Executive Human Resources Leadership

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Course Overview

This highly interactive, face-to-face 5-day workshop helps you turn the concepts from Yale SOM Executive Education’s online Human Resources Leadership / Human Capital Strategy programme into decisions, tools, and an organisation-ready plan. You will practise how to align human capital strategy with business strategy, strengthen talent acquisition choices in a global market, embed DEI into culture

Bushra A.
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Key Takeaways

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Translate competitive advantage goals into clear human-capital choices: roles, capabilities, talent flows, and prioritised investments linked to strategy.
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Design stronger talent acquisition decisions for a global market, balancing speed, quality, internal mobility, and long-term capability building.
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Embed DEI into culture and values through actionable mechanisms: leadership routines, system guardrails, and measurement that supports multiple perspectives.
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Strengthen performance and talent management using growth-mindset practices, role clarity, and feedback loops that reinforce desired behaviours.
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Align organisational design, mission, and culture so structures and incentives consistently support strategic execution across functions and geographies.

Yale School of Management
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Effective management skills and knowledge are indispensable for leaders in today’s dynamic business environment. The Accelerated Management Program, offered by Yale School of Management Executive Education, provides you with the essential tools and skills to manage your business more efficiently by addressing this need. This program features an integrated curriculum designed by a prestigious business school to help you overcome challenges and understand the inter-connected elements of modern business. With an eight-week online format, you’ll participate in a raw case study from Yale SOM’s unique directory of case studies, enabling you to explore fundamental business management topics such as decision-making using quantitative models, developing competitive strategies, and leveraging social networks. Additionally, the Yale accelerated management program covers important topics such as the time value of money and the interpretation of financial statements. You will also learn to value a project or company, giving you the necessary skills to make strategic financial decisions.

Course Outline

Module 1 — Creating sustainable competitive advantage through people
Apply the online programme’s core logic to identify where talent choices create defensible advantage.

Subtopic 1.1: Strategy-to-people translation — Convert strategic priorities into capability maps, pivotal roles, and measurable people outcomes.

Subtopic 1.2: People system coherence — Stress-test alignment across hiring, rewards, development, and culture to avoid mixed signals.

Module 2 — Talent acquisition in the global market
Make higher-quality, faster hiring decisions while improving fit, diversity of pipelines, and retention.

Subtopic 2.1: Workforce planning scenarios — Build demand/supply views and choose buy–build–borrow options under uncertainty.

Subtopic 2.2: Selection and assessment design — Improve validity and fairness with structured methods and decision discipline.

Module 3 — Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Operationalise DEI as part of culture and values, not a stand-alone initiative.

Subtopic 3.1: Inclusion mechanisms — Design routines, leadership behaviours, and decision checkpoints that widen perspectives in practice.

Subtopic 3.2: Metrics that matter — Define indicators for representation, progression, and experience; connect them to accountability.

Module 4 — Talent and performance management
Build growth-mindset performance systems that develop capability and improve outcomes without eroding trust.

Subtopic 4.1: Performance architecture — Clarify expectations, feedback cadence, and calibration to improve consistency and fairness.

Subtopic 4.2: Development and mobility — Design pathways, learning priorities, and internal marketplaces to retain and grow talent.

Module 5 — Organisational design, mission, and culture
Align structures, decision rights, and incentives to reinforce mission and execution across the organisation.

Subtopic 5.1: Organisation design choices — Map structure options and decision rights to reduce friction and speed execution.

Subtopic 5.2: Culture by design — Identify reinforcing mechanisms (rituals, symbols, rewards) that make desired behaviours “normal”.

Module 6 — Workforce transformation and the future of work
Plan workforce transformation: capabilities, automation impacts, and new operating models—while managing risk and change.

Subtopic 6.1: Capability shift roadmap — Prioritise reskilling, redeployment, and critical hires to match changing work.

Subtopic 6.2: Change and adoption plan — Build stakeholder maps, communications, and reinforcement loops for sustained uptake.

Module 7 — Capstone: Human Capital Strategy Blueprint
Synthesize decisions into a board/executive-ready blueprint and a practical 90-day action plan

Subtopic 7.1: Blueprint storylining — Turn analysis into a crisp narrative: choices, trade-offs, benefits, and risks.

Subtopic 7.2: Governance and measures — Define owners, cadence, KPIs, and review mechanisms to keep the strategy alive.

Who Should Attend?

Designed for leaders who want to apply a modern human capital strategy—linking talent, culture, and organisation design to business performance.

HR Directors / Heads of HR

HR Business Partners (senior)

Talent Acquisition Leaders

Learning & Development Leaders

Organisational Development / Culture Leads

People Analytics / Workforce Planning Leads

COOs / Operations Leaders with people accountability

General Managers and Functional Leaders

Strategy / Transformation Office leaders

Founders / SME Owners scaling teams

FAQ

What is the format of the Yale university programme vs. this workshop?
The Yale programme is a cohort-based asynchronous online programme; this is a face-to-face application workshop which is designed to be taken by students of the Yale program.
What topics does the Yale programme cover?
Topics include competitive advantage through people, talent acquisition, DEI, talent/performance management, organisational design/mission/culture, and workforce transformation/future of work.
What language will the course be taught in and what level of English do I need to take part in an LEORON training program?
Most of our public courses are delivered in English language. You need to be proficient in English to be able to fully participate in the workshop and network with other delegates. For in-house courses we have the capability to train in Arabic, Dutch, German and Portuguese.
Are LEORON Public courses certified by an official body/organization?
LEORON Institute partners with 20+ international bodies and associations.We also award continuing professional development credits (CPE/PDUs) for:1. NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy) 2. Project Management Institute PDUs 3. CISI credits 4. GARP credits 5. HRCI recertification credits 6. SHRM recertification credits
What is the deadline for registering to a public course?
The deadline to register for a public course is 14 days before the course starts. Kindly note that occasionally we do accept late registrations as well, but this needs to be confirmed with the project manager of the training program or with our registration desk that can be reached at +1071 4 1075 5711 or [email protected].
What does the course fee cover?
The course fee covers a premium training experience in a 5-star hotel, learning materials, lunches & refreshments, and for some courses, the certification fee and membership with the accrediting bodies.
Does LEORON give discounts?
Yes, we can provide discounts for group bookings. If you would like to discuss a discount on a corporate level, we will be happy to talk to you.

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    We have been working with LEORON for the past two years and will be working with them again this upcoming year. The programs they delivered were fruitful and exciting and our organization has received positive feedback from the participants. What our organization aims to do is to provide at no cost training for all the private sector employees so that they may benefit from our offered programs in Innovation and Professional development. Leoron has helped us achieve this goal. We look forward to continuing this service and wish them the best of luck. Regards,
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