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Description

Corporate Culture and HR Strategy: Diagnose, Define and Embody

Identify what genuinely shapes your corporate culture and translate it into consistent HR practices

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Stated values do not always match what happens inside teams. Employees immediately notice the gap between the official message and the decisions taken on recruitment, promotions or departures. The HR function then finds itself defending a culture that day-to-day practice contradicts every week.

Two days to observe the actual culture rather than the declared one, then to check that HR processes genuinely support it. The work is based on real situations and leads to precise adjustments to existing practices.

Learning objectives

  • Identify the observable elements of an organisation's culture
  • Measure the gap between declared culture and lived culture
  • Assess how consistent HR processes are with the target culture
  • Translate a strategic direction into concrete HR practices
  • Support cultural change without artificial messaging

What makes this programme different

Culture is analysed through real decisions rather than displayed values
Every HR process is examined for the behaviours it actually rewards
The work concludes with three precise adjustments to the participant's HR practices

Programme

1Reading the Actual Culture

Look at decisions rather than posters

  • Identify observable signs of how the collective works
  • Analyse what difficult decisions reveal
  • Identify the unwritten rules
  • Gather employee perceptions

2Gaps Between Message and Practice

Naming what does not add up

  • Compare stated values with observed practices
  • Identify the impact of the gap on engagement
  • Distinguish tolerable gaps from damaging ones
  • Select the gaps to address as a priority

3Consistency of HR Processes

Culture travels through processes

  • Review recruitment and onboarding criteria
  • Analyse appraisal and promotion practices
  • Check what compensation genuinely rewards
  • Adjust processes that contradict the target culture

4HR Strategy and Cultural Change

Driving change without decreeing it

  • Connect strategic direction to HR practices
  • Select a few visible changes and sustain them over time
  • Engage managers as the first ambassadors
  • Track progress across several financial years

Who is it for

HR managers and executives, as well as project leads involved in defining the organisation's values and management practices.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.