Center the Pendulum

Center the Pendulum tackles the hardest

and most important role of the HR team: to

find the balance between the needs of a

business and the needs of the employees.

As the pendulum swings between the

business need and employee need, HR

leaders must find a path to manage both,

bringing the wildly swinging pendulum

always back to the center.

It's both a work of fiction and a practical

guide, based on years of experience

and hundreds of conversations with HR

leaders from around the world.

It tells the fictional story of Jenn Clarke,

an experienced HR leader in a very

difficult position – trying to build a new

HR function while saving the company

she works for.

It also tells the stories of real-life HR

leaders, told from their point of view,

recounting the challenges they faced and

how they overcame them.

As Jenn's journey continues through the

book, the real-life examples provide new

perspectives on how to build a better

employee experience, how to meet

challenging business goals, and how to

balance the two – thus, centering

that pendulum.