Business Acumen for HR
Thursday, September 28, at 1:00 PM ET | 10:00 AM PT
Webinar Summary
Gone are the days of HR being a reactive function. HR needs to be at the table as a strategic business partner, anticipating organizational needs and partnering with leaders to create solutions. Business acumen is the first step in this journey. Grow your business mindset, understand key players’ priorities, and enhance your critical thinking to build HR’s presence in your organization.
Join our speakers for this webinar where they will discuss hands-on activities you can run to help you and your team:
- Understand how your organization operates in your industry.
- Evaluate how to align HR processes to organizational objectives.
- Think critically about organizational needs and proactively partner with other leaders.
Meet the speakers
Claire Sears
Manager, Learning Solutions, McLean & Company
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Claire Sears is the Manager of Learning & Development, Research & Advisory Services, at McLean & Company. She is responsible for leading the production of research-informed resources to support the development of HR professionals and people leaders. She is dedicated to providing hands-on, high-value tools for our clients.
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Prior to joining McLean & Company, Claire worked for more than a decade as a corporate trainer and adult education leader in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. She built management toolkits, designed and executed a large train-the-trainer program, published research, and led many successful change management initiatives. She is an expert in all phases of the training cycle, including needs assessment, curriculum design, training delivery, and evaluation.
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Claire holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Communications: Media, Culture, and Society from Brock University and an M.Ed in Adult Education and Community Development from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.
Diana Samu-Visser
Program Manager, McLean & Company
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Diana Samu-Visser is a Senior Instructional Designer on the Learning Solutions team at McLean & Company, where she also serves as the Program Manager for McLean Academy. Diana is an eLearning specialist who uses her expertise in education to maximize the value of our research and products. She is passionate about using technology to develop dynamic, practical, and transformative learning experiences for our members.
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Prior to joining McLean & Company, Diana earned her BA (Honors) from the University of Calgary and an MA in English and Writing Studies from the University of Western Ontario. She is currently completing her PhD. Diana also specializes in learning technology, curriculum design, scholarship of teaching and learning, critical pedagogy, and DEI in adult education.
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