Managing Human Resources

Upcoming Dates: Nov. 3, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: $1,420
Location: UH Campus

Course Description

This workshop focuses on familiarizing managers with the key human resource management decisions in organizations. The workshop looks at a number of functional HR areas including staffing, training and development, performance management, and compensation and benefits. The workshop covers key employment laws which all managers should be familiar with.

Who Should Attend

  • Current leaders looking to improve and redefine their current HR strategies.
  • Mid-level managers looking to transition into executive roles managing people.
  • Individuals interested in transferring into an HR role.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the importance of managing human resources.
  • Show how the environmental factors impact the formulation of HRM strategies and how to implement a strategy effectively.
  • Explain the strategic importance of an organization’s approach to total compensation.
  • Show workforce planning methods and their relationship with business and HRM strategies.
  • Explain how training and development practices fit within an integrated HR strategy.
  • Identify the causes of retention and turnover, including personal, job-related, contextual, and organizational factors.
  • Describe the roles and responsibilities of line managers with respect to various HR functions.

Instructor

Photo: Steve Werner

Steve Werner
Professor - Department Chairperson/JPMorgan Chase Professor of International Business

Contact:
713-743-4672
swerner@uh.edu