HR for SMEs: A Practical Guide

You’ve got a great business, you're growing and now you’re faced with the headache of HR.

How do you manage it and make sure that dealing with HR is not a distraction or a hindrance to your business? Well, this Practical Guide to Human Resource Management for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) will make YOU, the business owner, feel more in control regarding HR and people, by taking the mystery out of it. Paula Fisher’s great experience in working with SMEs and her insight into HR will help YOUR business: • Run more effectively and efficiently • Reduce disruptions and disputes • Improve performance and focus • Improve standards Ultimately helping you to more easily manage your team and make your business more successful. The common analogy that threads this book together is football (or soccer to our American friends) backed up by real HR case studies. Featuring helpful illustrations by James Nunn (he drew the Panda for the cover of the bestselling Eats, Shoots and Leaves!).

Paula Fisher started her career in HR over 30 years ago, working within a number of UK-based blue-chip organisations including Marks & Spencer, Matalan and Burberry. She founded Practical HR in 2002 with the aim of supporting SMEs and making HR easier for them. Paula is married to Peter Fisher (they met at school) and together they live in a village on the Essex seaside, England. Her spare time is spent walking their two dogs, gardening and enjoying good food, good wine and time with good friends! Paula also enjoys visiting Italy, especially since she discovered the Prosecco region (yes there really is one!).