The Value Motive
London : Wiley 2007

Paul Kearns latest book links human values and the bottom line - available from

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“The Value Motive presents the best framework I have seen for understanding why value should be the leader’s top priority. The rich examples provide a clear path for using attainment of value as the measure of an organization’s success.”

Evaluating the ROI from Learning.
London : CIPD, 2005

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“This is a straight-talking book with incredible value for HR and Learning practitioners. Kearns offers a set of practical tools that can transform the business impact of an HR/Learning function. If you want to be taken seriously by colleagues in other departments and demonstrate a credible value-add on your activities, you should read this book.”

“Frankly, this is the best book on training evaluation I've ever read.”

One Stop Guide - Human Capital Management
London : Personnel Today, 2004

“I recently read your report on HCM published by Personnel Today. I was so impressed by both the report itself and the topic that I wondered if you would be interested in meeting our member companies to discuss the issues.” - European HR Network

HR strategy: Business focused, individually centred. Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003

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“Paul Kearns has produced a gem of a book, accessible, written without jargon and with a logical and analytical challenge to much of what is happening in HR departments today.

As the cover states, this is "...a mandatory read for anyone with HR in their job title". This is not going to make comfortable reading for many senior HR people, either on the Board or aspiring to it, and I would advise them to get hold of this before the CEO or the Finance Director, or risk facing some very awkward questions. For anyone setting out on a career in HR this is an indispensable handbook, and I await his next work with anticipation.”

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"Highly practical and with practical examples/anecdotes it presents a critical analysis of contemporary Personnel/Human Resources management in the UK, what individuals working in the field have to do to make added value business contribution. There is no jargon here.It should be read by all in the personnel profession.Readers will gain as much from this as many courses on "HR Strategy" but at a fraction of the price. If I could get to meet the author I think I would use him as a personal coach."