This is particularly relevant for new HR business partners as well as those aspiring to this role. It is suitable for HR directors and senior managers who are considering implementing a business partnering approach or wanting to improve their success with HR partnering.

Business partnering has profound implications for personnel and development professionals. For many of us it means new roles, new skills and new careers. Yet business partnering is little understood, often implemented differently, and often problematic.

The workshop provides valuable information on how partnering operates in practice in both the public and private sector – its successes, common problems and options for moving forward. It looks at the development of business partners and options of how participants can progress partnering either personally or within their organisations.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• appreciate the business partnering approach, its key drivers and how it differs from approaches such as internal consultancy; HR manager or director role
• assess the implications for HR careers and your organisation as a whole
• recognise the attitudes, knowledge and skills required of an HR partner
• assess your own organisation’s readiness for HR partnering
• devise strategies for influencing line managers to ensure the success of HR within the organisation
• develop a personal ‘partnering’ action plan.