Libby Sartain

More than ever, leaders of nearly every kind of organization view their human resources teams as essential to institutional well-being and long-term growth and sustainability. That’s the central and animating theme of “The Rise of HR: Wisdom from 73 Thought Leaders,” a new anthology published by the HR Certification Institute in collaboration with Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor of Business, University of Michigan and Partner and Co-founder of The RBL Group, Bill Schiemann, CEO, Metrus… Show more

More than ever, leaders of nearly every kind of organization view their human resources teams as essential to institutional well-being and long-term growth and sustainability. That’s the central and animating theme of “The Rise of HR: Wisdom from 73 Thought Leaders,” a new anthology published by the HR Certification Institute in collaboration with Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor of Business, University of Michigan and Partner and Co-founder of The RBL Group, Bill Schiemann, CEO, Metrus Group, Inc. and Libby Sartain, Business Advisor, Board Member and Volunteer.

In the eBook, the essayists address how increasing numbers of HR professionals are – and should be – the principal stewards of their organizations’ talent by recruiting and cultivating workers with competence and motivation to perform well, by building and maintaining a consistent, lasting and unique culture that enables the organization to thrive and leadership to support the acquisition of skills for meeting short-run goals and delivering long-run stability and growth.

Collectively, the essays describe how HR practitioners must live up to and even extend expectations of their profession’s growing and evolving role. They focus on how HR professionals and the tools they use must adapt to shifts in demographics and the impacts of technology on the workplace. Show less

Cracking the Culture Code demystifies the art and science of managing an organization’s culture.

While culture is almost universally acknowledged as one of the primary keys to success there is rarely a strategy in place to measure, manage and monitor it. Libby Sartain and Brent Daily outline the ten steps to take control of your organization’s culture to create a high performing workforce without trying to change what makes your organization unique.

This book gives the strategic… Show more

Cracking the Culture Code demystifies the art and science of managing an organization’s culture.

While culture is almost universally acknowledged as one of the primary keys to success there is rarely a strategy in place to measure, manage and monitor it. Libby Sartain and Brent Daily outline the ten steps to take control of your organization’s culture to create a high performing workforce without trying to change what makes your organization unique.

This book gives the strategic executive the roadmap to align culture and the power to take culture out of the ‘touchy feely’ and into an objective, metrics-driven endeavor...and make it stick. Show less

In this book, the authors introduce a new business marketing tool—the talent brand—with examples from a number of the world's leading brands. While the employer brand must resonate with people on the inside of a business, the talent brand must attract segments of workers to join, stay, and engage. Brand for Talent shows how creating a talent brand can help any business thrive in the new talent marketplace—and with the new consumer of work—to get the right people in the right work at the right… Show more

In this book, the authors introduce a new business marketing tool—the talent brand—with examples from a number of the world's leading brands. While the employer brand must resonate with people on the inside of a business, the talent brand must attract segments of workers to join, stay, and engage. Brand for Talent shows how creating a talent brand can help any business thrive in the new talent marketplace—and with the new consumer of work—to get the right people in the right work at the right time. Show less

This book shows leaders across a business how to work together to identify the company values attached to their brand and how to inspire employees to embrace them. The book provides the first detailed, step-by-step guide for creating strong brands from the inside out. They include numerous practical examples, case histories from employee-friendly businesses and helpful tools readers can immediately implement.

HR from the Heart is a book for HR practitioners who love their jobs -- or want to. The author reveals how HR professionals create a synergy between business objectives and the needs and wants of employees. This inspiring book is equal parts motivational message and how-to, confessional and career guide. HR from the Heart offers a first-hand perspective on forging relationships, selling HR to the company, taking diversity beyond ""by the book," keeping policy in perspective, and more -- all… Show more

HR from the Heart is a book for HR practitioners who love their jobs -- or want to. The author reveals how HR professionals create a synergy between business objectives and the needs and wants of employees. This inspiring book is equal parts motivational message and how-to, confessional and career guide. HR from the Heart offers a first-hand perspective on forging relationships, selling HR to the company, taking diversity beyond ""by the book," keeping policy in perspective, and more -- all while making the right career moves, staying engaged, and forwarding the strategic goals of the company. Show less