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Course Description

Organizations depend on strong leaders, critical talent, and organizational capabilities to execute strategy effectively. As workforce expectations evolve and pressure for agility and performance increases, HR Business Partners are expected to play a more active role in shaping talent and leadership decisions aligned to business priorities.

This course explores the HRBP’s role in building high-performance cultures and strengthening leadership and talent capabilities aligned to business priorities. Participants examine current trends shaping the talent landscape and explore practical approaches to performance management, talent differentiation, calibration, career development, internal mobility, leadership development, and succession planning. The course also emphasizes the HRBP’s role in coaching leaders through talent decisions, performance conversations, and evolving talent practices, including emerging AI applications in performance management.

Key Takeaways

  • Understand emerging trends and challenges shaping the talent and leadership landscape
  • Strengthen partnership with leaders on performance management, calibration, differentiation, and talent discussions
  • Evaluate approaches to career development, internal mobility, leadership development, and succession planning
  • Build greater confidence coaching leaders through talent decisions, feedback conversations, and workforce challenges

Agenda

Enrollment includes all sessions listed below.

Four-Session Course | Aug. 11 - Sept. 1, 2026

August 11, 2026

10:00–11:30 AM ET

Session 1 - CAHRS HRBP Certificate Program | Talent & Leadership

August 18, 2026

10:00–11:30 AM ET

Session 2 - CAHRS HRBP Certificate Program | Talent & Leadership

August 25, 2026

10:00–11:30 AM ET

Session 3 - CAHRS HRBP Certificate Program | Talent & Leadership

September 1, 2026

10:00–11:30 AM ET

Session 4 - CAHRS HRBP Certificate Program | Talent & Leadership

Course Instructors

Bradford Bell

  • William J. Conaty Professor of Strategic Human Resources

JR Keller

  • Associate Professor, Human Resource Studies