Gone are the days of purely administrative HR roles; at least for those who wish to be true HR leaders. CEO’s want and need HR practitioners who are strong business leaders. They want HR leaders who think like they do, about the whole business. The key to move from a HR leader to a Business leader is to understand the business. This requires stepping out of HR and understanding all functions of a business and how they work together to move the business forward. In this talk, Sabrina Baker, PHR, SHRM-CP will lead HR practitioners through the process of moving from HR leader to business leader. Using her experience as an entrepreneur she will help attendees understand how to grow their knowledge outside of HR in order to grow their leadership abilities within HR and the business as a whole.

Attendees will walk away learning:

 How to understand critical tenants of other business departments such as finance, sales and marketing in an effort to fully comprehend and influence how the business works.

 How to use that knowledge combined with existing HR knowledge to suggest, influence and implement balanced business strategy.

 How to use this total business knowledge to ensure HR strategy is aligned with the overall business strategy.

 How to use this total business knowledge to suggest alternatives for current policies and procedures that better align with budgets and strategies.

HR practitioners will walk away with the tools they need to go back to their organizations and become true business leaders. They will understand the knowledge needed and how to gain it in order to establish themselves as partners in strategic planning and direction.