Consulting Skills for Human Resources Professionals
December 3 - 5, 2008 Instructor: Mary Harris Washington, DC $845 February 4 - 6, 2009 Instructor: Elaine Marshall Washington, DC $845 February 10 - 12, 2009 Albuquerque, NM $845 April 21 - 23, 2009 Philadelphia, PA $845 May 11 - 13, 2009 Instructor: Mary Harris Washington, DC $845 May 27 - 29, 2009 Las Vegas, NV $845 June 10 - 12, 2009 Instructor: Susan Schubert Washington, DC $845 July 21 - 23, 2009 Instructor: Ricardo Sims Kansas City, MO $845 August 17 - 19, 2009 Instructor: Susan Schubert Washington, DC $845 August 31 - September 2, 2009 Atlanta, GA $845 September 16 - 18, 2009 Instructor: Mary Harris Washington, DC $845
Overview:
Learn to operate as an HR consultant within your organization. Acquire the skills you need to implement your new role as an internal consultant and to build partnerships with management. Identify various HR options available within the Federal context. Exercises, workshops, and case studies have direct application to federal HR situations and issues.
This course is also part of the Certificates of Accomplishment in Human Resources Management .
Human resources professionals who advise Federal managers.
Identify the role of federal HR professionals as internal consultants Plan and prepare for the consultative relationship Explain causes for client resistance and deal effectively with it Build partnerships with management Practice consulting skills using federal HR case studies, exercises and examples
Consulting Skills for Human Resource Professionals, CDEV8005D<!--- course title ---> <!--- course code --->, Syllabus, Graduate School, USDA
Day One of Three
Definitions and principles of consulting
Competencies and skills required in a consultant
Changing roles of HR consultants in government
Inventory on consulting styles
Phase One: Entry and Contracting
Day Two of Three
Phase Two: Data Collection and Diagnosis
Methods of data collection
Data analysis
Phase Three: Feedback and the Decision to Act
Day Three of Three
Dealing with client resistance
Phase Four: Implementation
Phase Five: Extension, Recycling or Termination
Types of evaluations and evaluation planning
Action planning and application
Course wrap up
