Product Description

HR Strategy: Business Focused Individually Centred addresses the two key themes of translating business strategy into a workable, measurable HR strategy while simultaneously tapping into the needs and motivational patterns of individual employees in order to unleash their maximum value. The ultimate aim of any HR strategy is to design the highest value organization.

Strategy may be a notoriously difficult topic to pin down but the author produces both a wide-angle view and specific examples of what a real HR strategy looks like in different organizational contexts. This is a book that covers the theory but swiftly moves on to the question of how anyone might actually start to develop a high value HR strategy. It shows the key ingredients and practical steps involved in implementation.

* Provides a total re-appraisal and critique of the theory and practice of HR strategy
* Incorporates references to companies such as British Airways, GE, Microsoft, Sears, Siebel, Toyota and Verizon
* Demonstrates how different organizations have to develop their own unique HR strategies

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #183795 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
"..Paul Kearns has produced a gem of a book, accessible, written without jargon and with a logical and analytical challenge to much of what is happening in HR departments today.."
Denis W Barnard - HR Zone 13th April 2004

"Paul Kearns has written an essential resource for any HR leader. If you want to be a successful HR strategist, you must read this book!"

Dean Spitzer, Ph.D., Managing Consultant, IBM Business Consulting, Services, and author of "SuperMotivation".

'....Kearns challenges human resource managers to face the business issues in their organization and to respond to them in a strategic way. The message is not "just follow these three steps" or "just copy what Southwest has done", it is to take charge and deliver what your company needs from HR."

David Creelman, Chief of Content & Research, HR.com

"For anyone who has ever asked "What is wrong with HR?", this book outlines a new way for HR in the 21st century. A truly inspiring read!"

Asta Bjarnadottir,PhD,Assistant professor, School of Business, Reykjavik University, Iceland

'Paul Kearns has written a book to challenge HR professionals, it is a thought-provoking work on HR strategy that HR professionals should read and act upon'

Neil Roden, Group Director, Human Resources, Royal Bank of Scotland

About the Author
Paul Kearns is a respected HR strategy consultant and recognised authority in measuring the financial impact of human capital strategies. He has taught HR-business strategy at MBA level for over 10 years and has a growing reputation in the UK and worldwide, as seen by his appearance in HR Magazine's Most Influential list of 2008.

Customer Reviews

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Paul Kearns will probably not be to everyone's liking. He is fairly outspoken, comes across as rather opinionated and I expect that one would come off worse in an argument with him...but I really like his clear, straight-to-the-point style. His books are easy to read, void of jargon and academic pomposity and absolutely spot-on.

To get on as a Human Resource professional in business today, one has to understand the big commercial tapestry and weave HR planning into it as an essential piece of the overall picture. Paul Kearns gets that message across loud and clear and the reader feels more confident and sure of the importance of the HR function as a result.

For trainers and HR generalists I would also recommend his book about measuring the return on investment from training. This chap really knows what he is talking about.