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Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP®) Courseware and Certification Translated to Five New Languages
Thanks to the support of the single global BRM community, business relationship management is evolving! We are fervently excited to announce the Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP®) course materials and exams are now available in five new languages.
Top Issues Facing Remote Workers and How to Solve Them
Based on a worldwide survey of over 3,500 remote workers (fully and partially remote), twenty percent of respondents indicated their number one issue is a breakdown of communication and barriers to collaboration. Let’s talk solutions and explore how BRMs are adapting!
Own Your New BRM Role: Effectively Evolve BRM in Your Organization
You landed the job. You’re officially a practicing BRM! After the initial thrill has subsided, you may be faced with many unanswered questions. Consider following these five stages to confidently flow into your new BRM role and evolve your organization through trusting relationships!
A Lean Approach to BRM Leads to Value Realization
Success is not achieved through simply having a big idea. What happens when teams have an innovative idea or a solution to an existing problem, but lack a defined and unified vision to address these initiatives? Without involving pertinent team members at the decision-making and strategic levels, these valuable initiatives may never be realized.
The Global BRM Community’s First Masters of Business Relationship Management
The BRM community proudly welcomes its first two professionals awarded this significant and prestigious credential! Please celebrate Peter Nichol, awarded October 7th, 2019 and Maureen Jesuthasan, awarded January 28th, 2020.
Addressing COVID-19 and BRMConnect 2020
The BRM Institute team continues to plan confidently for the conference. We currently have NO plans to postpone or cancel. We are incredibly grateful for the ongoing support of our sponsors and attendees who continue to register and plan for the conference.
Logic Model- A BRM Tool for Easy Value Articulation
If you’re struggling to articulate BRM value to leadership, look no further than the logic model – a helpful tool that paints a quick story to translate long-term value. During BRMConnect 2019, the Purdue BRM team unveiled this critical tool, which they use to add structure and clarity to any BRM initiative. According the USDA, a logic model is a visual and systematic way to represent the strategy of your program, the resources you have available, the activities you plan, and the outcomes you expect to achieve.
The Birth of the Single Global BRM Community
Through the continued exploration of BRM as a philosophy, the power of all relationships within an organization and their ability to drive value and satisfy purpose is a primary focus for BRM Institute. Business Relationship Management as a philosophy, capability, role, and discipline provides the opportunity to radically transform the world through authentic relationships.
How and Why to Land a BRM Role
BRM is everywhere. For this reason, we interviewed and compiled advice from BRMs across all varieties of experience, industries, and team sizes within our single, global community. We asked them why someone should aspire to become a BRM and how to go about pursuing a career in BRM.
Dear Forbes: Women are Innovative, Too
As we celebrate diversity, it is an opportunity for growth and ensures that every voice is heard. Despite what still needs to be done around gender inequality in the workplace, BRM Institute has been working diligently to break down these barriers through education and awareness.
The Root of BRM is More than IT and Business, it’s Human Connection
“People have lost the ability to connect and work together in a way that sparks creativity, that fosters chaos, (and) that supports failure,” Dizes said.
In an interview with CEO of APM Group Richard Pharro, Danielle Dizes, Knowledge Champion of BRM Institute, unpacks BRM philosophy, why it’s helping our global relationship crisis, and the benefits we’re reaping because of it.
Harness the Power of Active Listening to Drive Better Results as a BRM
As relationship navigators, BRMs succeed through connecting with others. If you want to improve efficiency and productivity in your next interaction, ask questions about how the other person is feeling and apply active listening techniques. You may surprise yourself by the transformative results you can achieve from these simple behavior changes.
Organization Membership – Why Belonging Shapes Success
An organization reaches top-level performance when its people feel empowered to pursue meaningful work connected by shared ownership of organizational values. BRM Institute organization membership provides world-renowned training, resources, and knowledge to help you cultivate meaningful professional relationships.
How Educational Events Benefit You and Your Professional Development
Marshall Berkin gave the keynote presentation at BRMConnect 2019 to demonstrate how TELUS successfully drove strategic value to their external partners. They integrated BRM within just 12 months and currently employ 93 BRMs, half of which are currently BRMP certified. Their team drove $14.6 million in incremental gross margin and a 23 percentage point increase customer satisfaction.
181 CEOs Agree it is Not All About Profit
At a Business Roundtable meeting, 181 CEOs agree that employees, customers and partners are just as essential as shareholders. Executive leaders are realizing that hard work deserves recognition, and people want to feel as if they are having a positive impact on their community and the world at large.
BRMConnect 2020 Pre-Early Bird Discount Ends Soon!
Have you considered how you will spend whatever remains of your professional development budget before the end of the year?
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Registration is OPEN for BRMConnect 2020: Boston and Amsterdam!
Registration for BRMConnect 2020 is OPEN! We are excited to share not one, but two locations this year: Boston and Amsterdam! Register now!