Transformational HR ─ How Human Resources Can Create Value and Impact Business Strategy

In our increasingly fast and competitive world, HR professionals are uniquely placed to prepare an organization for lasting success. Pioneers are leading the way using the latest HR developments such as Lean UX, holacracy, futurology and work-as-a-platform. Transformational HR shows HR professionals how to unleash this potential and use these advances to make an impact on business strategy.

This book puts transformational HR in context, exploring what has and hasn't worked. It sets out a vision of what HR can be, providing examples of and lessons from HR thought leaders who have begun to transform their workplaces. In addition to presenting numerous examples, Transformational HR provides tools, models and advice for HR professionals aspiring to become more finely-tuned, responsive, forward-thinking and impact-led. Featuring case studies and references from companies from the USA, Mexico, Slovenia and the UK, it is a blueprint for turning the HR function and the organizations in which they operate into powerhouses.

Perry Timms is a renowned blogger and global speaker on the transformative power of HR professionals. In addition to writing his Adjusteddevelopment blog, he is the founder of People and Transformational HR Ltd in the UK as well as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) social media and HR adviser and a TedX speaker on the future of work. He is also a visiting fellow at Sheffield Hallam University Business School, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and the first WorldBlu-certified Freedom at Work coach.