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Chad Sorenson
"Ensuring HR is Present in the Strategic Planning Process" (On Board)

 

Learning Objectives:

    1. Understand how to partner with business leaders in the strategic planning process.
    2. Understand how to interpret and analyze business information and goals to be able to translate that information into human capital needs.
    3. Understand how to convert metrics developed and used in HR so they are understood and utilized by the business leaders.

     

Session Description:

Each year organizations set strategic priorities, goals for the company, and targets to hit. After the numbers are crunched and the strategic plans communicated, only then do many leaders figure out how they are going to meet these goals. For most organizations, this is backward.

In Jim Collins’ classic, Good to Great, one of five points he emphasized is simply: First Who…Then What. Today’s business climate means doing more with less, streamlining operations, and gaining a greater competitive advantage over the guy down the street. HR leaders must only support these organizational efforts and goals, the “What,” but also lead the discussion when it comes to how to get it done, the “Who.”

By playing an active role in the strategic planning process, HR leaders can tie the human capital needs and goals directly to the strategic plans of the organization. To do this, we need to not only comprehend the business needs, but be able to translate that information into priorities for the HR function.


Speaker Bio:

Chad Sorenson relies on his 30 years of business and HR experience and 14 years on non-profit boards to develop tailored programs for businesses in industries ranging from healthcare and manufacturing to non-profits. Adaptive HR Solutions, founded by Chad in 2008, offers HR and business consulting services, leadership development, training programs, keynote addresses, and HR audits.

Chad served as the 2021-2022 President of the HR Florida State Council and President of SHRM Jacksonville in 2015 and 2016. His keys to success are Devotion to God, Dedication to Family, Continuous Service, Lifetime Learning, and Always Remembering to Laugh.