SPJIMR > Executive Education > MDPs > Open Management Development Programmes > People power: HR’s role in business for non-HR executives

Learning objectives

  • Understand the strategic role of HR in business growth and performance.
  • Recognise how HR functions and influences key business outcomes such as productivity, engagement, and retention.
  • Apply HR best practices to talent management, workforce planning, and organisational culture.
  • Leverage HR strategies for improving team performance and achieving business objectives.
  • Collaborate effectively with HR to drive people-related business initiatives.
  • Identify common HR challenges and proactively address them in their teams.

Learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of key HR functions and their relevance to business success.
  • Analyse how HR decisions impact financial performance, innovation, and market competitiveness.
  • Develop strategies to attract, develop, and retain top talent within their teams.
  • Integrate HR principles into business decision-making to enhance employee performance and engagement.
  • Effectively communicate and collaborate with HR professionals in their organisations.
  • Apply real-world HR case studies to solve people-related business challenges.

Course content

  • Introduction to HR’s strategic role in business
  • Talent acquisition and workforce planning
  • Employee experience and engagement
  • Performance management and development
  • Compensation, benefits, and retention
  • HR’s role in managing change and business transformation
  • Ethics, compliance, and workplace culture
  • Partnering with HR for business success
  • Action planning: Applying hr insights to your business

Who should attend

This programme is ideally suited for executives in non-HR functions who have direct responsibility for leading teams and delivering business outcomes. It is particularly relevant for functional leaders in operations, sales, finance, technology, and project management who influence people’s decisions but may not have formal HR training. 

The programme will also benefit emerging leaders and high-potential managers preparing for larger leadership roles, where managing talent, driving engagement, and aligning people strategy with business goals become critical.

Programme director

Sushmita Srivastava

Sushmita Srivastava

Associate Professor, Organisation and Leadership Studies
Sushmita Srivastava holds a Ph.D. from XLRI Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur. Her doctoral research conceptualised the Impact of Mentoring on Role Based Performance. She has over two decades of industry experience with Tata Steel in roles pertaining to Human Resource Management. She joined academics in 2017 and is a faculty in the area of Organisation & Leadership Studies at SPJIMR. Her areas of core teaching interest include Industrial Relations, Talent Management, AI, Digital HR ...
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Programme dates and fee details

Date Time Fees
August 20 – 21, 2026 9:30 am to 5:30 pm ₹ 24,900/- plus applicable taxes
(Early bird, alumni, and group discounts available)

Certificate of participation

A certificate of successful participation by S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) will be issued to each delegate at the completion of the programme.

SPJIMR’s Open MDPs certificate of participation.

Fees

₹ 24,900 + GST

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