What are the best Human Resource Management books? It is essential for companies to have a good HR content. These books will help you with that. Read on for our top recommendations …
The best HR Books: fishing in a crowded pond
Human Resource Management is power to the people. Learn how you can bring out the best in your fellow man. We start our recommendations with the top 10 best books about HR of all time. This list has been updated this year, including all the recent titles.
Best Books About HR | Author |
The Essential HR Handbook, 10th Anniversary Edition | Barbara Mitchell |
Hbr’s 10 Must Reads for HR Leaders Collection | John Kotter |
HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Reinventing HR | Ram Charan |
The Big Book of HR, 10th Anniversary Edition | Barbara Mitchell |
Leading HR | P. Sparrow |
The Chief HR Officer | Patrick M. Wright |
The Essential HR Handbook, 10th Anniversary Edition | Sharon Armstrong |
HR, Where’s Your Freaking Sense of Humor? | Carol McBride |
Professional HR | P. Kearns |
The HR Answer Book: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals [Book] | Shawn A. Smith |
Roadmap to Strategic HR | Ralph Christensen |
The top 10 list: the best books about HR
The Essential HR Handbook, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Quick and Handy Resource for Any Manager or HR Professional
If you need to know the basics of human resource management, then you have come to the right place. This book shares all the essentials worth knowing for both small business and big multinationals.
The Little Black Book of Human Resources Management
This little black book is about what situations could possibly happen in HR and how to deal with them. If you recognize you are in one of those situations, you will immediately remember how to act and especially what NOT to do. Although some descriptions of situations seem too funny, they are also very true and, maybe, sad.
Complete Guide to Human Resources and the Law: 2020 Edition (The Complete Guide to Human Resources and the Law)
This is the 2020 edition of the ‘Complete Guide to HR and the Law’, and you will find it easier to get out of difficult HR situations by knowing what is legally allowed and what not. This book can save you time and your business money.
Managing Hospitality Human Resources
We like ‘Managing Hospitality Human Resources’ because working in hospitality comes with different characteristics than other fields of work. There are typical problems when dealing with personnel in the hospitality industry, and this book will show you how to manage them.
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Do you want to learn the basics of HRM? Then we advise you to check out this book by H. John Bernardin and Joyce E. A. Russell. It comes with several exercises (both for groups and individuals) to develop management skills and personal HR competencies.
HR Interview Secrets: How To Ace Your Next Human Resources Interview, Dazzle Your Interviewers & LAND THE JOB YOU WANT!
This book is written by Alan Collins, an expert in the field of HR, and in it he shares his strategies with you on how to land you dream job. Find out how you can train yourself for the questions that will be asked, or what preparation works for you and your interview.
The 9 Faces of HR: A Disruptor’s Guide to Mastering Innovation and Driving Real Change
Are you working a s HR professional? Then we suggest you read this book. It will show you which of the 9 HR faces is yours, and then it works from there on how to develop yourself in your HR role.
HR on Purpose: Developing Deliberate People Passion
If you do everything by the book, you might miss out on something. ‘HR on Purpose’ takes real-life examples and dares you to look at things differently from now on.
Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Strategic Approach
We recommend this book to anyone who works in public or nonprofit companies or organizations, as it is a reference on HR matters. Develop a strategic way to shape your HR initiatives and notice the results.
HR Rising!!: From Ownership to Leadership
From the same author as ‘HR on Purpose’ (number 8 on our top 10 list) comes ‘HR Rising’. Find out what the synergy is between the work, the people and yourself as HR professional.
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