Human Resources Strategy

Training Overview: Participants will examine what is meant by Human Resource Strategy. During the last 15 years, the function and requirements of Human Resources Departments in organizations have been continually changing and evolving. Many have embraced the concept of ‘business partnering’ or even ‘business player’ as they strive to become more able to support the HR challenges that they face in an increasingly global market. The Human Resources function is more and more expected to operate both strategically and as a business in its own right. Businesses are placing increasing demands on the function to provide better, cheaper and faster solutions to increasingly complex business problems.

Goals:

• Overview of Human Resource Strategy.
• Alternative strategies/organizational set ups.
• Aligning hiring practices with business requirements.
• Filtering in the hiring process.
• New hiring techniques: where; why; how much; and benefits.
• Motivation techniques: compensation directly aligned to 110% of business targets (both short and long term).
• Compensation: alternatives to monetary reward.
• Motivation: the carrot and the stick (methods of reward and punishment).

Content:

• Hiring practices: analyzing the job requirements.
• Hiring practices: creating a Useful job description.
• Hiring practices: modern search strategies.
• Setting targets
• Understanding the link between compensation & realistic target setting.
• Fixed vs. variable salary aligned to short and long term business targets.
• Motivational techniques (with case studies)
• Training plans
• Communication plans
• Evaluation techniques (360 PDI)
• Esprit de corps (techniques to instill pride and camaraderie in your employees).
• Identifying high priority employees

Training Methodology: 50% Theory, 50% Practical

This will be an interactive session, drawing from experience and prompting the participants to engage in discussions and analysis of case studies and the readings (provided by the trainer) as well as role-play activities carried out during the training.