Course Description
HR professionals must understand an employer’s business and financial strategy to more effectively influence decision-making processes and gain recognition as a valued contributor to the organization. This interactive course focuses on the strategic challenges faced by today’s business leaders, the role HR can play in the organization’s business strategy process, and how HR can contribute to enhancing the bottom line.
Lecture, group discussions, financial statement analysis, and a group case study analysis provide the framework for an engaging and informative session focused on “state of the art” principles and concepts of strategic thinking and the interrelationship between finance and strategy.
Participants will receive a pre-class reading assignment 7-10 days prior to the course.
Participants in this program will
• Identify and discuss current strategic management principles directly related to the challenges of today’s business environment
• Recognize important financial management terms and concepts critical to the HR profession and HR’s contribution to the bottom line
• Illustrate how finance and strategy are linked in a successful organization
• Apply strategic business knowledge to enhance value to the organization
HR Certification Institute Continuing Education Credit
This course is pre-approved by HR Certification Institute and awards 6.5 hours of strategic management credit for PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification.
Registration Fees - Register Early and Save!
$375 regular and $350 SHRM member/NIU alumni
After 5/28/10 $425 regular and $400 SHRM member/NIU alumni
June 11, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Online registrants MUST use a credit card. Registrants paying by check should fill out and send in the Mail/Fax Registration Form
Mail completed form to:
Northern Illinois University
Outreach Services - Registration
DeKalb, IL 60115