Repeated Wednesday at 2:45 p.m.

The inclination facing every HR professional is to deal with what's right in front of him or her—that is, what's due today. And yes, sometimes you have to take that "here and now" approach. But if you find days or weeks go by where you're only focused on tactical issues, you're doing your department, your company and your career a huge disservice!

Keeping pace with the demands of tomorrow requires an HR department that leads company-wide strategic initiatives. Your company’s very survival may well depend on it!  Where are you on the strategic-thinking spectrum? If you’re still lost in the details, it’s time to step back and navigate the bigger picture.

This session will show what it takes to be a strategic leader in today's hyper-competitive landscape and what you need to do to step up your game. A few of the topics to be covered include:

• What it means to think and lead “strategically.”
• Making the time to strategize when you’re underwater already.
• How to focus on the 20% of your efforts that result in 80% of the benefits (and how to avoid falling into the trap of doing a task simply because it’s easy).
• The 6 facets of strategic thinking – where you are now on the spectrum and how to improve.
• Going from business need to action – creating an implementation plan for accomplishing strategic issues you’ve identified.