Every ambitious HR Professional dreams about becoming a true partner for a business. We aspire to sit on a company’s Management Board, to be at the same table with them, discussing and agreeing not only whether and where this year’s Christmas party or corporate meeting for managers will take place, but above all – what is the company’s strategy and culture, where are we heading, and what the business priorities and HR strategies are. If this is not the case, we often blame the management who “does not understand the role of HR and who is not enlightened enough.” Is it so?

Looking for the blame outside is a dead end. Yes, there may be management boards that do not see the role of HR in building the company’s value and do not feel HR’s contribution to achieving its goals. Who then becomes responsible to show it to them? How do we, HR professionals, create and prove this value? Do we really contribute to achieving successful business results?

Because I believe that in this transformation, we have to start from ourselves, I wrote a book that describes 10 critical mindset components, which can help determine a true partnership with business colleagues.

I am confident that this mindset distinguishes good HR Professionals from the average ones, and the best ones from the good ones. And it is shaped by our attitude. Our attitude is the beginning of everything. It defines us. It has an impact on our decisions, our actions, and how others perceive us.

If this book inspires you to change something, I believe that the world around you will change as well.