If you feel stuck, underappreciated by your business partners (BPs), and cannot figure out what to do to keep earning your seat at the strategy table, then seek awareness. Successful HRBPs actively expose their blind spots, discover their ineffective habits, and learn what they can do differently to collaborate and…

Monday Action Plan — MAP is Monday Action Plan. Each week, I share a single action for you to use throughout the week. These actions will strengthen how you lead. Developing your leadership capabilities needs to be deliberate, and each MAP will move you in a positive direction. Over time, you experience a compound…

An Inclusive Publishing Model — Background In addition to podcasts, blogs, webinars, and videoblogs, businesses showcase their expertise with whitepapers. These whitepapers summarize research findings, provide customer education, and share a visionary perspective. What is a whitepaper, and how do you write one? Hubspot has an excellent blog that describes whitepapers and offers free templates. Why…

Catalina’s story begins with the Green Bridge in Bradenton, Florida. Catalina is a rescued kitten (now a cat) who was fearful of just about everything. The videoblog illustrates two lessons about leadership. While there’s some risk in sharing a personal story, I hope you discover something meaningful…

Monday Action Plan — MAP is Monday Action Plan. Each week, I share a single action for you to use throughout the week. These actions will strengthen how you lead. Developing your leadership capabilities needs to be deliberate, and each MAP will move you in a positive direction. Over time, you experience a compound…

One of Seven Success Factors for Supporting the Business — The following is based on the fifth success factor from The 2022 HRBP Report. The quotations are from HRBPs interviewed for the report. Background The following terminology sets the groundwork for explaining the fifth success factor, Add Value and Build Trust. Terminology Human Performance Technology (HPT): Set of principles and their application…

Monday Action Plan — MAP is Monday Action Plan. Each week, I share a single action for you to use throughout the week. These actions will strengthen how you lead. Developing your leadership capabilities needs to be deliberate, and each MAP will move you in a positive direction. Over time, you experience a compound…

Moving towards Partnership and away from Commodity — Rekia, the CIO and your business partner (BP), wants you to change to the CIO Retreat. In the morning, she wants you to facilitate communication training. Attendees will be direct reports and their direct reports — 37 VPs and senior directors. What do you do? As HRBPs, we are tempted…

Monday Action Plan — MAP is Monday Action Plan. Each week, I share a single action for you to use throughout the week. These actions will strengthen how you lead. Developing your leadership capabilities needs to be deliberate, and each MAP will move you in a positive direction. Over time, you experience a compound…