The HR Function Blueprint

The HR Function Blueprint



Build the Right HR for Your Size, Complexity, Budget, and Stage of Growth

By Trade Stevens, M.S., SHRM-SCP, PHR

Do you need more HR? Which model fits: in-house, fractional, outsourced, or hybrid? What happens when you cross 50, 100, or 250 employees? Most guides assume you already know.

Sound familiar?

I wrote The HR Function Blueprint as one complete guide for owners, executives, and HR professionals who need to build the right HR function for where the organization is today, and where it's going.

This comprehensive guide covers the four dials of size, complexity, budget, and stage, choosing your model, defining the role, the first ninety days, compliance, policies, talent acquisition, onboarding, compensation, benefits, managers as your HR team, performance, employee relations, your first HR hire, fractional and outsourced teams, growing from one person to a department, payroll and HRIS, learning, culture, risk, metrics, budgeting, special situations, and protecting yourself.

What's included?

·      156-page digital PDF ebook you can read on your computer, tablet, or other PDF-compatible device.

·      28 chapters organized in five parts.

·      Practical toolkit with 19 appendices, including: readiness checklist, HR profile worksheet, compliance by headcount cheat sheet, model decision worksheet, HR audit checklist, 30/60/90-day plans by track, annual compliance calendar, sample policy starters, template library structures, interview question bank, HR hire starter kit, metrics glossary, vendor scorecard, manager training outline, first-year HR budget worksheet, and printable worksheets.

This book is written for business owners, executives, first HR hires, HR managers, and HR leaders building or rebuilding a function, and it gives you a practical starting point.

You don't need a perfect HR department. You need the right one for now, and a plan for what comes next.

I'm Trade Stevens, a senior HR executive with more than 18 years of CHRO-level experience across multiple sectors. I created this guide to share practical approaches to the challenges HR professionals and the people who work with them face every day.

Start building the HR function that fits.

Please note: This ebook is an educational resource, not legal advice. Employment laws vary by location and change over time. Verify current requirements and consult qualified professionals when appropriate. Employment laws vary by location and change over time.