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E-Books, Articles & Webinars

I’ve redesigned the list of articles below to be in a ‘table’ format for easier discoverability. I’ve also removed a few dated articles. (Click on the 🌐 to open an article)
The field of “content marketing” has boomed in recent years. Consequently, there’s a plethora of great, easily digestible (albeit brand-driven) company content out there.
Sharing a list of some really good e-books below. (P.S. if any companies/brands object to having direct links listed, please ping me. My intent here is not to drive referrals for your business. But I welcome readers to reach out to the creating company if they are interested).

📰 Articles I’ve liked reading

Resources
Article
Link
List
Notes
Type
Axios: Toxic Ambiguity
a very brief writeup from Axios. Important read for culture design
Card Decks (Curated List)
I’ve started to really like the idea of using card decks. This is a great resource collection of all sorts of decks.
FastCompany: 5 ways to be a manager that people don’t want to quit
FastCompany: HR Often Sucks, Here’s How to Make it Better
Great Mondays: Values Quick Start Guide
Ashby: Internal Mobility Guide
Sequoia: Building a Smart People Strategy in any Economy
Hung Lee’: Twitter Thread on Role Intakes
AIHR: Staffing Levels for an HR Team
Racounteur: Future of HR 2020
RfH Working Session Recap: Surfing the 'Turnover Tsunami'
(plug: I’m quoted in this article!)
NY Times: 48 Hours Till Payroll, $200,000 to Go: Diary of a Bank Failure
Bridge: Harnessing the Power of a Strategic Immigration Program
Lattice: Article on HR's evolution from the Lattice blog
BlackRock’s CEO, Larry Fink: A Sense of Purpose
Camille Fournier: Which Meetings Should You Kill?
Lattice: People Don’t Hate Change. They Hate Poorly Managed Change
Brad Porteus: Revelations from four years working in HR
HBR: People Want their Employers to Talk about Mental Health
Protocol: Chief people officer: The worst best job in tech
Katie Burke: How To Prepare for the “Worst Best Job in Tech”
Connected to the article by Protocol
Katie Burke: How to Hire your First HR Leader
McKinsey: HR’s new operating model
9 Articles on Career Development and Internal Mobility
Lever: 101 Recruiting Hacks
Lever: Recruiting Benchmarks Report
This is a few years old. Check their blog for more up to date versions.
Namely: Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Guide
Crescendo’s Diversity and Inclusion Guide
Ginger: State of Mental Wellness in the Workplace Report
CultureAmp: 60 Phrases You can Use in Performance Reviews
Glassdoor: Recruiting Glossary
Payfactors: Compensation Glossary
HumanInterest: Employee Handbook Template
Zenefits: Employee Handbook Template
Lattice: People Programs Models
David Sacks: Staffing Model for Different Stages
I don’t agree with everything there, but massively helpful as a starting point.
Workology: HR Department Structures Guide
Josh Bersin: HR Capabilities Report
(really great framework)
KYT: Turning Around Underperformance
Bersin: An Operating System, Not An Operating Model
The Paper Ceiling: STARs: Skilled Through Alternative Routes Hiring
A handful of resources related to creating more inclusive hiring through “STARs’
Ashby: Recruiter Productivity Report
Carta: Startup Employee Tenure
Resources for Humans (RfH) Notion Database
Spans many different People topics.
Hixson Nagatani
Good boutique law firm with employment law resources
Fenwick & West
Large law firm focused on tech
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