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HR for CEOs Course: Build & Scale Your HR Function [EN]

Name: HR for CEOs Course: Build & Scale Your HR Function [EN]
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Last updated 6/2026

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What you'll learn

Understand the strategic role of HR in business growth and sustainability
Evaluate whether and when to hire an HR manager for your company
Identify the right number and type of HR roles needed at different growth stages
Conduct an internal HR audit and implement the 10 most critical HR tools without an HR team
Build effective recruitment, onboarding, and performance management processes
Design Total Rewards strategies and implement tools for employee development, retention, and engagement
Create a tailored HR role profile aligned with business needs and find qualified candidates
Assess HR professionals using a structured evaluation map and choose the right hire
Monitor and evaluate your HR manager’s performance during probation and beyond
Establish a productive partnership with your HR team to focus them on business outcomes
Use HR strategies to support scaling the company and achieving key business goals
Discover the fundamentals of HR automation and choose the right solutions for your company

Course content

6 sections • 59 lectures • 29h 34m total length

Why CEOs Need HR: People Strategy, Risk and Business Growth35:31
• Who is HR and what roles exist
• How businesses operate without HR and associated risks
• Building an HR department from scratch
• Costs, benefits, and impact of HR on business outcomes
Quiz: CEO Decisions for Building and Scaling the HR Function
Essential HR Tools for Founders Without an HR Manager20:41
• Self-assessment checklist for HR readiness
• How to create an HR strategy without an HR Director
• Core sequence for launching HR processes
• Practical, easy-to-implement tools for non-HR executives

Recruitment, Onboarding and Performance Management for CEOs23:31
• Full-cycle hiring: search, selection, offers
• Effective onboarding and candidate handover
• Introduction to OKRs and performance frameworks
Payroll, Engagement and Total Rewards: What CEOs Need to Know27:30
• Compensation strategy and role grading
• Bonuses, retention planning, and employee engagement
• Building employer brand through rewards

HR Manager Profile: Define the Role, Skills and Search Strategy26:28
• Define the ideal HR profile based on company stage
• Channels for sourcing and engaging top HR candidates
Evaluate and Select an HR Manager: Interviews, Scorecards and Fit18:19
• Skills and culture-fit assessment frameworks
• Interview structure, case studies, test tasks
• How to negotiate and craft compelling offers
Interviewing a Finalist for the HR Director Role

1. Hiring A-Players for leadership teams41:49
2. Multichannel Candidate Sourcing for leadership teams34:04
3. Candidate Assessment and Selling the Job Opportunity29:24
4. Employee Onboarding for leadership teams30:28
For leadership teams, learn to design onboarding and adaptation that accelerates integration—from a clear job offer and pre-boarding to rookie books, mentoring, and gamified checklists tracking progress.
5. Forming to Performing: Team Development Stages30:36
6. Building One Unified and High-Performing Team30:19
7. Managing Employee Personality Types in leadership teams27:29
8. Employee Termination: Who, When and How for CEO39:12
9. Leadership Styles for CEO33:14
Explore situational leadership by diagnosing employee development (D1–D4) and matching directive or democratic styles (S1–S4) to foster partnership and maximize performance.
10. Choosing the Right Leadership Style for Maximum Team Performance28:09
11. Effective Leadership: Gallup Research Insights for CEO25:18
Explore how Gallup research links leader talents to employee engagement, detailing the five leadership talents and how to develop them as skills for hiring and managing.
12. Managing Team Culture for people and business results25:50
13. Salary Management for leadership teams44:32
14. Bonus and Incentive Programs for leadership teams34:32
15. Sales Team Compensation: Salary, Commission and Incentives42:56
16. Benefits Beyond Salary for leadership teams44:06
Explore how benefits beyond salary shape the value proposition, attract and retain talent, and boost motivation through flexible benefits, health programs, remote work, sabbaticals, and wellness initiatives.
17. Motivation 3.0 and Total Motivation: What Drives Employees41:48
18. Retention and Burnout Prevention for leadership teams36:31
19. Employee Engagement for Maximum Team Performance35:01
20. Continuous Feedback to Sustain Motivation and Performance34:38
21. Talent Management and the 9-Box Grid for CEO29:33
22. Identifying and Leveraging Employee Talent24:40
23. Learning and Development for leadership teams42:28
24. Succession Planning: Preparing the Next CEO33:46
Discover how to design succession planning by identifying key roles, building a bench of deputies, and developing internal successors through nine-box analysis, development plans, rotation, and mutual learning.
25. Team Strategy: Aligning People, Priorities and Business Goals44:42
26. Goal Setting: MBO, KPI, OKR, WIG and V2MOM for CEO39:52
27. Performance Metrics, Dashboards and Results Evaluation36:37
Explore how to set goals, implement KPIs, and build effective control and reporting systems using delegation, dashboards, and OKR reviews to evaluate results.
28. Managing Employee Accountability and Ownership24:07
29. One-on-One Meetings for CEO and Employees30:02
Learn how to conduct effective one-on-one meetings between managers and employees, using rapport, clear questions, coaching, and feedback to create action plans, track tasks, and strengthen relationships.
30. Employee Coaching for Growth and Performance30:00
31. Effective Team Meetings: Strategy Sessions to Daily Stand-Ups25:29
Develop and run effective team meetings by prioritizing a clear agenda, time-conscious formats, active participation, and thorough follow-up to optimize collaboration and reduce costs.
32. Collaborative Problem Solving for leadership teams26:38
Learn collaborative problem solving for leadership teams by recognizing common problematic employee types and applying practical, future-focused communication strategies to resolve issues.
33. Agile and Project Management Fundamentals for CEO29:23
34. Kanban Boards and Trello for leadership teams29:40
35. Managing Change Within leadership teams27:24
36. Task Execution and Delivery for High-Performing Teams27:18
Master agile task execution through sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, manage blockers and sprint backlog with burndown charts, and incorporate stakeholder feedback for continuous improvement.
37. The CEO's Role in Business Growth and Results33:01
38. Organizational Business Models for CEO28:15
39. Business Understanding and Responsibility Allocation for CEO28:28
40. SWOT and PESTEL Analysis for CEO HR strategy25:46
41. Effective Communication for CEO and Teams24:04
Master effective communications for managers and teams across meetings, email, messenger, and social channels, and develop sub-competencies like oral, written, and presentation skills, active listening, feedback, and nonviolent communication.
42. Radical Candor for CEO29:14
43. Managing Conflict Within and Between Teams29:16
Learn to manage conflict within and between teams, identify stages and causes, distinguish constructive from destructive conflicts, and apply practical strategies for prevention and resolution.
44. Business Negotiation Skills for CEO29:16
Master practical business negotiation skills, including firm offers, no and what-if tactics, and avoiding concessions without return; recognize donkey, sheep, fox, and owl behaviors to protect your interests.
45. Adapting Management Tools for Remote leadership teams30:38
Learn to adapt management tools for remote leadership by integrating remote-friendly rules, checklists, and teamwork principles that treat contractors as extensions of staff while emphasizing asynchronous communication and measurable outcomes.
46. Creating Rules, Policies and Checklists for leadership teams38:24
47. Team Operating Principles for people and business results18:38
48. Essential Tools for Remote and Distributed leadership teams26:10

