summary of key learning objectives.
• Action Plan.