- Provides guidance on how to assess business needs including interpreting financial results and understanding markets and channels to ensure organizational objectives are supported by HR practices
- Explores career frameworks and personal and professional development to help enable you to make an impact in your organization and beyond
- Shows how to meet the challenges of a changing business environment when building a talent pipeline and implement a workforce planning process
Strategic Human Resource Management
An HR Professional's Toolkit
Use this practical guide to implement HR processes that benefit both employees and the business as a whole and develop essential skills for HR professionals.
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9780749484040
Edition: 1
Published:
Format: 235x155
272 pages
About the book
FINALIST: Business Book Awards 2020 - HR & Management Category
HR's contribution to the business goes beyond its traditional role of managing hiring, discipline and payroll. Strategic Human Resource Management is a practical guide for all those in HR roles to support wider organizational goals and objectives whilst developing and engaging individual employees through focussing on the concept of 'People Experience'.
Drawing upon tools, exercises and case studies, this complete resource covers the core areas that are essential to achieving competitive advantage through understanding yourself, your business, your industry and your profession. Strategic Human Resource Management shows how to hone the personal skills needed to excel in HR and leadership positions, such as authenticity, network building and managing stakeholder relationships, alongside the importance of focussing on self-care and mental wellbeing.
This book provides guidance on building competitor awareness, markets and channels, trends and forecasting and interpreting financial results in order to build commercial acumen. Career frameworks, professional accreditation and the importance of continued personal and professional development are also explored, in addition to technological trends and the future of work in a changing business environment. This comprehensive toolkit is an indispensable resource for HR professionals who want to implement HR practices that benefit the business and its workforce, and make an impact within their organization and profession.
About the authors
Karen Beaven is an executive coach and the founder of the HR Entrepreneur's Network. She has operated at HR Director level for a number of years at companies including River Island and AllSaints, and has been ranked as one of the most influential HR practitioners by HR Magazine in 2016 and 2017. She was also recognised as HR Director of the year in 2015 and has been listed as a Global HR superstar by HRO Today.
Karen has an obvious passion for and commitment to the HR profession. This book does a wonderful job of chronicling her HR journey and sharing her narrative. Her insights will be helpful as a guide to other HR professionals who want to make a difference.
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