One HRBP Success Factor that Is Underappreciated and Misunderstood

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The 2022 HRBP Report summarizes the findings from a qualitative study that examines how eighteen HRBPs describe:

• Their role
• Their needed skills and qualities
• HRBP challenges
• Seven HRBP success factors

The following image is a high-level infographic showing the HRBP Seven Success Factors. I’ve highlighted the second one, Learn the Business, as the focus of this week’s newsletter.

Word of Caution: Some might dismiss the seven factors as obvious or easily understood. However, the crucial meaning and lessons learned are in the details, as described by the interviewees of this report. Stating this differently: what may be perceived as common sense isn’t commonly practiced!

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Terminology

HRBP: Human Resource Business Partner

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BP: Business Partner (those whom HRBPs support and collaborate with)

Success factor 2: Learn the Business