HR Strategy: Business Focused Individually Centred

HR Strategy: Business Focused Individually Centred

by PaulKearns (Author)

Synopsis

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. It provides a total re-appraisal and critique of the theory and practice of HR strategy, and incorporates references to companies such as British Airways, GE, Microsoft, Sears, Siebel, Toyota and Verizon. It also demonstrates how different organizations have to develop their own unique HR strategies.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: A Butterworth-Heinemann Title
Published: 20 Jun 2003

ISBN 10: 0750657685
ISBN 13: 9780750657686
Book Overview: * 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

Media Reviews
..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
Author Bio
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.