Rachel Recommends...

If you're like me, you're always looking for great recommendations.  Whether that means reading materials, websites, videos, products, etc., you're always on the hunt.  Perhaps it's the eternal learner in us.  Recently, I've been asked a lot about books, websites and HR products that I recommend.  On this page, you can find some of my recommendations for my favorites of various things.  Some are HR related, some are leadership related, and some are for fun.  I hope you enjoy!




BOOKS:

• The Leadership Code: Five Rules to Lead By
• Millionaire Women Next Door
• Unwritten HR Rules: 21 Secrets For Attaining Awesome Career Success In HR
• The Mary Kay Way: Timeless Principles from America's Greatest Woman Entrepreneur
• Women Don't Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation
• Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time
• Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
• Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration
• Love & Respect
• Your HR Goldmine

BLOGS:

• Success in HR (Alan Collins - former VP-HR for PepsiCo, speaker, writer)
• Thomas J. Stanley (author of "The Millionaire Next Door")
• Penelope Trunk (serial entrepreneur, expert on Gen Y and homeschooling advocate)

ARTICLES:

• Why We Hate HR (Fast Company)
• Why Women Are More Effective Leaders Than Men (Business Insider)
• Why We No Longer Need HR Departments (LinkedIn)
• The HR Competency Model

HR PRODUCTS:
(for HR software, I may have not used or been exposed to all product offerings - for specifics regarding my recommendations, please email me at catapulthrsolutions@gmail.com)

• Halogen Software (Integrated Talent Management Software)
• Barada Associates (Background Checks)
• ExactHire (Mid-Market Applicant Tracking System)
• Advantage Instant Payroll (Payroll for Small Business)
• Jobvite (ATS & Recruiting Tools)
• In Color Insight (Assessment)
• Human Resource Executive Magazine (Try the iPhone app too!)
• SHRM Membership

HR COMMUNITIES:

• SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
• ASTD (American Society for Training & Development)
• World at Work (The Total Rewards Association)
• ASA (American Staffing Association)
• HR.com

MISCELLANEOUS:

• Catbert Cartoon: Evil Director of Human Resources
• The RBL Group (on YouTube)
• SHRM (on YouTube)

If you want more information about my recommendation of anything listed on this page, please contact me at catapulthrsolutions@gmail.com.  If you have additional recommendations for readers, please leave them in the comments!