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Karen Beaven’s Strategic Human Resource Management: An HR Professional’s Toolkit is a practical and comprehensive guide designed to help HR professionals align their roles with broader organizational objectives. Drawing from her experience as an executive coach and former HR director at companies like River Island and AllSaints, Beaven emphasizes the concept of “People Experience,” encouraging HR practitioners to engage and develop individual employees in ways that propel business goals.
The book is organized as a genuine “toolkit,” covering both people and business dimensions. It includes practical tools, case studies, exercises, and real-life anecdotes, offering guidance on personal effectiveness—such as authenticity, networking, resilience, stakeholder management, self-care, and mental well-being. Additionally, it provides insights into commercial acumen, including competitor analysis, market trends, financial literacy, and forecasting.
Chapters encourage self-development, leadership bravery, and building a personal HR network, while also explaining how to interpret annual results, understand markets and channels, and apply strategic frameworks to add tangible value. Shortlisted for the Business Book Awards in 2020 (HR & Management), this volume is an indispensable resource for HR professionals at all levels who wish to make an impact—benefiting both their organizations and their personal careers.
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Strategic Human Resource Management: An HR Professional’s Toolkit by Karen Beaven - GHRC LLP
Strategic Human Resource Management is a comprehensive, hands‑on guide tailored for HR professionals who aim to align their role with broader organizational