This workshop is designed to give HR professionals the tools and techniques to help them move to a more senior position within HR

About this event

This workshop is designed to give HR professionals the tools and techniques to help them move to a more senior position within HR

Who this is for:

Delegates should be holding a managerial role at the moment and looking to move into an HR leadership role.

This event is limited to 24 people with managerial experience. Please only book if you know you will be able to make it, thank you.


Workshop content

· What makes a good leader, what skills and qualities do you need?

· How to raise your profile-internally and externally (Blogs, committees, speaking at events, networking)

· What career strategies are delegates currently using and how to build on them · Introduction to four stage career planning model

· Self-Awareness · Career Exploration

· Decision Making · Plan Implementation

· Being able to articulate your vision for the department / team

· What support might delegates need in their early days

· The importance of lifelong learning and continuing professional development

· Useful resources to aid moving to a leadership role

· Considering using coaching in early days

· 'Take Aways' The importance of having a career plan / action planning


About the speaker

Alistair Stirling, the owner of Stirling Careers Consultancy, will run the workshop.

Alistair currently works with a whole range of clients of varying ages and at different stages of their career to help them plan their career and in some cases change career. He has previously worked with health professionals helping them to plan and manage their careers within the NHS.

Last year he delivered a session for North London CIPD for HR professionals wanting help with planning their career going forward and received very positive feedback. Alistair has previously mentored HR professionals some of whom have now moved into Senior HR positions.

During the pandemic he worked with managers at Bromley Council to help them prepare and apply for senior management positions within the council. Helping them to think about the role of being a senior leader and what it would entail doing. This workshop is aimed at those aspiring to move into a leadership position.


Timings

18:00 -18:30 - Registration, refreshments and networking

18:30 - 20:00 - Presentation

20:00 - End


Venue details

The Edinburgh Room, The Wesley Hotel 81-103 Euston St., London NW1 2EZ

https://www.thewesley.co.uk/the-wesley-euston/

Light refreshments will be provided. If you need anything more substantial then please plan this in before you arrive.

Three minutes walk from Euston railway and underground stations

See The Wesley London Euston in https://www.thewesley.co.uk/locations/

Please note:

  1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
  2. Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.
  3. By attending the event, you are giving consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
  4. As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, or by responding to the confirmation email.
  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 seven 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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