In exclusive association with the Michigan Ross School of Business
Organised by the Al Yamamah Center for Professional Development
Date: 16 to 18 February, 2009
Timings: 08.30 to 17.30 daily
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Fee: US$3,750/ SAR14,025

The Human Resource Executive Programme is the leading programme of its kind in the world. It prepares HR managers to become strategic partners in creating and implementing successful business-focused HR strategies. Focusing on best practices in critical areas—talent management, leadership development, change management, performance management, measurement and evaluation, and organisational innovation—participants learn human resource techniques and skills that contribute to a firm’s competitive advantage. They also identify how professionals assume leadership roles within their organisations and learn state-ofthe- art techniques for human resource management.

This globally recognised programme is brought to Riyadh by Leading Concepts, in exclusive alliance with the Michigan Ross School of Business, and organised by the Al Yamamah Center for Professional Development.

This programme may also qualify you for a Michigan Certificate:
Click here for details (pdf, 219kb).

Unique Feature

As the world's undisputed leader in HR executive education, the Ross School of Business has established a national benchmark to empirically assess the progress of HR professionals. Known as the "Human Resource Competencies Study," it is designed to track the major trends in HR management and to help practitioners and departments add greater value to their businesses. The latest findings from this research form the foundation for much of the material presented in this programme.

Key Benefits

After attending, you will be better equipped to:

• Assess current HR management practices and formulate plans for improvements
• Apply the latest and state-of-the-art techniques in HR management
• Articulate the value of HR investments for your organisation
• Create a customer-focused culture
• Create and align your HR strategies with key organisational strategies
• Identify HR problem areas and provide alternative solutions that facilitate management processes
• Recognise how future trends in linking strategy and HR management may impact your organisation

Participants will also receive a copy of Professor Beatty’s book, The Workforce Scorecard: Managing Human Capital to Execute Strategy (Harvard Business School Press, 2005).

Programme Content

1. HR Agenda for the Future
   1. How can HR add value in the future?
   2. What implications does this have for HR professionals?
   
   
2. The War for Talent
   1. What is an employee value proposition?
   2. How can it help you attract the talent you need and retain the talent you have?
   
   
3. Building the Organisation’s Future Leaders
   1. How do you identify high potential future leaders?
   2. What works in developing leadership talent and what role should HR play in the process?
   
   
4. Leading Strategic Change
   1. What unique contributions can HR make to successfully lead strategic change?
   
   
5. Performance Management, Measurement and Rewards
   1. How can goals be linked to the business strategy?
   2. How do measures influence behaviour and output?
   3. How to construct reward systems that increase performance?
   
   
6. Enhancing Organisational Innovation
   1. How to establish a vision and culture of innovation?
   2. How do you engage customers in the innovation process?
   3. How can you structure the organisation for innovation?
   4. Communication: The essence of leadership

Who Should Attend

The Human Resource Executive Programme is designed for mid- to senior-level HR managers and professionals responsible for the design and development of human resource strategies and policies at organisational or divisional levels. Participants should be familiar with HR areas and be ready to adopt new perspectives. The programme is also geared towards line executives who need to develop and refine their human resource management skills.

In-House Programme Option

This and many other Business School programmes can be customised for in-house delivery. Contact us if you have a group of executives who would benefit.