UNLOCK HR BUSINESS PARTNER PERFORMANCE

To improve HR Business Partner (HRBP) strategic effectiveness, organizations must evolve HRBP competencies and remove organizational barriers.

THE HRBP ROLE IS BECOMING EVEN MORE IMPORTANT AND DIFFICULT AS IT FACES TWO BIG SHIFTS:

SHIFT 1

INCREASED COLLABORATION AND INTERDEPENDENCE

S H I F T 2

EXPLOSION OF TALENT DATA AVAILABILITY

UPGRADE TALENT BY EVOLVING HRBP COMPETENCIES

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE NEW WORK ENVIRONMENT, THE BEST COMPANIES:

TOP COMPETENCIES:• business acumen• talent management acumen• leadership

GROW THE STRATEGIC POPULATION TO 3 IN 10 HRBPsin the next three years through competency improvements alone.

COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT IS NECESSARY, BUT INSUFFICIENT.

REMOVE FOUR ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS

• innovation for the enterprise• data judgment • leveraging networks*

APPLICATION BARRIERMost HRBPs don’t know how to apply

competencies in their day-to-day role.

PARTNERSHIP BARRIEROnly 22% of line leaders actually ask HRBPs for strategic insights.

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BY UPGRADING TALENT AND REMOVING ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS TO HRBP PERFORMANCE, ORGANIZATIONS CAN INCREASE THE

NUMBER OF STRATEGIC HRBPs TO

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1/3 of HRBP time is spent collecting and analyzing data.

78% report an increase in the availability and use of information.

LESS THAN ONE-FIFTH of HRBPs are viewed as strategically effective.

*Leverage professional

networks in strategic

activities to achieve

better talent outcomes.

63% depend on peers to achieve objectives.

76% rely on more stakeholders day-to-day.

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FUNCTIONAL BARRIERTensions between HR functional groups

prevent coordination.

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ENTERPRISE BARRIERLack of effective coordination with

cross-functional partners.

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HRBPs WITH THE RIGHT COMPETENCIES STILL ONLY DELIVER 38% STRATEGIC IMPACT.

THE MOST EFFECTIVE HRBPs

CAN BOOST:

Employee Performance

BY 22%

Employee RetentionBY 24%

RevenueGrowthBY 7%

ProfitGrowthBY 9%

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EMPLOYEES

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

TRAINABLE SKILLS

DESPITE INCREASED INVESTMENTS IN HRBPs, THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE PROGRESS

4 in 10 IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS

6 in 10 IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS

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