Strategic Forum for Business Partnering Teams

Accelerate Your Impact as a Trusted Business Advisor

The scope of the role keeps growing, and so does what you're measured against. You're expected to influence senior leaders, guide organizational change, improve manager effectiveness, and help navigate AI-driven transformation, with measurable business results to show for it.


This council is a trusted space to work through these expectations with peers, trade practices that actually worked, and leave every session with something you can apply immediately.

1.

Connect

Build relationships with a rich network of leaders 

2.

Learn

Gain proven approaches and lessons learned

3.

Ideate

Shape answers to your most pressing priorities

4.

Benchmark

See how your organization compares to others

Connect with a Strategic learning Partner

See if the HR Business Partner Council is right for your organization. Schedule time to talk through your goals and get your questions answered.

Who Should Join

A team membership designed for experienced and emerging leaders who partner with business leaders to drive organizational performance, workforce strategy, and change. 


Titles include:

  • Director of HR Business Partners 
  • Senior HR Business Partners
  • Lead HR Business Partners
  • Principal HR Business Partners
  • HR Business Partner Managers
  • HR Directors with HR Business Partner responsibilities 
  • Emerging HR Business Partner Leaders
  • HR Managers transitioning into HR Business Partner roles

Best suited for organizations that have established HR Business Partner roles or are actively expanding the business partner model.

Council Topics

The list below shows a range of potential topics. Council members ultimately determine the group's focus.  

Build Executive Influence

Lead Organizational Change

Optimize Organizational Design

Navigate AI's Impact on Work

Plan Workforce Strategy

Sharpen Business Acumen

Develop Succession-Ready Leaders

Leverage People Analytics

Impact for the Business 

Keep Pace with Rapid Change

Members stay ahead of emerging trends, technologies, and best practices without spending hours researching.

Make Better Decisions 

Members use a sounding board of experienced peers to validate ideas, pressure-test strategies, and reduce trial and error.

Accelerate Execution 

Instead of starting from scratch, members adapt proven solutions and implementation strategies that have already worked elsewhere.

Extend the Impact with a Bundled Membership

Connect with a Strategic Learning Partner to find the right fit for your organization.

Council Membership

For Business Partnering Teams

Ongoing Peer Engagement

  • Monthly roundtable discussions
  • Peer poll & member requests
  • Chat forum

In-Person Summit

  • 2 seats for the all-day, in-person meeting at SPARK HR*
  • 2 full conference SPARK HR passes

Tools & Support

  • Annual benchmarking report
  • Council Portal 

Exclusive Savings on

  • Additional meeting and conference passes
  • Team training and coaching services 

*Additional seats available upon request - conditions apply.

Corporate Membership Bundle

Everything included with the council plus: 

Learning & Resources

  • 10 Certification Seats
  • Unlimited Virtual Workshop Seats
  • Unlimited Micro-Certification Seats
  • On-Demand Conference Sessions
  • Resource Library of Toolkits, Templates, and Research

Team Training & Coaching

  • Up to 25 Seats for an In-House, Virtual HCI or Bluepoint Workshop
  • 5 hours of Consulting, Individual Coaching, or Group Coaching

Member Pricing

  • 10% Discount on Team Training and Leadership Development*
  • Preferred Pricing on Certification, Conference, and Virtual Summit Passes

*Discount is stackable when bundled with the Leadership Councils. 

Scalable Ways to Access Peer Networks, Expert Insights, and Practical Development

Multi-CouncilMembership

Multi-Council + Corporate Membership

Corporate Membership Bundle

Council Membership

Seats on a single

 council. 

One council membership paired with a corporate membership. 

Seats on multiple councils. 

Seats on multiple councils plus a corporate membership.

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