Essentials Series

Supporting the business with effective HR Strategy

Speaker – Paul Kearns

Director, PWL and author of ‘HR Strategy – Creating Business Strategy with Human Capital’ (2nd Ed. Butterworth Heinemann, 2009)

10.00 for 10.15 until 4.30 on 10th March 2010 

at One Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE

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This is a one-day, intensive workshop based around Paul Kearns’ 2009 book ‘Creating Business Strategy with Human Capital’.  It is a highly participative event dealing with real, live issues from participants.  Paul has been running HR strategy programmes, including development programmes for HR Business Partners for many years and has constantly updated and refined the content to cater for all the latest developments in strategic HR thinking. The content of this workshop provides a foundation for the programmes taught by Paul at MBA and Executive Education levels.

Aims and objectives

The overall aim of this workshop is to demonstrate a simple, strategic HR framework that can act as a foundation for the formulation and development of the participants’ HR policies and practices.

By the end of this session you should be able to:

• Identify the key elements that constitute a ‘business focused’ strategic HR framework
• Measure your HR practices against the achievement of key business objectives
• Grow your role in partnering the business for greater personal career development
• Learn how to use specific tools and techniques for prioritising HR activities and ensuring they remain aligned with organisational strategy
• Earn greater credibility and acceptance for HR at the highest levels

Programme content

• HR strategy development - where do you start?
• Linking HR strategy to business strategy
• HR strategy measurement and its contribution to organisational success
• HR strategy indicators and evidence
• Performance measurement and management as a key element of HR strategy           
• Developing a more strategic role for the HR function.
• Moving HR into the Human capital management arena

The Speaker

Paul Kearns has over 30 years experience in HR and has held a range of HR posts, including industrial relations, training and development and generalist HR management in engineering, construction and manufacturing. In 1991 he left an executive HR position in the automotive industry to found the PWL (Personnel Works Limited) to offer effective business solutions for the most difficult people issues.  He has worked with clients from both the private and public sectors including the Civil Service, Local Government, the Police and NHS. He has completed assignments in over 20 countries around the world including China, Australia and the Middle East and is a very popular keynote conference speaker.  He has written widely on the subjects of HR measurement and strategy, learning evaluation and ROI and has earned a reputation as a leading edge thinker in the field of Human Capital Management and reporting and Evidence Based HR Management. He runs a regular HR strategy course which has become a core MBA subject because of the way it integrates with every other aspect of general management. For more information visit www.paulkearns.co.uk

This event will take place at One Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE.  Coffee will be served from 10.00am for a 10.15 start and the day will end at 4.30pm.
The per-person fee for each event is £320 plus VAT for members of the HR Society, and £395 plus VAT for non-members. 
A discount of 20% will be offered to companies or individuals who reserve a place on three or more Essentials events at the time of booking.
A 20% discount will also apply to the second and subsequent participants from the same company attending any one event.
All fees are inclusive of materials for the session, refreshments and a buffet lunch.

The fee is inclusive of materials for the session, refreshments and a buffet lunch.
If you have any queries about this event or others in the HR Society Calendar please contact:
Lara Roberts, Programme Administrator
Tel: 01264 774004 ~ Fax: 01264 774009 ~ Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it