Today's HR professional seeks to have a true business partnership with managers. That implies not only a sound knowledge of their business, but also a curiosity for business issues and a special set of skills. MLI helps you to diagnose your capability against what is needed for partnership, and to make the role a reality. The professional is thus enabled to play a full part in mergers, acquisitions and restructuring and to take initiatives in organisation development which will enhance effective working.

At the same time the HR function itself needs to be both effective and efficient. That means having a Vision and Strategy that is truly business led, and identifying the value added from HR to its different stakeholders, with appropriate measures, targets and monitoring.