Strategic Business Partnering Programs
Our Strategic Partner Professional Development programs are targeted to staff working in Finance, Safety and IT Business Partner roles and designed to develop the essential people skills so important to these roles.
We know that everyone comes to training with their own unique skills and experience. That’s why we kick off this adventure by understanding what skills your team already has. That way, we can tailor-make the program to perfectly fit your team’s unique needs.
We also know that every organisation and industry is unique. That’s why we’ll work with you to create some custom case studies and real-life examples from your industry and company to sprinkle throughout the journey.
Here’s how our strategic business partner programs are structured
Our industry recognised Strategic Business Partner programs are uniquely tailored to specific functional areas: Finance, Safety, IT, HR…you get the picture! But they all share a common structure:
Pre-program 360 Skills Profile
Participants self-assess their skill and knowledge levels against the competencies covered in the program. Managers and stakeholders of each participant are also invited to complete this survey.
The purpose of the Skills Audit is to:
- Assess the current skill and knowledge levels of each participant prior to beginning Beyond the Numbers to provide a baseline level against which progress at the completion of the program can be measured.
- Provide each participant with valuable feedback from their manager and stakeholders about their skills and knowledge and their development.
- Encourage managers (and stakeholders) to be involved in and support their staff members through their learning journey.
Individual DiSC Profile
Participants complete an online DiSC questionnaire and receive information about their own DiSC style. This provides valuable information about each participant’s work behaviours, communication styles, motivators and stressors. Participants can access information about their DISC style, and learn strategies to deal with styles different to their own, all available online, and just in time.
Masterclasses
There are 7 core masterclasses for each functional area and a choice of electives that teach the skills, knowledge and behaviours of a true Strategic Business Partner.
Action Coaching
Each participant receives 1 on 1 coaching with a qualified workplace coach to embed the learnings in each of the masterclasses. Each masterclass has an accompanying Action Plan for participants to work on and report back during their individual coaching session.
The Action Plan incorporates the skills and knowledge taught during the masterclass and asks participants to apply these to real work/life situations.
Post-program 360 Skills Profile
We love to measure things – and learning in particular! That’s why we run the Skills Profile again at the end of the program to measure just how much each participant has improved their skills and knowledge and how they are applying what they’ve learned to what they do. (And there hasn’t been a participant yet who hasn’t shown measurable improvement!).
Our strategic business partner programs
Beyond the Numbers
Imagine a journey that takes your Finance team from being analysts and reporters to becoming genuine Finance Business Partners. The people who not only get a seat at the decision-making table but are also called on as trusted advisors by the stakeholders they work with.
In the fast-paced world of finance, success hinges on more than just staring at spreadsheets and generating reports. It’s about building relationships, influencing decisions, and driving growth. Through engaging and hands-on masterclasses and personalised coaching, your Finance team will learn the art of connection, rapport, and communication, how to build trust and influence, manage difficult stakeholders and so much more!
We’ll work with you to create some custom case studies and real-life examples from your industry and company to sprinkle throughout the journey.
If this sounds exactly like what your Finance team needs to reach their potential, get in touch today. Together, we’ll open the doors to a whole new dimension of financial expertise, where numbers are just the start of the story.
In 2020, we submitted the previous version of this program into the AITD Excellence Awards in the Best Leadership Development Program. We were awarded Finalist! (We’re pretty chuffed, and it’s even better now!!).
Leading Safety
Welcome to Leading Safety, where Safety Business Partners develop the essential skills to excel in their pivotal role of championing safety within their organizations.
Great Safety Business Partners build connections between management, employees, safety regulations and workplace practices. They work collaboratively and proactively to minimize workplace risks and prevent accidents. To do this, they need highly developed skills to communicate, build trust, influence and coach others to take safety seriously.
The Leading Safety training program will develop those essential skills and turn Safety Business Partners from being enforcers to becoming safety storytellers weaving a tale where every person feels responsible for themselves and their work buddies. Through masterclasses and one on one coaching, we’ll create a world where Safety Leaders truly shine. If this sounds exactly what your Safety Business Partners need, get in touch today.
This program was awarded Finalist in the Australian Institute of Health and Safety Awards for Best Professional Development Program in 2023. We love designing industry recognised program that people love to attend!
Stakeholder Management Essentials
This is a general program designed for multi-functional teams – for staff who support and work with stakeholders as part of their role. Case studies are not specific to any functional area, and cater to a range of functional roles. Of course, if you need us to, we can work with you to tailor the case studies to your industry area (because if it’s not relevant, it’s not relevant!).
What sets us apart
Tailored programs to suit your organisation
We believe that one size does not fit all. Our courses are customised to meet the unique needs of your organisation.
Leading-edge methods
We leverage the latest learning technologies and methodologies to make sure that learning is immersive and effective. We bring fresh ideas to get learners excited about learning.
Experienced facilitators and learning designers
Our skilled staff bring real-world experience to the classroom, making the content relatable, relevant, and actionable.
Measurable results
Our programs are designed to deliver skills and knowledge that result in measurable improvement in things like your employee engagement scores, customer feedback and stakeholder relationships.
More love from our clients
The Coaching is excellent, gave practical application to what we learnt in my current challenges. Also the books suggestions were excellent for further reading.
Finance Business Partner, TfNSW
The Safety Business Partner Program was an excellent program, and I personally learned a lot about how to tap into different ways of communication, and leadership and gained lots of new skills. Thank you, Tania, for your time and efforts in putting this program for us.
Safety Professional, Sydney Trains
This was a great experience and thankful to Tania for passionately working with each
of us to ensure we achieve best out of the course.
Finance Business Partner, TfNSW
