From Administrator to Architect: How to Build HR into a Strategic

Description:

The modern HR function can no longer operate solely as a compliance checkpoint or a transactional service center. Organizational success in today’s volatile market demands that HR leaders become strategic architects who align people strategy directly with business outcomes.

Join fractional CHRO Tracie Sponenberg to learn how to shed the administrative mindset, embrace an employee-centric approach, and strategically leverage modern tools, including AI, to drive organizational growth, retention, and competitive advantage. This session provides a practical roadmap for transforming HR into a genuine force for positive business change.

Key Areas Covered:

• Aligning People Strategy with P&L: Techniques for translating business objectives (e.g., market expansion, cost reduction) into measurable HR initiatives (e.g., targeted upskilling, retention strategies).
• The Employee Experience as a Strategy: Shifting focus from basic employee engagement surveys to designing a holistic, long-term employee journey that drives productivity and cultural health.
• The Data-Driven HR Leader: Using workforce analytics (e.g., turnover drivers, skill gaps) to generate credible insights that inform C-suite decision-making.
• Adopting Technology for Impact: Identifying which transactional HR tasks to automate immediately using AI and modern systems, freeing up the team for strategic work.
• Measuring HR’s ROI: Establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) that quantify HR's contribution to the bottom line, moving beyond headcount and cost to focus on value creation.

Who Should Attend:

• Health & Safety Professionals
• Plant Managers
• HR Professionals (HR Directors, HR Managers, Generalists)
• Business Owners and Executive Leadership (CEOs, COOs)
• Industrial Hygienists
• Lab Managers
• Team Leads
• Anyone responsible for shaping organizational culture and workforce performance.

Why This Webinar is Important Now

Recent studies, including reports released this year, show that an overwhelming majority of HR leaders nearly 82% in some surveys feel significantly misaligned with their organization’s overall business strategy. This widespread misalignment manifests as friction in strategic buy-in, competing priorities (where executives focus on profit while HR focuses on well-being), and a failure to address critical future talent needs. In a volatile economic climate marked by significant organizational restructuring and fast-paced technological adoption, this disconnect is no longer sustainable. This webinar is crucial because it addresses this foundational gap, providing HR professionals with the framework and language to secure a true "seat at the table" and actively influence the organization's long-term success, ensuring that people strategy supports and even drives the overarching business mission.