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2018 Annual Conference & Exposition
You will learn how to identify actionable ways to be a more effective strategic business partner.
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The HR function is often not seen as an essential business partner. But there are proven steps you can take to claim HR's reposition and demonstrate effective, strategic value. The key is finding ways to drive and demonstrate HR's contribution in a language that business leaders understand. That means effectively using data and aligning HR and recruitment goals with business strategies already in play and familiar to the organization. In this session, we'll explore how you can communicate more effectively with the business, using data and aligning to strategies and goals that business leaders respond to. This session will show you how to:

  • Translate HR functions into a language the business understands.
  • Influence stakeholders and obtaining buy-in.
  • Interprete business data to use to guide your HR strategy.
 
Date(s) & Time(s): 
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 10:00am to 11:15am
Presenter: 
Mary Faulkner
head of Talent
Denver Water
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Mary Faulkner is a talent strategist and business leader with 15 years' experience in helping organizations achieve their goals. After working on the Operations side of start-ups and small companies, Mary landed in HR by way of learning and development, with extensive experience in leadership and organizational development, coaching, key talent planning, talent acquisition, performance management, business partnering, HRIS, process and policy creation, and instructional design.

In addition to her work within companies, Mary authors a leadership development blog (survivingleadership.blog) to continue the dialogue around the challenges of leadership - both being a leader AND being led. 

Mary is also the co-chair of the Denver chapter of DisruptHR - a new way to network and think about people and work.

SESSIONS:
Location: 
S103
Amount of Credit: 
1.25
Credit Type: 
•SHRM PDCs
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
Leadership & Navigation
Consultation
Business Acumen
Intended Audience: 
Mid-Level
View other sessions related to this topic: 
Business & HR Strategy

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