DHRLD Session Details
Session Details
Elevating HR for the Next Era: Aligning with CEO Priorities & Enabling Growth with Harvard Business Impact
The future of HR is no longer just about managing people — it is about driving business transformation, enabling growth, and shaping organizational strategy at the highest level.
Join in collaboration with for an exclusive high-impact digital HR learning session designed for forward-thinking HR leaders, executives, business partners, and professionals who want to stay ahead in the evolving world of work.
This powerful 60-minute webinar will explore how HR can strategically align with CEO priorities, influence business performance, and become a key catalyst for organizational growth and innovation. Participants will gain valuable insights from global leadership perspectives, practical strategies, and transformative frameworks powered by .
Featuring distinguished special guest Shiv Shivakumar alongside renowned facilitators Rita Kusi and Wanda Brown, this session promises rich conversations, actionable insights, and executive-level learning for today’s HR ecosystem.
What You Will Learn
- How HR can align more effectively with executive and CEO priorities
- Strategies for enabling organizational growth through people leadership
- The evolving role of HR in the next era of business transformation
- Insights from Harvard Business Impact frameworks and global leadership practices
- Practical approaches for becoming a strategic business partner
Session Agenda
Time | Session |
1:00 – 1:05 | Welcome & Context Setting (5 minutes) |
1:05 – 1:15 | The CEO Mindset & HR’s Strategic Alignment (10 minutes) |
1:15 – 1:20 | Elevating HR Alongside the Business (5 minutes) |
1:20 – 1:30 | Breakout Session (10 minutes) |
1:30 – 1:35 | Facilitated Debrief (5 minutes) |
1:35 – 1:50 | Enabling the Enterprise: HMM & HBR Spark Demo (15 minutes) |
1:50 – 1:55 | Q&A (5 minutes) |
1:55 – 3:00 | Closing & Next Steps (5 minutes) |
Our Speakers For The Session
CEO, Thrive HR Leadership
Wanda Brown believes HR leaders shouldn’t just have a seat at the table, they should help set it. With more than two decades of experience as a business transformation advisor and former partner at a global consulting firm, she helps HR professionals step into their strategic power.
Senior Consultant, KUSI Consulting
Rita is the Senior Consultant at KUSI Consulting and the Director of Execution and Strategy at the Global
Conference on Human Resources in Africa (GCHRA). She is a dynamic and highly respected Human Resources
Executive with over 20 years of comprehensive experience in both strategic and operational HR roles.
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