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What difference can the aspiring HR strategist really make to business value? In the new and extensively updated edition of her ground-breaking book, Linda Holbeche answers this question and provides the tools and insights to help HR managers and directors add value to the organization by implementing effective HR initiatives that are aligned to core business strategies. This edition includes new chapters, fresh case questions, specific sector ‘twists’ like healthcare, the university sector, travel and tourism, alongside a greater mix of international case studies. Taking a more analytical approach than previous works, Holbeche discusses and explores a number of contemporary academic debates. Learn how you can strengthen and prove the relationship between people strategy and business success through your approach to performance and development and impress at the highest levels with this new edition of an HR classic.

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"""The recent turbulent years of change have emphasised even more the importance of people at the centre of business, and the need to align people strategy with business strategy. Linda draws on her extensive experience to provide a timely update to this theme, drawing on contemporary issues, academic research and salient case studies, to bring to life how HR and business leaders need to work together to build sustainable, responsible, and resilient organisations for the future."" Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development"

The recent turbulent years of change have emphasised even more the importance of people at the centre of business, and the need to align people strategy with business strategy. Linda draws on her extensive experience to provide a timely update to this theme, drawing on contemporary issues, academic research and salient case studies, to bring to life how HR and business leaders need to work together to build sustainable, responsible, and resilient organisations for the future. Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development

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Linda Holbeche is an independent coach as well as developer, consultant, researcher and author in the fields of HR, strategy, organisation design and development and leadership. She works with UK and international clients in many sectors. A recognised thought and practice leader and voted one of the UK’s HR Most Influential, Linda was previously CIPD’s Director of Research and Policy. She is now Adjunct Professor at Imperial College London, Visiting Professor at four other UK universities, Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Employment Studies and of Roffey Park. She is also a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD). Linda has written over 60 research reports, authored or co-edited 16 books, numerous book chapters and articles in the field.

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