Developing Business Acumen

<p><b>Small business HR professionals juggle broad responsibilities and need sharp business insight to lead effectively.<br> </b><br><b><i>Developing Business Acumen</i></b> is a practical fast start guide that helps HR professionals in small businesses understand the business holistically and contribute strategically. From interpreting P&L statements to collaborating with sales marketing and leadership this book provides tools to elevate HR's role across the organization. It covers critical skills including metric development cross-functional communication relationship-building and environmental scanning. With fewer barriers to cross-departmental knowledge small business HR has unique opportunities to make an outsized impact and this book shows how. <p/>As the first title in the <i>Making an Impact in Small Business HR</i> series it empowers readers to build the competencies that fuel long-term success.</p>