Leadership and ManagementStrategic Human Resource Management
Human resources is asked to be strategic while being measured on administration, and the route out is not a better job title but being able to connect people decisions to results the executive already cares about. This course builds that connection. Delegates work through translating business strategy into workforce implications, the capability the organisation will need and the gap against what it has. Workforce planning and organisational design follow. Reward strategy and its behavioural effects are covered. The employee value proposition and what actually retains people in this market are addressed honestly, including where pay is not the lever. Culture and its relationship to performance are covered. Measurement is treated seriously, since a strategic claim needs evidence. The course closes on the human resources operating model and on earning a seat by being useful in decisions.
Course objectives
- Translate business strategy into workforce implications
- Identify required capability and the gap against what exists
- Plan the workforce and design the organisation to match
- Set reward strategy and anticipate its behavioural effects
- Build an employee value proposition suited to this market
- Connect culture to performance with evidence
- Design a human resources operating model that supports decisions
Who should attend
- Heads of human resources and HR directors
- Senior HR business partners
- Organisational development managers
- Executive team members responsible for people strategy
- HR managers preparing for strategic leadership roles
Course outline
- 01Asked to be strategic, measured on administration
- 02Business strategy into workforce implications
- 03Capability required and the gap
- 04Workforce planning and organisational design
- 05Reward strategy and behaviour
- 06Employee value proposition and retention
- 07Culture and performance
- 08Measurement and the operating model
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 4 November 2026 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 25 to 27 November 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 3 to 5 March 2027 | Mbabane, Eswatini | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |