Senior HR Executive
Development Solutions
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Overview
Create maximum talent and organizational
impact by developing your senior human
resource leaders.
Human resources and senior HR professionals sit at the epicenter
of impact, with a seat at the leadership table and influence on the
most critical strategic lever in an organization: talent.
When talent management, leadership development, and an
organizational culture are aligned to an organization’s business
strategy, the likelihood of delivering on the organization’s
strategic goals is greatly enhanced.
Korn Ferry knows that
change is inevitable,
growth is a choice, and
people will drive every
organization’s success
or failure. That is why we
take talent management
seriously, not only
at every level in the
organization and across
the talent management
life cycle, but also for the
HR executives driving
transformation. Korn
Ferry’s comprehensive
suite of senior HR
development solutions is
designed to accelerate the
development of CHROs,
senior HR executives,
and those driving critical
change on senior HR
teams.
To be successful, CHROs, senior human resource executives and
high-potential groups of the next generation of HR leaders must
learn to manage varied interests and objectives from a large
group of stakeholders, including the CEO, executive leadership
team, and Board, as well as regional and business unit leaders, and
employees from across the enterprise.
The role of human resources is to design talent strategies that
accelerate business performance; drive a common language of
talent across the organization; engage leaders at all levels in a
development culture that supports strategy activation; and attract
and retain the very best talent both internally and externally.
Human resources is about managing an organization’s largest
asset, and consequently it’s largest risk—people.
Why HR executive development matters.
The responsibilities and pressures on the human resources
function are only increasing as CEOs realize that competing on
talent is an imperative to success. While many HR executives have
come up through the ranks having to fight for their function’s
seat at the table, today they are expected to have solid business
acumen, executive leadership skills, global perspective, and the
strategic talent expertise to serve as an advisor to the CEO, and
the Board, as well as lead change across the enterprise.
Supporting HR development unleashes this function’s ability to
impact the alignment of culture and talent management strategies
with business performance. It also enables HR executives to lead
with ease, confidence, and certainty that their executive presence
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carries the full weight of influence needed to keep talent at the top
of the agenda.
Korn Ferry knows human resources.
In our work with thousands of human resource leaders across the
globe, we have not only researched what it takes for HR leaders to
create maximum impact, but we have defined the best practices for
their development. We understand the expectations from CEOs and
chairmen and how to identify gaps and work with HR executives to
become the leaders they need to be. Beyond development, we serve
as advisors to senior HR executives, teams and CHROs in helping
them formulate their talent strategy, talent management processes,
and on-going enterprise-wide talent initiatives. We help HR leaders
ensure their organization hires the right talent and we are often
the “boots on the ground” around the world making sure that the
organization’s global talent needs are fulfilled and returning results.
A holistic approach to human resources development.
Based on Korn Ferry’s Four Dimensions of Talent, we take a holistic
approach that dives into each person’s unique motivators, skills,
experiences and potential derailers to help build a development
approach that supports their full development as functional leaders
and HR professionals. We also work closely with HR teams to help
create unity, foster more effectiveness, and to ensure that a strong
succession plan is in place.
Our solution suite provides a full array of programs, services,
assessments, and learning experiences designed specifically to meet
the needs of today’s foremost HR senior executives.
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Suite of solutions for HR development.
CHRO
Impact
Program
HR Professional
Coaching
Program
HR Leader
Succession
Program
HR
Business
Simulation
HR Executive
to Leader
Institute
Signature executive
education program
specifically
designed for HR
and talent leaders.
A series of half day
working sessions
focused on specific
content areas.
A three day guided
discovery and
exploration process for
small groups of senior
HR leaders and high
potentials (typically
6-10 participants).
On-line assessments
followed by an
intensive “Year in a
Day” simulationbased assessment.
A three day
in-residence session
followed by
unlimited virtual
coaching for 10
months.
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
HR/Talent team
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
• Content
• Content
• Context
• Setting strategy
• Context
• Context
• Credibility
• Credibility
• Creating
competitive
advantage
• Enterprise
leadership
• Enterprise
leadership
• Credibility
• Enterprise
leadership
4 Days
• 12 Months
• Multiple
businesses
5 Half days over
three months
3 Days
1 Day + pre-work and
follow-up
12 Months
The triumvirate
An interrelated set of factors which predicate the success of HR and talent leaders:
• Content:
What the HR leader knows
(technical content around
key HR/organizational/
talent areas).
• Context:
How the HR leader
understands and adapts to
the external and internal
context of the organization
and the industry.
Context
• Credibility:
What the HR leader is
passionate about and
how he/she creates the
advocacy and change
readiness for it.
Enterprise leadership serves as the anchor for these three leadership factors, and
provides a broad and holistic perspective of the HR and talent leaders' capabilities.
Enterprise
leadership
Content
Credibility
We design talent strategies
that accelerate business outcomes.
Where there are critical gaps,
we build talent from within
and attract new talent from the outside.
At every level of the enterprise,
we ignite human potential.
About Korn Ferry
At Korn Ferry, we design, build, attract
and ignite talent. Since our inception,
clients have trusted us to help recruit
world-class leadership. Today, we are
a single source for leadership and
talent consulting services to empower
businesses and leaders to reach their
goals. Our solutions range from executive
recruitment and leadership development
programs, to enterprise learning,
succession planning and recruitment
process outsourcing (RPO).
Visit www.kornferry.com for more
information on our services, and www.
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research and insights.