MYTH: Good business partnering is about mastering Excel for the rest of the organization.
Business partnering must be modern to the times by leveraging digital tools, working across functions, visualizing data and storytelling.
MYTH: A business partner’s main role is to produce reports.
Business partners are catalysts for change by changing the perspective, bringing the outside in, and framing the issue. And they are strategic investors, embracing an approach that is holistic, innovative, forward-looking, and driven by long-term ROI.
MYTH: New digital tools are for a limited number of expert Associates.
Associates in this job family must partner with non-Finance Associates and empower them to access information directly through our new digital tools.
MYTH: It is easier to say no than yes to a project.
Persuasion and conflict management are key business partners skills to ensure the right choices are made at the right times to drive value creation for the business.
MYTH: Growth comes at the expense of profit.
A business partner will steer sustainable growth by keeping value creation as the ultimate driver.