Description:

In today's highly competitive workplace, employers of choice - companies that are able to exceed their growth and profitability goals - are able to attract and maintain the best talent. Much of this success comes from having a highly strategic partnership with human resources (HR) and understanding the key role HR plays in building success. Does your organization have the appropriate human resource management functions in place to manage growth in your company? Have you discovered how to get maximum value out of HR? Do you know what you'll need from HR in order to exceed your profitability goals for the future? Attend this highly interactive seminar to find out how to harness the power of your Human Resources management team and how this often-overlooked and under-appreciated department can assist you in becoming an employer of choice!

Contact Hours: 6.0

What you will learn:

• Identify characteristics of an "employer of choice" and how HR can get you there
• Identify HR competencies for your organization
• Learn how your organization stacks up - understand HR benchmarks in the field
• Determine what skill sets belong in your HR department - now and for the future
• Develop an understanding about the relationship between executive team competencies and succession planning

Who should attend?

• Chief executive officers, executive directors, and chief operating officers
• Members of boards of directors
• Senior human resource professionals
• Personnel directors

Event Agenda

Registration 8:00 AM

Session 1

Becoming an "Employer of Choice"

• The "Employer of Choice" Concept in Competing for & Retaining Talent
• Understanding the Components of "Employer of Choice"
• Strategies to Become an "Employer of Choice"

Session 2

Understanding the Human Resource Management Competencies That Your Organization Needs to Succeed in the Decade Ahead

• Human Resources: The Strategic Partner You Never Knew You Had
• The OPEN MINDS Checklist of HR Competencies
• Assessment of Your Organization's HR Competencies
• Salaries & Staffing of Human Resources Functions
• Department Performance Measures for Human Resources

Session 3

Managing the Employment Life Cycle & Succession Planning

• Mapping Team Competencies - Present & Future - in Building Succession Strategies
• Steps in Planning Executive Team Succession
• Special Issues in Chief Executive Officer Succession Planning

Session 4

Assessing Your Organizational Training Needs

• A Model for Organizational Training Needs Assessment
• Prioritizing Your Training Investments & Creating a Training Budget
• Combining Your Team's Competency Plan & Training Needs Assessment to Develop an Overall Approach to Organizational Development

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