Trust. It’s a fundamental principle in any relationship. If I trust you, I’m open, unguarded, not concerned that you will take advantage of me and that you have my best interests as a primary concern. We don’t know exactly what marks the advent of trust in a relationship. Probably because...
Falling in love and commercial acumen… What the?!
Recently we were talking to a group of business partners about commercial acumen. Now I don’t know about you, but commercial acumen doesn’t get me in any loving moods. However, in our Business Partnering e-forum we ended up joining the concepts of falling in love and commercial acumen – yes...
5 Essential Capabilities for Business Partnering with Impact
Frequent change and disruption. Market uncertainties. Rapid innovation. These are some of the many factors impacting businesses today. The expectations of the HR Business Partner (and HR Specialists) have evolved considerably in recent years and with these heightened expectations, comes the need to refresh and upskill to keep up with...
How You Know You’re Adding Value and Impact
One of the most challenging aspects at times of the Business Partner role is knowing whether you are adding value and how you measure it. What I mean by this is that you’ll definitely know if you are doing a poor job. But if you are doing a good job, it’s hard to measure the impact. ...