Aimed at ambitious, mid-level Human Resources & OD people, this book is full of practical tips and tricks to move from being a good HR person, to being great. Ted gives insights into the various ways that you can influence others, get change accepted, and make things happen in your organisation. Everything is tried and tested, and better still, Ted offers extra support, beyond the book, to anyone who contacts him through LinkedIn, where he runs a regular Dear Ted blog based on questions posed by the many people he mentors. This book is written in an A to Z style so that you can dip in and out, or go straight to an issue that you’re thinking through, as well as the more traditional complete read through, which you won’t regret. Everyone who has read it so far reported back that they have learned many practical things from Human Resources A to Z, and some even enjoyed Ted’s writing style! 25% of Ted’s royalties will go to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Ted Smith: “If you want a job done well, hire an experienced professional. They might charge more per hour, but they are likely to get through the process much faster, and by using their many years of experience they can help you convert a decent effort into a proper finished project. I’m not talking about HR and OD this time, but about the dark art of editing, as a prelude to my huge vote of thanks to Bryony Sutherland, editor extraordinaire. In her summary Bryony notes that I have ‘an unhealthy addiction to hyphens and a predilection towards excitable punctuation in general’. My friends who suffer my messages and emails will recognise this, I’m sure. Thankfully, Bryony battled through it and helped present this published version, which is much more readable than when it started out.”