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Strategic Approaches for HR Professionals

Explore how to develop a strategic HR plan
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Beginner Provider Stephanie Douglas  6 Lessons ·  18m  in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese 

Course Description

Strategic HR management aims to maximize the potential of the company’s human capital to help achieve company objectives. This kind of management can include strategic planning, organizational design, talent management, leadership development, and performance management. This management is all about using your expertise as an HR professional to help the company meet its long-term strategic goals.

In this course, you’ll learn how to develop a strategic HR plan that supports your company’s vision by considering company life cycles, future needs, and the current state of the HR department. You’ll also be introduced to strategic approaches to recruiting and development. Implementing a strategic recruiting plan will help highlight your company’s unique qualities and make it appealing to top talent. Performance management and development strategies focus on guiding employees in their current tasks and helping them progress in their careers. This course also covers strategic approaches to bettering the employee experience.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand strategic HR management strategies and how they support company objectives
  • Develop a strategic HR plan that considers company life cycles, future needs, and the current state of the HR department
  • Apply strategic approaches to recruiting that highlight your company's unique qualities and attract top talent
  • Implement performance management and development strategies that guide employees in current tasks and career progression
  • Identify strategic approaches to improving the employee experience

Key Takeaways

  • Strategic HR management aims to maximize the potential of a company's human capital to help achieve company objectives.
  • Strategic HR management can include strategic planning, organizational design, talent management, leadership development, and performance management.
  • A strategic HR plan supports the company's vision by considering company life cycles, future needs, and the current state of the HR department.
  • Implementing a strategic recruiting plan helps highlight a company's unique qualities and makes it appealing to top talent.
  • Performance management and development strategies focus on guiding employees in their current tasks and helping them progress in their careers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this course for?

It is for HR professionals who want to use their expertise to help the company meet its long-term strategic goals.

What does this course cover?

It covers strategic HR management, developing a strategic HR plan, strategic approaches to recruiting and development, and strategic approaches to the employee experience.

What skills will I gain from this course?

The course develops skills in strategic planning, HR consulting, human resource management, human resource strategy, human resource planning, and strategic workforce planning.

What topics are included in the lessons?

Lessons include an Introduction, Introducing Strategic HR, Developing an HR Strategic Plan, Strategic Approaches to Recruiting and Development, Strategic Approaches to the Employee Experience, and a Test Your Knowledge section.

What is strategic HR management?

Strategic HR management aims to maximize the potential of the company's human capital to help achieve company objectives, using your expertise as an HR professional to help the company meet its long-term strategic goals.

Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®)

Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 0.5

Certification Program Categories:
Leadership & NavigationBusiness AcumenConsultationGlobal MindsetEthical PracticeRelationship ManagementAnalytical AptitudeCommunicationDiversity, Equity & Inclusion

KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).