Who will benefit from this programme?

HR managers who have just stepped up to a senior role in an HR, OD or L&D function, or are looking to make that step.

This is a residential course, running over four Friday/Saturdays during a six month period.

What are the outcomes?

Become more confident in the quality of your management strategy, decisions and interventions.
Create competitive advantage by being challenged in your thinking and more creative in your solutions.
Build a supportive network of peer colleagues.
Help your organisation achieve more and ensure that the HR function has the influence that it needs.
Develop your own leadership style based around your natural strengths.

You’re approaching the top level of HR leadership. Your training, skills and experience have got you so far. But from this point on, the hand-holds are few and far between, each decision more critical, the way less clear.

Yet it’s now, arguably just when you need it most, that the personal support and training options dry up. The Emerging HR Leaders Programme bridges that gap.

Specifically designed to help people advance to the top level of HR leadership, the Programme enables you to identify your own strengths and leadership style, and define how you want to develop.

The programme

At the core of this six-month programme is a challenging project that each participant has identified as being at the heart of their development. This would normally be a major project they are undertaking in their organisation that is expected to provide a significant challenge over the coming months.

Four two-day residential modules will combine action learning sessions, in which participants support and challenge each other through their projects, with short masterclasses covering HR and business knowledge, personal effectiveness and advanced skills. The content of these masterclasses will be specifically and individually tailored after feedback from participants about what they would like included.

Self-assessment

Before the first residential module, you will be asked to self-assess your current capabilities and prepare a briefing for your development project. This will involve completing an online assessment tool to help identify core behavioural strengths and key motivational drivers.

One-to-one coaching

You will also have a one-hour telephone session with an experienced coach to explore your strengths and motivators. This will form a part of the programme that focuses on developing leadership style. If you find you would like additional support during the programme, one-to-one coaching sessions will be available at preferential rates.

pre-programme	module 1	module 2	module 3	module 4
Strengthscope and BEM-Q psychometrics	What do I have to offer?	Encouraging innovation	Designing and managing change	Leadership style revised
Coaching feedback session	Organisations of the future – adding value	Strategic workforce planning	Evidence–based management	Action learning feedback
Leadership style self-assessment	Reflecting on leadership style	Managing the mindset	Effective influencing	Evaluation of progress
Project identification and planning	Project presentations	Action learning	Action learning	Planning for the future
Personal learning objectives	Key: Personal effectiveness Action learning Masterclasses* Coaching

Price

£4,215* for enhanced HR Network members
£4,580* for standard HR Network members
£4,950* for non-members.

Price includes residential accommodation.
* excludes VAT

Dates

This is a residential course, running over four Friday/Saturdays during a six month period.

Future dates to be confirmed: contact us for further details.

IES knowledge base

All participants will have access to the IES online knowledge base of HR, L&D and OD research – usually only available to organisational members of IES.

Programme leader

The programme is run by Paul Fairhust who leads our work in developing HR people and other leaders in organisations. He is particularly interested in helping organisations take advantage of the latest and most effective approaches to improve organisational performance and individual fulfilment. He is a strategic thinker and coach who works on the boundary of research and its application.

Further details

If you would like to discuss this course in more detail, or book your place, please contact:

IES registered office: First Floor North, Sovereign House, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UJ, UK. T: +44(0)1273 763400
Registered in England no. 931547. IES is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered charity no. 258390
UK VAT registered, no. GB 449 5535 16

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