{"product_id":"making-hr-matter-9798901770030","title":"Making HR Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs your HR team clearly impacting your company's profitability? Do you want to derive more economic value from your people strategy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery executive recognizes that people are vital to their company's success, but that recognition is all too often an abstraction for both the C-team and HR leadership. CEOs may see HR more as a cost center than as a function that can add economic value. Additionally, HR professionals may perceive their responsibilities as mostly limited to recruiting, benefits, compensation, and compliance, rather than contributing to the vitality and growth of their company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking HR Matter\u003c\/em\u003e offers a powerful new framework that helps C-level executives and CHROs alike develop an HR function that contributes to their company's bottom line. HR professionals learn how to start with the business model and build out from there, using the four essentials of \u003cem\u003eRelevantHR\u003c\/em\u003e to become an indispensable team that's fluent in the language of management, finance, and business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors David Alsop and Ted Forbes, career HR leaders with proven track records at companies like Kraft-Heinz, Ultradent, Capital One, United Airlines, Backcountry.com, and Cotopaxi, show HR professionals exactly how to position themselves as value-adding partners in business. As accomplished CHROs, they show C-suite executives exactly what to look for in an HR function that creates economic value. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a refreshing, business-first concept of HR, Alsop and Forbes suggest that if you're not contributing to your company's bottom line, you're not making yourself relevant. Offering both insight and descriptive stories from the field to both C-suite teams and CHROs, this book describes how to leverage essential principles that will help HR deliver value and impact. These strategies include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAligning people strategies to your business model by using income-statement thinking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecoming an indispensable advisor who delivers thoughtful and actionable insight and wisdom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting with values-aligned behaviors to create and scale a company culture built with strategic intent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding, developing, and retaining talent that grows your company through a future-focused mindset.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscovering the convergence point that balances human experience with business results.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe path to RelevantHR demands that you, as a business leader or an HR professional fundamentally rethink HR's mandate within your company. RelevantHR means having a measurable impact on your company's growth and success. Alsop and Forbes show you how to elevate your company while also elevating your entire HR team's reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Weaving Influence Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798901770030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"David Alsop,Ted Forbes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679606665397,"sku":"9798901770030","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/making-hr-matter-9798901770030","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}