Human Resources War Stories: In the Trenches portrays the life of a Human Resources professional with five well-respected and recognized public and private companies. It provides a guide and blueprint for both entry level and experienced HR people in having a great career in the field of HR. All the values and principles established and articulated in this book are supported with interesting, and sometimes humorous stories, that occurred in the work life of the author. This book will provide a hands-on, practical approach to be successful in any business discipline since the values to be successful in HR are the same values which are necessary to be successful in life in general. Good judgment, and common sense highlight the principles illustrated in all stories told.

Most importantly, to be successful in any professional endeavor, mistakes will be made as one carves a path to the top of a career mountain. The most important element to advance a career is to learn from mistakes made, and better yet, freely admit these mistakes. This is necessary to fully optimize the learning from the situation, and to coach others to prevent the same mistakes from occurring. With this foundation, both tactical and strategic plans can be created for both the business function as well as the entire business plan. This book will provide a plan to bridge tactical plans (in the trenches) to long-term strategic plans which will add significant value to the organization. The Human Resources executive and his/her team can play a critical part in this process.

This book will provide a method to achieve this success.