How to make HR business partnering deliver value

Drive success at the interface between HR and the business

The effectiveness of the HRBP is critical to HR’s ability to deliver what the business needs. There are many factors involved in making HR Business Partnering work. The role itself is complex and sensitive, and pivotal to the reputation of the entire HR function.

The quality of the relationship between the HRBP and their stakeholder is crucial, and we will explore how to deepen that. Elevating that relationship is the key ingredient in moving towards collaboration and strategic impact. However, there are other conditions that need to be created in order to enable the HRBP to fulfil the full potential of the role. Often the HRBP is left to struggle on with a high operational workload, lack of support from the business, or unsupportive relationships within HR. In this webinar we will explore the factors that are in the control of the HRBP as well as those which are not.

Who is this webinar for?

CHROs, CPOs, HRBPs, HR leaders and professionals from every part of HR

We have a generic version of the Enablers and this webinar can be tailored for other central functions, e.g. Finance, IT and Marketing.

What will I learn?

You will take a step back to look at the HRBP role more comprehensively and understand the factors that can be led and managed to ensure that they can be successful.

Facilitators

This workshop is facilitated by Deborah Wilkes, co-founder of Enable-HR International.

What are the outcomes?

You will take a step back to look at the HRBP role more comprehensively and understand the factors that can be led and managed to ensure that they can be successful.
Understanding of how to leverage the HRBP’s relationship with stakeholders and client groups
Challenge to HR leaders to play their full role in ensuring that the HRBP is set up for success
Greater clarity on the range of factors that need to be managed in order to enable the HRBP to deliver value
Appreciation of the vital importance of the proactive support of the rest of the HR function
Insight into how to optimise the ‘portal’ into the business provided by the HRBP.

What do I get?

Date:

Recording from Wednesday 3rd June 2026

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Date: Scheduled by agreement

Would you like space and help to think more critically about how you’d like to move forward? In this complimentary 1-hour 1:1 virtual conversation, one of our highly experienced HR leaders will be your sounding board, support your critical thinking and enable you to think more clearly about how you want to move forward.