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helped participants to challenge traditional HR mindset. Bloomberg was impressed with the engaging, generous and very ‘real’ sharing of experiences and perspectives. Maersk Drilling came to the session with many questions but realised after the course that he was asking all the wrong questions! Sentosa Development Corporation noted that HR tended to be blind to its own blind spots and lauded the practical tips given.

This year, we are bringing the workshop to Kuala Lumpur under the strong request from the HR community in Malaysia. At this hands-on workshop to be held at the Prince Hotel & Residence, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, participants will be encouraged to be aware of business information about their companies, such as annual reports, financial reports and industry analyst reports in order to identify and resolve real-life business issues.

Business skills for HRHR leaders often face the challenge of connecting their work to real business outcomes and gaining the attention of business unit executives.

“Lack of business acumen is a key roadblock to their greater strategic positioning,” says Rossey. “They are required to have an understanding of how a particular business makes money, as well as a grasp of the key challenges and priorities the business is facing.”

Speaking from 25 years of experience as an international HR veteran and pioneer in organisational behaviour, change management, process improvement and leadership development, Rossey will help participants understand the language of business so they can provide the “know-how” to support key business drivers and align human capital to evolving business needs.

Shalini Shukla-Pandeyshalini@hrmasia.com.sg

The interactive workshop will also feature a special C-suite panel that will share deep insights into what organisations really want from HR leaders. Don’t miss the chance to ask burning questions face-to-face to one or all of the panellists at the on-site business clinic!

Solid understanding of financeMost CEOs express how important it is for HR professionals to have a thorough understanding of budgets, financial statements, profit and loss reports, and productivity metrics – these define the

health of an organisation. “If HR professionals

want to move up the ladder and assume a senior management role, an understanding of the numbers is essential to grasping the drivers of financial success and how HR can impact the bottom line,” says James Leong, Founder and CEO, Visions.One Consulting.

As a business leader with a specialty in HR, people managers need business acumen to carry out their roles effectively to meet board expectations.

“Knowing finance is ‘mission critical’ to making sound business decisions,” says

THE BUSINESS SAVVY HR LEADER WORKSHOP

For the first time, HRM Asia will host a specialised, interactive workshop to help HR professionals master strategies that strengthen their business and financial acumen in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

THE BUSINESS SAVVY HR LEADER WORKSHOP5 – 6 May, 2015Prince Hotel & Residence, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFor more information or advanced bookings,

please contact Karen at karen@hrmasia.com.sg

“In my 20 years of dealing with Fortune Global 500 CEOS, CFOs,

and COOs, the biggest frustration they have with their senior HR managers is that they don’t understand the BUSINESS well enough,” says Dirk Rossey, Former CHRO, Dubai Holding Divisions and Former Vice President, JP Morgan.

Addressing one of the hottest topics this year, The Business Savvy HR Leader Workshop is a highly interactive workshop designed to help HR professionals with three to 10 years of experience to master strategies to strengthen their business and financial acumen and develop project management skills

to support management-level needs, therefore becoming key contributors in the organisation.

Last year, HRM ASIA ran a pilot programme of the Business Savvy HR Leader. The feedback from the participants was overwhelmingly positive! Alcon said that the workshop

Five pillars of learning• Business acumen• Political savvy• Financial literacy• Meaningful analytics• Project management skills

On-site business clinicLook out for a unique opportunity to have a one-on-one consultation with one or all C-suite panel members to discuss your specific business challenges and opportunities:• CEO representative – David Heng, Managing Director & Head –

Commerce Leadership Institute, CIMB Group• CFO representative – Mahendran Kapuppial, Finance Director,

Kimberly-Clark• COO representative – Frank Trumpet, COO, Tune Hotels Group

Leong. “The more an HR leader knows about how finance works, the more they can increase their strategic influence at the board level and the more they can help impact the organisation for success.”

This module will incorporate and stress the practical application of finance tools to real-life HR issues, without sacrificing the theoretical rigor that will enable participants to better apply what they learn in a variety of situations.

Leong will share with participants the seven key benefits of understanding finance, which form a useful acronym: Fearlessness; Influence; the ability to Nurture; ensuring Alignment; the ability to Negotiate; the ability to Challenge; and increased Esteem.

“It’s time to transform from being a HR leader doing business to being a business leader doing HR,” says Leong.

Understanding power playPolitical savvy is a critical leadership competency: always in demand, yet rarely taught inside organisations. As a trusted advisor and business partner, HR professionals recognise the value of building savvy skills, understanding power dynamics, influencing strategies, and forming internal coalitions.

Jane Horan, Founder, Horan Group will examine savvy through the lens of HR professionals to demonstrate the positive side of this critical skill, and how it impacts organisations, businesses and teams. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and define “savvy” from a personal perspective and through the prism of their organisation.