The Way of the HR Warrior : Leading the CHARGE to Transform Your Career and Organization

Human Resources has immense power to affect an organization's bottom line as well as its culture, but it gets a bad rap. In **The Way of the HR Warrior** Monica Frede and Keri Ohlrich aim to inspire an HR revolution. __The Way of the HR Warrior__ is a guide for HR professionals who really care to demonstrate the true power of the HR department to influence business strategy and the bottom line, especially in the changing landscape of business with a multi-generational and global workforce, the gig economy, the knowledge economy, the rise of conscious consumerism, and increasing regulations. The list of challenges is long, but a common thread impacting the success every business has is its human capital. When management empowers their HR department and the HR professionals step up and master the fundamental competencies of their position, those who work up close and personal with people in the office can take up their rightful role as an HR Warrior! An HR Warrior is __courageous__, __humble__, __accurate__, __resilient__, __goal-oriented__, and __exemplary__. Alongside the practical advice in the book, readers will find real-life stories from Ohlrich and Frede about how they have applied the CHARGE framework in their own careers and organizations to great effect in their 25 years of experience as HR leaders working for small organizations, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies. Ohlrich and Frede bring a warm, purposeful, heart-centered toughness to the role of the HR professional that is both instructive and inspiring. Through their CHARGE framework, they share their tough-love approach to developing the core skills needed by HR professionals to become HR Warriors. In this book, readers will: - See the potential impact they can have on their organizations - Identify ways to align their efforts with their organization's business goals - Reveal areas for personal growth and professional development using self and workplace assessment tools - Be inspired by real stories from the front lines of human resources in a variety of work environments Witty and brutally honest, this book is for anyone who makes HR their business. A MOTIVATED AUDIENCE: In a category that is dominated by stiff, textbook-like books about human resources, this authentic, authoritative and fun book is sure to attract a motivated audience of new, mid-career and established HR professionals who crave reading material to inspire them to excel in the workplace. A MOVEMENT in the making. The title and concept are designed to be easy to talk about and catchy enough to create a desire to buy in. The authors are issuing a call to revitalize HR professionals and make them into HR Warriors! The authors have secured the URL com and will be creating educational and lifestyle products (workshops and T-shirts) to complement the book. (See Promotion & Publicity for more details.) NETWORKS: These well-credentialed, experienced authors will leverage their extensive professional networks for events, special sales, and word of mouth marketing. INDUSTRY TREND: There is a strong and growing movement afoot in HR circles to elevate the purpose and perception of the Human Resources department. Visionaries in the field are pushing the business community to think of HR professionals not as mere administrators, but as strategic partners within the company. SELF-AWARENESS: The authors know that HR professionals are widely underappreciated and in many cases underperforming. Through humour, compassion and straight talk, the authors issue clear advice to all readers not to shy away from the fact that there is a problem... and it can be solved!