Recommended for:
The Commercial Awareness for HR course is for HR practitioners looking to keep up to date with the factors, opportunities and risks affecting their business, customers and operating environment, so they can make informed decisions that contribute to the sustained success of their business.
Course overview:
HR practitioners at all levels need to make informed decisions that contribute to the sustained success of their organisations. The two-day course enables you to explore the commercial factors affecting your organisation and develop a commercially driven vision for the business.
Course benefits:
You’ll explore the commercial factors affecting your organisation and the attitudes and behaviours of a ‘commercial’ HR professional; develop the skills for maintaining commercial awareness and gaining practical benefit from it; develop a vision for the business unit that is both personally and commercially compelling; and understand and apply benchmarking skills to develop the business unit.
Additional information:
In-house training
Commercial Awareness for HR can also be provided in-house. This is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We can also tailor the Commercial Awareness for HR course content to suit your precise organisation needs.
To speak to an adviser about your particular requirements call our in-house training team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.
Course title:
Commercial Awareness for HR
Duration:
2 days (Residential / Non-residential)
Dates and prices:
19 March 2012, Londonavailability: 
Non-member price: £1130 + VAT
17 July 2012, Londonavailability: Non-member price: £1130 + VAT
15 November 2012, Londonavailability: Non-member price: £1130 + VAT
In-house Training
Commercial Awareness for HR can also be provided in-house. This is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.
To speak to an advisor about your particular requirements call our In-house team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.
Day 1
- Introductions and programme overview
- commercial quiz
- profile of a Commercial HR Professional
- sustainable high performance
- contributing to sustainable high performance
- the nature of value
- maximising the value you contribute.
Day 2
- Learning review
- overview of strategy and how it is developed
- HR’s contribution to strategy
- environmental scanning – how HR helps the organisation respond to external pressures and opportunities
- benchmarking – use of pre-work and application to benchmarking the HR function to improve performance
- developing a compelling commercial vision
- action planning.