Your Instructor
Josh has worked as an HR consultant for over 5 years. He’s written a book on employee experience and has partnered with companies like BambooHR, Zenefits, Gusto, GoCo, and more. He has also managed global teams in countries including Pakistan, Spain, India, and Brazil. He has a strong passion for teaching others how to handle hard conversations around diversity and inclusion to help companies scale globally.
Curriculum
- Definition and History of Business Partnering (4:04)
- Business Partner - a Strategic Role, a Practice, and a Set of Skills (5:48)
- Quiz 1: Defining the Business Partner
- Analyzing the Organizational Culture (8:02)
- Repackaging the Business Partnership (3:28)
- Steps in Repackaging the Business Partnership (5:32)
- Exercise
- Quiz 2: Shaping the Business Partnership
- Transitioning To Business Partnership (3:02)
- Models in Structuring the Business Partner (5:27)
- Considerations in Choosing a Structure (4:55)
- Exercise
- Quiz 3: Setting the Business Partnership
- Preparing for Change (3:48)
- Gaining Entry (2:51)
- Managing Changes (2:37)
- Illustrating Your Relationship With Clients (3:46)
- CONSULT Framework - Working Collaboratively (8:26)
- Exercise
- Quiz 4-A: Preparing For Change
- Leading Change - Influencing Skills and Strategies (3:48)
- Push and Pull Strategies for Influencing (5:07)
- Dealing with Resistance to Change (2:37)
- Styles of Intervention (3:33)
- Introduction to Thinking Styles (2:05)
- Rational Thinking (4:26)
- Creative Thinking (6:07)
- Strategic Thinking (3:42)
- Value Triangle - Improving Strategic Thinking (5:14)
- Exercise
- Quiz 4-B: Leading Change
- Developing Business-Focused Service - Consultancy Skills (5:28)
- Contracting Skills (3:43)
- The Formal Contract (3:34)
- The Informal Contract (4:29)
- Pitfalls of Contracting (4:05)
- Exercise
- Quiz 5: Developing Business-Focused Service
- Project Management for Business Partners (4:36)
- Phases 2 an 3 - Project Definition and Project Planning (3:04)
- Phases 4 and 5 - Project Execution and Project Closure (4:55)
- Phase 6 - Post-Project Evaluation (3:11)
- Exercise
- Quiz 6: Managing Projects
- Overview of HR Analytics (8:32)
- Establishing an Effective Team (7:13)
- Forming Your Hypothesis (3:21)
- Analyzing Your Initial Data (7:12)
- Exercise
- Quiz 7-A: Using Data To Understand Problems
- Conducting Basic Analysis (5:34)
- Describing Your Data (4:34)
- Exploring More Complex Analysis (9:34)
- Gathering More Data to Inform Your Decisions (5:03)
- Solving the Right Problem (4:35)
- Exercise
- Communicating Your Findings (7:57)
- Developing Relationship Skills - Reflective Practice and Theoretical Foundations (3:20)
- Self-Awareness (4:18)
- The Use of Power in Organizations (4:45)
- Political Skills - Four-Part Model (8:46)
- Networking (4:40)
- How Else Can Relationship Skills Be Developed (4:27)
- Exercise
- Quiz 7-B: Using Data To Develop Solutions
- Measuring Impact - Challenges in Evaluating Impact (3:19)
- Good Practices - Establishing a Focus on Evaluation (7:41)
- Best Practices - Evaluating the Business Partnership Function (3:53)
- Traditional HR Evaluation Models (4:09)
- Evaluation Models from Organizational Development (3:44)
- KPMT Model and Responsive Evaluation Model (3:49)
- Quiz 9: Handling Interpersonal Challenges
- Business Partnership Evaluation Models (4:12)
- Exercise
- Quiz 10: Measuring Impact
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
When does the course start and finish?
This course is intentionally structured so it can be completed over one month. It is a completely self-paced online course – you decide when you start and when you finish, but I highly encourage you to complete at least a few lessons a day so that you can finish the course at a reasonable pace.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? As mentioned before, we are 100% committed to adding even more bonus content (we love all things human resources and enjoy adding content) as well as bonus interviews with awesome HR leaders. After enrolling, you will have FREE LIFETIME ACCESS to all of it for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy. If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.