HR University-Strategic Relationship Management April 23, 2012

6.5 Strategic/General Recertification Credits

The most effective business partners lead with power yet influence without authority by mastering this core competency: Strategic Relationship Management. Develop enduring relationships and alliances with internal and external decision-makers using power, influence and negotiation by putting this collaborative skill set to work for you.

This full-day program specifically designed for senior leaders and decision-makers provides critical skills you need to influence behavior and overcome resistance in your organization. Take away critical skills for: managing relationships (boss-peers-subordinates); analyzing power dynamics; using influence in a positive manner; getting buy-in for change; and developing critical conflict resolution skills.

Through a series of practical exercises and debriefs, HR University provides the ideal platform to plan, prepare and execute your relationship management strategy.

Limited to 50 senior practitioners.

About the Instructor
Holly Schroth is a Senior Lecturer at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the MBA program at Santa Clara University. She received a MA in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Holly teaches Negotiations and Conflict Resolution and Organizational Behavior to both MBAs and undergraduates. She has won several awards for teaching excellence and was voted "favorite professor" by a Business Week Online poll of undergraduates across the U.S. In addition to teaching, she is a trainer, consultant and keynote speaker on negotiation and leadership issues to a variety of organizations in the U.S. and abroad including: Google, YouTube, Intel, AMD, Kaiser Permanente and dozens more.

Official Website: http://www.nchra.org