Introduction

Superior Human Resource Management practices do increase shareholder value and enhance business success. Such superior practices are products of deliberate and effective Human Resource planning and execution. To enable HR as the strategic partner, it is important for management and HR practitioners to understand and collaboration for effectiveness business and HR strategies and practices.

Objectives

1. To appreciate the importance of strategic Human Resource planning to an organisation

2. To equip participants with the critical strategic planning skills

3. To acquire hands-on practice in the HR planning processes

4. To develop HR tools and processes as an integral part of strategic business planning

Course Outline

Day 1

1. What it takes to be an HR Business Partner (Competencies)?

2. HR actions that delivers value (partnering management) and their implications:

Ø Coach

Ø Architect

Ø design and deliver

Ø facilitate

3. HR value preposition: 5 key factors/assessments (14 criteria)

Ø master external business realities

Ø serving stake-holders

Ø crafting HR practices

Ø building HR resources

Ø assuring HR professionalism)

4. Identifying opportunities to become strategic HR Business partner

5. The action plan to be an HR Business Partner

6. The Roadmap to fulfilling new HR roles

7. Performing Organizational Audit

Ø Shared-vision

Ø 4 pillars

Ø Leadership

Day 2

8. Coaching management in helping them understand, implement and measure the alignment of individuals’ performance contribute to business performance

9. Translating business strategy into HR actions

Ø Practical approaches to add value to businesses

Ø Understanding value chain

10. Using HR metrics and workforce analysis as tools to add value

Ø The nature, types and uses of HR tools, processes and templates

11. Linking HR management and stakeholders (shareholders, management, employees)

12. Leveraging Strategic HR Management for competitive advantage

Ø Competitive Advantage

Ø HR Development

Ø Performance Management & Appraisal

Ø Reward

Ø Organization design

Ø Policy

Ø Communication

Ø Business process re-engineering

Ø Learning culture

13. Understanding critical HR issues and trends during key decision making and future organization planning, to ensure a long term business success

14. HR Competencies Audit and Development

Ø Understanding the new set of HR competencies

Ø Personal Development Plan (PDP) for HR competencies

Mr Victor Kow

Mr Kow, Singaporean, MBA and Msc HRM, a senior HR Management Consultant, Trainer and Practitioner in Singapore and the region with over 30 years of management experience.

Mr Kow has worked with the public and private sectors in Singapore assuming positions like Senior VP of HR, Assistant GM of HR, Head of Training & Development, HR Manager and HR Planning and Development manager. He has worked with Multi-national companies like BP Singapore and BP Asia Pacific, DBS Land and statutory board like Central Provident Fund Board. In addition, Mr Kow has good working knowledge of HR matters in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan and PR China.

Besides conducting training workshops in all areas of human resource management (Particularly on Compensation, Performance Management and Strategic HRM), problem solving & decision making skills and management related training, Mr Kow also.lectures on subjects in Human Capital Management, Strategic HR Information Management & Strategic Training Needs Identification and Strategic Training Design etc. in the diploma and degree programmes.

Mr Kow’s areas of expertise in consultancy work includes:

- Strategic Human Resource Management and Development

- Regional Organization wide Organization Development & Change

- HR strategies, policies and procedures

- Organizational culture Framework

- Company-wide Change Management

- Senior Management Development Initiatives

- Senior Executive Compensation and Benefits

- Performance Measurement Systems

- Performance Linked Reward Framework

- Process Review and Measurement. Team Leader for Asian

- Senior Level Coaching, Mentoring and Competency Feedback and Executive Coaching

- Career Development and Management Advisory

- Certified to use DiSC, PDI, MBTI & Golden Personality Profiling Instruments