What’s Your Relationship with Human Resources?

Enter the HR Business Partner. (HR BP)

Corporate HR has designed a process for engaging external coaches, which includes a role for local HR BP’s. Their role is to support engagements by: assisting the coachee and coachee’s manager with the decision to work with a coach; giving input to the diagnostic phase of the coaching engagement; providing feedback to the coachee as he or she develops and practices new skills; and evaluating the overall success of the engagement.

However, some of the HR BP’s have not had any preparation for this role. They don’t have information on the process or their role. Some are more comfortable or skilled than others at taking on this role. The budget for your coaching engagement includes time/fees to involve the HR BP’s in this role, but assumes they are up to speed and effective in this role.

How would you work with the HR BP’s at this company?