Repeated from Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

Driving change in HR requires you to articulate HR solutions through business cases and strategic plans that garner the interest and support of executive leadership. It also demands that you master the skills of influence and learn to skillfully navigate the political seas within your organization. Join Jason Lauritsen to learn the skills and mindsets needed to become an “HR Change Maker.”  You will learn practical concepts, discuss real case studies, and practice the skills that are needed to dramatically increase the impact of HR on business performance. This session will help you:

• Learn how to create compelling business cases for HR initiatives that align to support organizational strategic objectives and plans. 
• Practice on your own real-world examples to create momentum for making things happen in your organization.
• Discover how to approach HR strategic planning as a tool for influence to drive change and creates business value. 
• Review several approaches for how to use the process to strengthen your credibility as a business partner. 
• Understand organizational politics and power dynamics in new ways to uncover more effective strategies to personally influence the decision makers within your organization. 
• Examine sales as a model for how to secure approvals and remove obstacles to change initiatives more quickly and effectively as well as learn and practice fundamental sales techniques to dramatically improve your impact with business leaders.