Training Program

HR Strategic Partner for Cultural Change

Introduction

HR managers play a critical role in cultural-change initiatives. They provide strategic advice to the management team when developing the change strategy and designing support structures. They then facilitate the change process and support leaders throughout the journey. This strategic role requires advanced skills beyond traditional HR expertise. This program equips HR managers with the understanding, models, and methods they need to be effective strategic partners in cultural change. Built on 30 years of experience, it empowers HR managers to confidently support their organizations through cultural transformation and achieve lasting results.

Program Description

Purpose

To provide HR managers with an understanding of the models, methods, and best practices of cultural change, critical for being an effective strategic partner in setting up and implementing cultural change within their organizations.

Who For

For HR directors, HR managers, and those who provide strategic support in cultural change efforts

Focus

Identify the different forms of support HR should provide
Clarify the role & responsibilities of HR managers in cultural change
Review a proven method for cultural change
Learn how to guide the organization through change
Learn how to overcome resistance to change
Learn how to align leaders and engage employees
Review best practices for leading people through change

Results Expected

For the Participant

Increase your confidence and impact in supporting a cultural change effort
Provide top management with effective support throughout the cultural change process
Provide key leaders with better coaching throughout the transformation process
Create a cultural change network with other HR strategic partners for cultural change

For the Organization

Receive better support from the HR function
Reduce the time and resources needed to implement cultural change
Increase the probability of success of the cultural-change effort

Development Methodology

This program weaves case studies, models, and exercises to create an interactive environment that builds on the participants' experiences. We will use case studies to learn from the successes and failures of others and provide realistic situations for the exercises in the program. Participants will work in teams to apply their experiences and newly acquired understanding to resolve the presented situations.

Duration

1 day

Satisfaction Guaranteed

We are so confident in the quality of this program that we offer a satisfaction guarantee. If for any reason you are not satisfied with this program, we’ll refund the tuition paid.

INDICATIVE CONTENTS

Key Models & Concepts

Measurement system for cultural change
Inhibitors of change
Success factors for cultural change
Differences in cultural change, change management, and project mgmt.
Phases and steps for implementing cultural change
Components of a cultural-change strategy
Platform and support systems for implementing cultural change
Roles and responsibilities of the mgmt. team, leaders, and employees
Methods for accelerating the transformation process
How success in one project can lead to failure in the next

Supporting the Transformation

How to support the management team in the transformation process
How to overcome the first wall of resistance
How to identify and remove inhibitors throughout the transformation
How to use your survey to guide the transformation process
How to sequence actions so as not to overload leaders in the process
How to coach leaders through the transformation process
How to spread buy-in, engagement, and ownership

Setting Up the Cultural-Change Effort

How to create a tool to measure the culture and the progress made
How to prepare the management team for cultural change
How to create a complete and robust change strategy
How to create the implementation plan
How to build the support systems critical for supporting the change
How to develop the leadership skills needed for implementing cultural change

How We Use This Program in Cultural-Change Projects

This program is built on 30 years of experience providing management teams with strategic support in designing cultural-change strategies and guiding their organizations through successful transformations. Throughout these projects, we also coached hundreds of HR managers to enhance the effectiveness of the support they provide. This program draws on that expertise and the Pulscipline™ Cultural-Change System, which boasts a 100% success rate in implementing cultural change in large organizations.

This program is an element of our Pulscipline™ Change System.