Developing Business Acumen

Small business HR professionals juggle broad responsibilities and need sharp business insight to lead effectively. Developing Business Acumen 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. As the first title in the Making an Impact in Small Business HR series, it empowers readers to build the competencies that fuel long-term success.