Today's HR function is expected to do far more than manage administrative processes — it must lead people strategy, shape culture, and directly influence business results. The HR Leadership Excellence: Advanced Professional Skills Training Course by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy equips HR practitioners with the strategic judgement and leadership capability needed to meet that expectation. Delivered as part of our Human Resource Training Courses, it brings together strategic HR planning, leadership, workforce planning, performance management, and data-informed decision-making in one practical programme.

Rather than treating these as separate topics, the course connects them: how strong leadership drives engagement, how workforce planning feeds performance management, and how HR analytics turns everyday decisions into evidence-based ones. Participants leave with sharper skills in talent management, conflict resolution, organisational development, and change management — all directed at helping HR professionals operate as trusted, strategic partners to the business.

• Apply HR Professional Skills to real organisational challenges, not just theoretical scenarios.
• Use HR data and insights to make evidence-based, defensible decisions.
• Build stronger HR leadership presence and improve people management.
• Design workforce plans and talent strategies that anticipate future needs.
• Strengthen performance, engagement, and retention practices together, not in isolation.
• Handle communication, negotiation, and conflict situations with more confidence.
• Lead organisational change and development initiatives from within HR.
• Align every HR decision with wider organisational objectives and business priorities.

Who Should Attend

• HR managers, HR business partners, and HR team leaders.
• Talent management, employee development, and learning and development specialists.
• Workforce planning professionals and personnel/employee relations officers.
• Any manager carrying HR responsibilities alongside their core role.
• HR professionals aiming to move into more strategic, leadership-facing positions.

Module 1: Why Strategic HR Matters Now

• The shifting role of HR from administrative to strategic
• Core competencies of high-performing HR professionals
• Aligning HR strategy with business objectives
• Professional ethics and credibility as an HR leader

Module 2: Leading and Engaging People

• Leadership styles and workplace influence
• Employee motivation and engagement
• Building high-performing teams
• Advanced HR decision-making under pressure

Module 3: Planning and Developing the Workforce

• Workforce planning principles and future talent needs
• Talent acquisition, retention, and succession planning
• Identifying current and future skill requirements

Module 4: Driving Performance and Growth

• Designing performance management systems that work
• Setting objectives and meaningful performance indicators
• Coaching, development, and managing underperformance constructively

Module 5: Navigating Relationships and Conflict

• Managing workplace relationships and grievances
• Negotiation and problem-solving techniques
• Building a positive, resilient workplace culture

Module 6: Using HR Data to Decide, Not Just Report

• Key HR metrics and performance indicators
• Workforce data analysis techniques
• Turning insights into strategic HR decisions

Module 7: Leading HR Through Change

• HR's role in organisational change and transformation
• Managing resistance and communicating change
• Building an adaptable, future-ready HR function