Emerging Chief Human Resources Officer Program: Elevate Yourself Into a Strategic HR LeaderNEW

The Emerging Chief Human Resources Officer Program offers a dynamic experience with online sessions, expert lectures, and practical activities. It combines a cutting-edge curriculum, case studies, and a capstone project to enhance strategic mindset, leadership acumen, and people skills.

Core Modules | 18 Weeks

 

Live Online Sessions | 60-Minute Sessions

You will take part in a series of mandatory live online workshops led by Columbia Business School faculty. The sessions will enable you to stay updated with the latest industry trends and receive guidance from experienced faculty. Insights from guest speakers offer actionable strategies for career success, blending theoretical knowledge with practical skills to prepare you for effective implementation in your roles.

Note: Live online session topics are subject to change.

 

Case Studies

 

• Unilever’s Beauty Platform Strategy
  Explore how this fast-moving consumer goods organization adapted to influencer-driven purchasing trends in the beauty industry and shifted to strategic decision making based on consumer behavior shifts.

• Singapore Airlines’ Service Differentiation
  Analyze how this airline consistently ranks among the world’s best airlines for customer experience by investing heavily in training and recruitment.

• GoDaddy’s HR Organizational Design 
  Listen to Monica Bailey, former chief people officer at GoDaddy, as she shares her insights on HR structure, enterprise alignment principles, and organizational effectiveness.

• Patagonia’s Culture and HR Practices 
  Examine Patagonia’s environmental activism, employee empowerment strategies, and unique policies, including civil disobedience training and bail support for activists.

• Google’s People Analytics Projects
  Examine how Google utilized case studies such as Project Oxygen and Project Aristotle to analyze effective managers and teams, demonstrating the strategic value of people analytics in decision making.

• Delta Airlines’ COVID-19 Response and Change Management
  Explore how this airline implemented customer-driven policies, like blocking middle seats, to enhance safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and efficiently navigated technological challenges to adapt to changing customer needs.

• Disney’s Executive Pay Controversy
  Examine the shareholder pushback on Disney CEO’s compensation package. Understand how corporate governance and pay-for-performance alignment impact business strategy.

• Satya Nadella’s CEO Succession at Microsoft
  Understand Microsoft’s structured leadership development and succession planning strategies, including Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ mentorship to prepare Nadella for leadership.

 

Capstone Project

This project is an opportunity for you to transform theoretical knowledge into practical insights. Throughout this HR leadership program, you will complete three projects that showcase HR’s role in driving operational excellence, acting as a change agent and trusted advisor, and influencing decisions at the highest executive level, culminating in an HR portfolio/action plan that you can apply to your organization.

 

On-Campus Networking Event

Meet your cohort peers and faculty in person at Columbia Business School’s Manhattanville Campus in New York City during an optional two-day networking event. This event provides you with an opportunity to network with your peers as well as professionals from other cohorts to create a lifelong community of global executives.

Note: Session topics and networking event duration are subject to change.

The Emerging Chief Human Resources Officer Program is ideal for mid-level to senior HR leaders, including:

• Mid-level managers, directors, and HR business partners looking to advance to the CHRO role by developing C-suite skills and keeping up with emerging trends
• HR operations managers, learning and development compensation and benefits managers, and HR analysts, seeking to develop a holistic understanding of various business functions by bridging knowledge and skill gaps and evolving into a strategic partner role to the C-suite

Participants are required to have:

• A minimum of eight years of work experience
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• International exposure (preferred)
   

Your digitally verified certificate will be issued in your legal name and emailed to you, at no additional cost, upon completion of the program, including all modules of the program (online, in person, or live online, inter-module). All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Columbia Business School Executive Education.