Timetable

Day one

Morning

  • Introduction to workshop and overview of programme
  • Delegate introductions

Alignment of HR/training to business/customer insight

  • Understanding the business
  • Paired work – sharing business issues and exploring the implications for HR/training
  • Participants identify key HR/training issues for their organisation
  • Action planning and review

Afternoon


Developing an HR/training strategy

  • Process and consultation
  • Template for strategy
  • How to identify resources and capability
  • Positioning of the HR or training function
  • Developing a business case
  • Action planning and review

Day Two

Morning


Consulting with the business to develop a strategy

  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Relationship mapping
  • Customer awareness – internal and external

Practical exercises

  • Influencing a key stakeholder
  • Influencing a “difficult” customer
  • Building relationships and networking
  • Actions from exercises and actions for coaching

Afternoon


A process for negotiating

  • Overview and application of process
  • Exercise – practice using model

Finalising implementation plan and needs for coaching