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Overview: Understanding strategy carries the mystique that it is complicated and beyond the preview of the core of the organization. Additionally, it is the sole responsibility of marketing. This session will dispel much of the mystery regarding strategy and give the HR professional the ability to interact in a much more influential way with their business leaders. This session will open the door for HR to move beyond employee transactions to bringing insight to the strategy processes. Most leaders acknowledge that people are their most important asset and here is a way to learn how to bring that to the strategy making process.

Why should you attend: HR professionals should attend this session if they want to increase their impact, influence and confidence interacting with business leaders when dealing with strategy issues. This session will increase your acumen regarding strategy by understanding the concepts and language of strategy, the language your business leader uses to be competitive in the market place. Lastly it will help you to connect HR metrics to strategy development.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Recognizing Strategy
• Concepts of Strategy
• The Basics of Strategy Development
• The HR Connection to Strategy

Who Will Benefit:

• HR Generalists
• Functional Leads
• CEO's
• COO's
• Human Resources
• Chief Learning Officer
• Directors
• Project Managers