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...
A COVID-19 Guide for Business Partners and Leaders: Impacting Employee Wellness
In a time where we feel powerless to the external forces that are quickly shaping our lives, we’re also faced with solving novel problems at work with no precedent to guide our decisions. This is also a time where a leader’s action will have an instant and long-lasting impact on the...
Stand out Internal Communications: A COVID-19 Guide For Business Partners and Leaders
Every single bit of information we consume now has the incessant “COVID-19” tagline. Headlines read: “Flatten The Curve” “Stay At Home” “Wash Your Hands” “#quarantinebaking” “Social Distancing” “Pandemic.” This is true for all aspects of life and work. At times, it’s overwhelming andtiresome! However, we know that if we want to stay informed about what is...