How to build a united, business-led HR Team

Lead your team to move from cost centre to value creators

How do you get your whole HR function working well together, clear about your organisation’s priorities and eager to deliver value?

As organisations become more flexible, responsive and customer-driven, so must HR. However, we’ve got to be honest about why this is hard. Many HR functions are under-resourced and struggling to take on new demands while coping with problematic tech and disjointed data. These pressures can undermine teamwork, and distance can creep in between the different parts of HR. This results in under-optimisation of HR’s precious resources.

In this webinar we explored how to unite all your HR talent into one strong team that’s focused on delivering value. Getting the most from your resources is probably more about relationships than structure. We show you how to lead and evolve the Ulrich operating model so that you become business-led. Strategic partnering is a critical element, and we explored what that actually means. We will also provided inspiration and practical ideas on how to lead one united HR team to new levels of performance where they will create real business value – and get the credit for that.

Our previous webinar – ‘How to Build One HR Team‘ – explains our build on the Ulrich operating model (which he endorses) and sets out how to get the whole team lined up behind your organisation’s priorities and delivering results together. Watch the recording here.

Who is this webinar for?

HR leaders and professionals from every part of HR

What will I learn?

Facilitators

This webinar is facilitated by Deborah Wilkes, CEO of Enable-HR International Limited

What are the outcomes?

You will leave this webinar with

Greater clarity about how you can make your operating model more flexible and deploy your resources more effectively
Fresh thinking about how to create stronger teamwork across your HR function
A clearer focus on what is meant by strategic partnering in HR and how to achieve and lead that
Ideas for getting closer to the business – how to identify their priorities
Ideas for getting the voice of the business into your HR discussions.

What do I get?

Stimulating, interactive webinar with fresh content to challenge and support your thinking.
Thought leadership based on recent research
Practical, relevant input that relates to the reality of HR in organisations today
Ideas for leading your own team

Date:

Recording from 30th July 2025

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