HR Leader’s role in Organisations and Business Strategy

by | 11.02.2021

“Think of the challenge to the business first, then apply an effective HR solution.”

-Michael Messier

HR leader

The best human resources (HR) teams constantly increase their business acumen and demonstrate an understanding of their organization’s business strategy. Many in HR agree that this is necessary to stay relevant and to be recognized as an internal driver of both organizational and business strategy. How do you go about executing on this ambitious goal? In this session, we’ll discuss proven models for building this important human resource competence.

Do you want to gain confidence to ask the right questions?
Increase your internal credibility?
Gain a “seat at the table” and add value to stay there?

Then, this learning program is for you.

Target Group: HR Team Leaders, HR Directors
Location: Online
Date: November 22 & 23, 2pm-3:30pm
Price: 55 Euro

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL! Register by November 10 and pay only 40 Euro

Registration: Email ibardhi@lincoln.org.al with participant names and email addresses

Key Objectives:
  • Align HR objectives with the objectives of the business
  • Increase knowledge of the business, products and/or services, and competition
  • Build rapport with business leaders across all functions of the organization
  • Think more broadly about the “down stream” impact of strategy decisions 
  • View challenges first as business challenges and then offer HR solutions 
Michael Messier

Michael Messier


For more than thirty years as a respected business leader, Michael has built and led progressive, global human resources teams with companies such as Starent Networks/Cisco Systems, IBM, and Progress Software. These teams have been instrumental in accelerating the growth of technology-based, public and private U.S.-based companies several of which have led to multi-billion dollar acquisitions by firms such as IBM and Cisco Systems. He has operated and contributed at the highest level of these organizations as an Executive Vice President and C-level executive while influencing respective Boards of Directors.

Michael is the Founder and Principal of Blue Maple Advisors, a business and human resources advisory services business. He works with small and medium sized, private equity backed, high growth businesses to build scalable HR strategy and infrastructure. Michael holds an MBA from Rivier University. He is a member of the advisory board for CultureHQ, a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), and a Certified 360 Assessment Facilitator from the Center for Creative Leadership.

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