It is an all too familiar setting. A leader engaging in a development discussion with their team member, ‘Sam the BP’. Conversation flows, nods of comfort from ‘Sam the BP’ as their development goals take shape, until the Leader adds: “Sam, for your final development goal, let’s focus on building...
Build Your Data And Analytics Storytelling Muscle
Sam the BP spent hours working on the spreadsheet. The tables were complete. Running a bit behind time. But…the work, Sam thought, was done. Press send on that 8pm email…in time for the 9 am, 30-minute catch-up tomorrow with their GM. GM arrives a few minutes late. Apologises. Sorry Sam,...
Understand The World Around You
Understand your macro-environment. Sounds a bit like eat your veggies…they’re good for you. This topic can be complicated, but it doesn’t need to be. Across Finance, HR, IT, Procurement, Marketing, Legal and Risk, ALL Business Partners are facing similar challenges as they support the business during these unpredictable times. And...
Strategic Thinking – The holy grail of Business Partnering
For the first part of my career (first 10 years post-graduation), I defined myself as very unstrategic. Whiteboards, markers, “blue sky thinking” and brain storming sessions bored me, because I saw it as keeping me away from my tasks, my real work. I was so focused on doing, which in...