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Strategic Excellence In Business Leadership For Human Resource Professionals

The SEBHRM program is best suited for HR Professional with a minimum of three years of managerial and strategic working experience in HR.

This program exposes senior HR leaders to best practices and innovative approaches in HR technology and future trends along with enabling them with skills to evaluate, prepare, present and drive HR strategic direction.

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Key Competencies

  • HR Strategic Planning
  • Future of HR
  • HR Analytics (for Data Driven Decision Making)
  • Technological Advances and HR Digitalization
  • Change Championing and Strategic Influencing
  • HR Thought Leadership

Program Structure

  • Participant orientation (30 mins)
  • Pre-assessment (30 mins). Baselining, no min marks requirement.
  • 40 hours of instructor led learning (mix of virtual and in-person sessions) supported by pre and post reading + reflection assignments
  • Program assessments (Formative assessments of 30 mins each, no min marks requirement) + Post assessment (Summative assessment of 30 mins. Knowledge check. 70% passing marks required)
  • Language: Arabic or English (bi-lingual format also available)
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Program Construct

SEBHRM Program Construct

Program Content

HR Strategic Planning
  • People Strategy and Business Strategy
  • Setting Strategic Priorities
  • Identifying Metrics and Sharing Results
  • Innovation Culture and Risk Management
Future of HR
  • Evolving HR Landscape: VUCA and BANI
  • Top Recruiting Trends
  • Talent Development Shifts
  • DEI Mega Trends
  • Leading remote and gig employees
  • New HR Operating Models
HR Analytics
  • Evolution of HR Analytics
  • HR Analytics and Predictive Modelling
  • Meaning and Significance of a Data Story
  • Building an Impactful Storyteller Personality (Narrative Structure, Creating Elevator Pitches)
Technological Advances and HR Digitalization
  • Digitization – Digitalization – Digital Transformation
  • AI (Artificial Intelligence), ML (Machine Learning) and Deep Learning
  • Social Media and Platforms
  • Digital Technology and Employee Experience
  • Technology Applications in HR Digital Transformation
Change Championing and Strategic Influencing
  • Change management frameworks: ADKAR & Kotter 8 Step
  • Working through resistance process
  • Building, Connecting and Driving Consensus
  • Crucial conversations
  • Trust leading to influence 
HR Thought Leadership
  • Evolution of HR Analytics
  • HR Analytics and Predictive Modelling
  • Meaning and Significance of a Data Story
  • Building an Impactful Storyteller Personality (Narrative Structure, Creating Elevator Pitches)