Use HR to Scale the Business: People Systems for Growth21:24
• CEO involvement in strategic HR
• HR’s must-have actions to fuel business scale
HR Automation for CEOs: Streamline Processes and Save Time24:18
• Why automation matters
• Choosing the right tools and platforms
• Where to start and how to scale HR tech adoption
HR for CEOs Course: Build & Scale Your HR Function: Practice Test
BONUS: HR Tools, Templates and Resources for CEOs0:40

Requirements

No formal HR background is required — the course is designed for business owners and CEOs
Basic understanding of your own business operations and growth challenges
A desire to build or improve your company’s HR function
Willingness to engage in strategic thinking and practical assignments
Openness to collaborating with HR professionals and implementing people-focused processes

Description

Running a successful company means mastering finance, operations, and sales — but what about people? For many business owners and CEOs, HR remains a black box filled with guesswork, miscommunication, and missed growth opportunities. If you’ve ever asked “What does HR really do?” or “How do I know if my HR manager is effective?” — this course is for you.

In this one-of-a-kind program, you’ll get a complete HR playbook tailored specifically for entrepreneurs and executives. Built on 20+ years of real-world experience and international HR standards, this course offers practical, no-fluff guidance on how to build, evaluate, and scale your HR function — even if you’ve never hired an HR person before.

Inside the course, you’ll discover:

• When and why to hire your first HR — and what to expect

• How to conduct an HR audit and implement 10 essential tools even without an HR team

• What modern HR looks like: recruitment, onboarding, performance, retention, engagement

• How to write a job description for an HR leader and run an executive-level hiring process

• How to evaluate HR candidates for professionalism, cultural fit, and execution

• What to expect during probation and how to measure HR success

• How to build a true partnership with HR that drives business results

• HR automation: what to digitize, what to track, and which tools to use

By the end of the course, you’ll understand what HR can do for your business — and how to make it work for you. If you want to build a scalable, high-performing company, this training is your competitive advantage.

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. It ensures cutting-edge insights and the latest practices.

This course contains a promotion.

Seats are limited. Enroll today to build an HR function that grows with your business.

Who this course is for:

Business owners who are scaling and need to build HR from scratch
Startup founders looking to professionalize their people management processes
CEOs seeking to understand the value and structure of modern HR
Executives preparing to hire their first HR professional
Leaders managing teams of 50+ and aiming to improve recruitment, retention, and culture
Investors and board members who want to evaluate the quality of HR in their portfolio companies

HR for CEOs Course: Build & Scale Your HR Function [EN]

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HR for CEOs: Build HR Strategy, Infrastructure and Governance2 lectures • 56min

Core HR Processes: Recruiting, Onboarding, Performance and Rewards2 lectures • 51min

Hire Your First HR Leader: Profile, Search and Selection3 lectures • 45min

CEO and HR Partnership: Manage, Measure and Support HR Leadership2 lectures • 44min

Extra: People Management and HR Leadership Skills for CEOs48 lectures • 25hr 33min

Strategic HR for Scale-Up: Growth, Automation and Efficiency3 lectures • 46min

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