Business 101: How and Why the Strategy of Your Business Matters to You and All that You Do
Categories: Seminar and Workshop
NOARK is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. This program is valid for 2.00 PDCs for the SHRM-CP℠ or SHRM-SCP℠. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.
This Program has been approved for 0.99 HR (Business) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).
The use of this official seal confirms that this Activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.
Business acumen is a key business and HR competency. What you know about business and the business you serve, the better equipped you are to align the goals of your department with the goals of your organization. This class is designed to provide you with an understanding of business essentials so that you can you are positioned to drive HR activities that support key business initiatives.
As a result of this class, business savvy HR professionals will be better able to:
- Interpret business trends both internally and externally.
- Participate in the development of business strategy
- Better drive the alignment of HR initiatives with business strategy.
SPEAKER: Willam Ricky Teague, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Rick Teague is a Human Resources Generalist with a Bachelor’s Degree (BBA) and Masters Degree (MA) in Business Administration. He has 35 years HRM experience working with three of Fortune 100s Most Admired Companies: McKesson, Nestle and Raytheon. Rick is also an Adjunct Professor for the University of Arkansas, College of Engineering and Global Campus. He is the certification chair for the northwest Arkansas chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (NOARK), and a life member of SHRM. In April 2013, he launched a new human resources consulting firm for small to medium-size businesses known as TransAmericas Human Resources, LLC.