Power Skills • For HR professionals • ~90 min
Business Acumen for HR
You get a seat at the table when you can read the numbers on it.
What you'll get: Executives do not turn down HR proposals because they undervalue people — they turn them down because the proposal presents ACTIVITY while they decide on IMPACT to revenue, cost and risk. This ~90-minute Power Skills course closes exactly that gap: reading the three financial statements well enough to use them, knowing which metrics your industry's leaders watch daily, turning turnover and vacancy costs into numbers with honest assumptions, building a five-part business case, and presenting it in the three-minute frame a CEO or CFO can act on.
Who is this course for?
- HR professionals who want proposals approved rather than deferred
- HR managers defending budget to an executive team
- L&D teams needing to prove the value of training investment
- Anyone moving into an HR Business Partner role
After this course, you will
- Read the three financial statements and locate people costs in them
- Attach proposals to the metrics leadership watches daily
- Turn turnover costs into numbers with honest assumptions
- Build and present a business case in a three-minute frame
Course content (4 modules)
Module 1
How the business actually makes money
The three financial statements, which metrics matter by industry, and why HR often speaks the wrong language.
24 min
Module 2
Turning people costs into numbers leaders care about
The true cost of turnover, the cost of a vacancy, and how to present the numbers honestly.
26 min
Module 3
Building and presenting an investment case
The five-part business case structure, and how to present it in the first three minutes.
26 min
Module 4
Final test & certificate
A 10-question test covering the whole course; 8/10 unlocks the certificate.
18 min
Certificate in Business Acumen for HR
Complete all 4 modules and score at least 8/10 on the final test to unlock the certificate — issued by Nhan Ha (Tony), MBA, SHRM-CP via TTD. Download the PDF, print it, and share it on LinkedIn.
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