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Liz McQue - Chief Executive
HR - Developing Your HR Business Partner Role
- Category: Employment and Workforce
- Date: No current presentations
- Times: 9.30 - 5.00
- Cost: £550 + VAT for members/ £715 + VAT for non-members of North West Employers
- Venue: North West Employers, Manchester
This is an essential course for those whose HR organisation is moving to that of a Business Partner model, or for those people who consider it might. In addition it is one of the very few courses available for HR and associated professionals to find out, in realistic terms, how the business partner model can be put to practical use.
The course tutor is Dr Jane Yarnall, who has written a book on the subject, and it is delivered under the auspices of the Institute for Employment Studies (http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/main/index.php).
Impact/Outcomes:
The course will be highly participative with a mixture of theoretical input, group discussion and skill practice and by attending you will be able to:
- Appreciate how the HR role may change to be more consultative
- Become practically skilled in delivering such a service
- Develop skills in handling change
- Increase personal influencing
- Deal effectively with the personal challenges
This course will:
- help you to establish credibility with your business customers to enable you to position the partnership role more effectively within the business
- provide you with the background to lead the development of business partnering
- assist you to establish your own style and approach as a business partner
- give you confidence to overcome individual challenges within the role of business partner.
It covers:
The role of the HR business partner
- building personal credibility
- understanding different styles and how to relate to them
- building rapport
Developing the role within the business
- assessing client readiness and capability defining the role to suit your clients
- marketing and promoting the partnership within the business
- tracking your success
Influencing change
- building a business case
- stakeholder mapping
- personal influence
Dealing with the personal challenges of business partnership
- developing your personal ‘brand'
- understanding the dynamics of your relationships
- overcoming resistance from your clients
- dealing with ethical and political issues
Who Should attend: HR Professionals, or those who are involved in the decision making with respect to implementing or managing an HR business partner scheme.