BUILDING BRIDGES: IS THE BUSINESS PARTNER MODEL STILL RELEVANT?

In the past few years, stories of the struggles and injustices faced by minorities and women the world over have hit the headlines like never before. Whether it’s unequal pay, ingrained racism in public institutions, the #MeToo movement, or the lack of non-white Oscar winners, frustration at the failure of systems and organisations to foster inclusion, or meet their obligations regarding equality, is rarely out of the news...

Your head office is typically the hub of activity, where departments are well networked, not just technologically, but in person.  Digital channels, noticeboards and displays, and the presence of directors and line managers, mean head office staff are typically surrounded by official company news as it happens, as well as grapevine tittle tattle and in-your-face branding...