Resilient organisations need strategic HR thinkers. The changing nature of organisations and culture– increased digitisations, unexpected global events, changing stakeholder needs – can be difficult to understand and manage. To be a people expert, change leader and value creator, you must move beyond HR.
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This three-day HR training from RSM Executive Education empowers you to think differently about strategic culture and change. It challenges you to look beyond the obvious and supports you to create greater value in your organisation.
Where other courses simply lecture you on HR strategy, this programme takes a unique and distinctly RSM approach, with highly interactive workshops based on innovative research insights. Your learning journey is guided by RSM’s professors and lecturers. Experts who will teach you to think differently and provide you with practical tools and techniques you can use immediately. By sharing in each other’s pitfalls and successes, your interactions with peers also form a critical part of the learning process.
At the end of the training programme, you can lead people and culture into the future with an advanced and strategic HR skillset that prepares you to elevate your role in your organisation.
"My thinking really got a reality check. This course helped me see beyond the day-to-day matters of HR in different perspectives. The basics of HR is still there, but the teachers indeed go ‘beyond’ HR, because there’s so much more to it. It’s about transformation, change, uncertainty in the organisation, and even AI which also influences the HR role these days. That broader perspective is a big added value for me.”
During this strategic HR training programme, you will learn from Dr Rebecca Hewett, Dr Jochem Kroezen, and Dr Rouven Kanitz. Occasionally we may substitute other faculty members according to the content of the programme and their availability.
Rebecca Hewett is an associate professor of HRM at RSM. Her research focuses on how people management can best be implemented to enhance performance and well-being. Her PhD was on workplace rewards and motivation at Royal Holloway, University of London. Before that she worked as an HR professional for 10 years, including a role as head of HR operations for the UK’s communications regulator.
Jochem Kroezen has extensive teaching experience across university programmes on subjects such as social systems change, culture, strategic transformation and research methods. He was an assistant professor in international business at the University of Cambridge, and specialises in the sociological side of organisation and management theory. His current research focuses on ‘craft’ as an approach to organising work.
Rouven Kanitz is an assistant professor of organisational change at RSM. His research helps organisations to navigate change processes in more effective and sustainable ways. Mostly by researching the human side of change; specific interventions, measuring responses, and opportunities from digital technology. Rouven has worked in the medical technology industry and as a consultant for change projects.
2 - 4 June 2025
€ 3,700 (excl. 21% VAT) including course materials, lunches and snacks. This fee does not include hotel accommodation.
15% discount for alumni from Erasmus University Rotterdam and RSM.
All our short courses can also be delivered as personalised in-company training to groups of employees from the same organisation. This enables us to develop a course that focuses on your organisation’s own situation and issues.
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) offers a dynamic learning environment for professionals looking to learn new skills and gain more knowledge in business and management education.
Here’s why you should choose RSM:
This programme takes place in Bayle building on the Woudestein Campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam, just 15 minutes by public transport from Rotterdam city centre. Our modern and lively campus has innovative study facilities, sustainable design, and calming green spaces.
Most programmes start at 09:00. Finishing times are different for each programme. There’s also an approximate schedule in each programme’s brochure and on its webpages. When you register for a programme you will be given access to Canvas, our online learning system, and the full schedule is in Canvas. Your programme manager will hand out a detailed schedule on the first day of your programme.
Class sizes are usually between 12 to 24 people, but it does depend on the programme. We aim for a balance between allowing capacity to guarantee individual attention, and achieving a good group dynamic and networking opportunities.
Yes. Alumni from RSM and Erasmus University Rotterdam receive a 15% discount.
RSM alumni are students who have completed either a bachelor of science, master of science, PhD or one executive education programme of more than 40 credit hours. Additionally, companies which sponsor several participants may also be offered a special price.
Participants of open programmes of less than 40 credit hours will not receive a discount.
Programme fees include tuition, programme materials, access to the RSM study facilities and dynamic learning environment. This also includes lunch and refreshments throughout the programme.
Hotel accommodation is not included, so please make individual arrangements for your stay in Rotterdam. See more information in the Transportation, directions and accommodation section below.
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Note: We recommend that you select the flexible booking option when reserving a room.
Our general terms and conditions apply when you register for an open programme. Please review them to learn more about our policies for cancellation, deferral and substitution.
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