Organizational Context and HR Goals

Course Outline

Overview

For HR professions, context is the most important factor when deciding interventions of organization development and performance. This 2-day training workshop explores the different contexts of organizations that drives decision-making and performance.

Agenda

• Characteristics of Organizations
• The Goals of HR Practice
• Organizing the HR Function
• The Role of Employee Forums
• Negotiating with Employees

Target Audience

This training workshop is suitable for:

• HR officers and managers who are newly appointed to the role and who lack previous generalist experience.
• HR assistants, administrators and PAs who support more senior HR staff.
• Employees working for new but rapidly expanding organizations who acquire responsibility for establishing and formalizing HR policies, procedures and practices.
• Staff who work in HR-related areas.
• Staff who work in specialist areas of HR practice, such as training, employee relations or job evaluation, who wish to progress into or have more knowledge of generalist roles.
• Line managers or supervisors who have responsibility for HR activities.
• Owners or managers of small businesses who have overall responsibility for the ‘people element’ within them.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this training workshop, you will be able to:

• Understand the contextual differences that organizations operate within.
• Know the drivers of decision-making.
• Explore and Know the Goals of HR in context.
• Understand the role of Employee Forums.
• Demonstrate the skills to negotiate with Employee Forums effectively.