Why HR Deserves a Seat at the Table – And How to Get There

Summary

High-level strategy meetings often end with an afterthought such as €œoh - and someone better tell HR €¦€

Countless initiatives begin in the boardroom, only to fall flat due to people problems.

Not having the right people.

Not choosing the person with the right skill set.

Today, it's nearly impossible for an organization to achieve its goals without strategic human resource management.

Your company gains a competitive edge in winning, developing, and retaining the best people when HR has a seat at the table.

In this workshop, you'll learn how to align talent management with overall business strategy, build buy-in for a stronger HR presence in decision-making, and become a more effective strategic partner.

Join us on August 18^th and walk away ready to:

• Build credibility and garner trust from senior leadership
• Utilize HR metrics more effectively for better strategy and decision-making
• Increase influence within your organization
• Garner support of people-based strategies and programs

Program Highlights

Why people need to be at the core of business strategy - and how HR can help get them there

• How human resource management and business strategy align
• Why you should have a voice in the policies and initiatives you implement
• How to show that having HR at the table adds value, improves culture, and creates a competitive advantage

Create an airtight case for HR involvement

• How to approach upper-level management about your role in decision-making
• Ways to build credibility and bolster support
• Increase your influence with indisputable metrics, strategic plans, and airtight agendas
• The ROI of having HR in every part of the process

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Max Muller

Max Muller possesses more than 40 years of business experience as an attorney, businessman, and consultant. For many years Max held various operating and executive positions with distribution and information technology companies. In 1990, he began a consulting and professional speaking practice focusing on providing practical solutions in the areas of Workplace Legalities, Inventory Control/Cycle Counting, and OSHA. Max has presented more than 3,000 seminars, webinars, podcasts and audio-conferences throughout the United States, England and Canada, attended or participated in by over 100,000 individuals. Max has authored numerous one and multi-day seminars and workshops, training video scripts, and internet distance learning materials for a number of adult continuing education organizations. And, is the author of the best-selling SHRM-published book, 'The Manager's Guide to HR: Hiring, Firing, Performance Evaluations, Documentation, Benefits, and Everything Else You Need to Know,' Second Edition.