Human Resources Leadership

Develop strategies that improve strategic, ethical, legal, and financial outcomes for your organization. Manage the complexities of interpersonal dynamics at the most senior levels to nurture strong leaders.

Description

Effective HR leaders look beyond managing the HR function. They don't stop at building the talent pool of the organization; they operate at the most senior levels and play a strategic role in the organization. They influence the strategic planning process to ensure alignment with the goals and values of the organization, while managing the process to ensure superior outcomes.

This course is based on the research and industry expertise of Patrick M. Wright, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies (CAHRS) at Cornell University. It introduces Dr. Wright's SELF Model of Human Resources Leadership that defines the leadership and influencing competencies needed to balance the tradeoffs present in the formation of organizational strategy. The SELF Model focuses on HR's role in guiding strategy development to ensure that it will result in the expected Strategic, Ethical, Legal, and Financial outcomes for an organization. This course also introduces the Human Frailties framework, a tool for managing the interpersonal dynamics at the most senior levels of the organization in order to produce the most positive results.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is designed for manager-, director-, and executive-level HR professionals who are charged with improving HR's ability to contribute to organizational strategy and success. It is also appropriate for HR professionals seeking the strategic skills required for advancement to management and leadership positions.

Course Format

All eCornell courses are delivered online and are self-paced. An eCornell instructor leads the online discussions, grades any course projects, and is available to answer specific questions about the course content.

This course contains the following modules:

• How HR Leads
• HR Then and Now
• Strategy and the HR Professional
• Influencing Strategy Formulation
• Decision-making Perspectives
• The SELF Model
• Managing Strategy Formation
• The Human Frailties Framework
• The HR Director's Roles

Benefits to the Learner

Participants who complete this course will be able to:

• Describe three major roles you can play as an HR leader
• Effectively influence business strategy as an HR leader
• Discuss factors that may derail leaders and strategy
• Implement guardrails to keep derailment from happening

Authoring Faculty

Patrick M. Wright, Ph.D.,Professor and Director, Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies

Sponsoring School

Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Total Learning Time

Approximately five to six hours over a period of two weeks.

Certificate Information

This course can be applied toward the following certificate:

• Strategic Human Resources Management

HRCI Recertification



This course been approved for six (6) Strategic Management recertification credit hours toward SPHR and GPHR recertification and six (6) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Please contact the Human Resource Certificate Institute (HRCI) for further information about certification or recertification.