Course Description

  

An HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a human resources professional who helps align an organisation’s people strategy with their business strategy. They ‘partner’ with senior leadership through specialised knowledge that helps create policies and programmes in line with an organisation’s goals and objectives.

Every successful organisation needs an HR business partner (HRBP). If you're an organisation interested in unlocking your productive potential, investing in an HRBP should be your next big move.

 

Objectives

 This course will enable you to:

• State the evolution of business partnering and how it has been applied since inception.
• Analyse past, present and emerging models of business partnering.
• Describe the context of your organization.
• Explain different models of organisations and how business partners add value.
• Analyse and explain the difference between strategic context and operational context.
• State the value of analytics in the work of people professionals.
• Demonstrate the benefit of financial acumen in the role of business partners.
• Identify organisational needs and use this insight to develop action plans.
• Describe the importance of measuring the performance of the people function as well as performance of the organization.
• Describe how to build influence in your organisation.

  

Outline 

 

Day (1) : The Fundamental HR Business Partner Model (Ulrich Model)

• Definition of HR business partner
• The fundamental Ulrich model: four roles to play
• Strategic partner
• Administrative expert
• Employee champion
• Change agent
• Application of the Ulrich model: four jobs for an HR business partner
• Strategic partner
• Operations manager
• Emergency responder
• Employee mediator

Day (2) : Skills and Competencies for HR Business Partners

• Data judgment
• Business acumen
• Knowledge of business strategy, market challenges and customer needs
• Focus on the organization’s financials
• Leading vs. lagging indicators
• Demonstrating strong business analytics
• Talent management acumen
• Workforce planning
• Succession planning
• Talent acquisition
• Talent retention

Day (3) : Strategic Partner

• Understanding how HRBPs can support the business
• Understanding the talent needs of the business
• Adjusting HR strategies to respond to changing business needs
• Identifying talent issues before they impact the business
• Identifying and implementing critical HR metrics
• SMART HR KPIs
• Aligning HR KPIs with organizational KPIs
• Use of HR KPIs in measuring the impact of HR initiatives that contribute to the bottom line.

 

 Day (4) : Skills and Competencies for HR Business Partners – part two

• Operations manager
• Mastering HR theory and adapting it to unique situations
• Flawless implementation of HR policies, procedures and systems
• Communicating organizational culture to employees
• Assessing employee attitudes
• Tracking trends in employee behavior
• Communicating policies and procedures to employees
• Keeping the line manager updated on HR initiatives

Day (5): Employee Mediator

• Managing conflict between employees
• Managing competing personalities in the organization
• Managing conflict between managers
• Responding to organizational changes
• Resolving problems in the execution of business plans

Emergency Responder

• Quickly responding to line manager questions
• Quickly responding to complaints
• Responding to manager’s needs
• Responding to employee’s needs
• Preparing for different situations

 

 

 

Training Method

A highly interactive combination of lecture and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information, knowledge, and experience transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. Course material through power point equipped with necessary animation, learning videos, and general discussion to provide the participant with full understanding concerning the subject course will be provided.

Flip chart – Lectures – Practical situations – Video – PowerPoint – Presentation –  style coach- led discussions – activities – Exercises - Quiz - Case study - Assessment.