This on-line session will provide real-life experiences and approaches to help HR leaders build true strategic influence and impact.

About this event

This on-line session will provide real-life experiences and approaches to help HR leaders build true strategic influence and impact.

Whether you’re a new HRD / CPO, somewhat more established or even on a trajectory to become HR Leader and you want to reassess your HR / People function in today’s new context, this on-line session is for you.


This session will provide real-life experiences and approaches to help HR leaders to build their own way into true strategic influence and impact.


Asad Husain (4 x CPO) and Deborah Wilkes (CEO of Enable-HR International) will share their strategic insights on HR transformation in a conversation style / format with full interaction / Q&A.


What you will learn / gain:

How it can feel when you become the HRD / CPO, and the scope of the challenge

Understanding what the CEO and the Board want from you

Getting under the skin of the business

Inviting feedback from the business – and from your own team – on what HR’s priorities need to be

Managing that feedback – using it to get business leaders on board, and to win acceptance and co-operation from your own team

Assessing the capabilities of your team and making decisions about the operating model and roles

Leading and communicating as you move forward.


About the Speaker:

Asad will share how he navigated new roles, built robust relationships with business leaders and led HR teams through to new levels of performance and Deborah will share learning from client projects as well as her own HR career.


Please note:

  1. Webinar joining instructions will be sent to you again 1 day before the event, with a further reminder, 20 minutes prior to the event starting.
  2. The session may be recorded and shared with people afterwards. Please bear this in mind and have your camera off if you do not wish for your image to be shared.
  3. The chat function will be used for participants to engage with the webinar, so just be mindful of the login name you use and ensure you are happy for other people to see this.
  4. For security reasons, it is requested that participants join the live session 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and with the same name as registered on Eventbrite as not doing so may cause a delay or non-admittance to the event.
  5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
  6. Please note that refunds for CIPD Non-Member tickets will only be available until 7 days prior to the event, any cancelled tickets after this will not receive a refund.
  7. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate.


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