{"product_id":"the-hrbp-playbook-mike-pritula-9798180471123","title":"The HRBP Playbook: From Order-Taker to Strategic Business Partner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e500+ HRBPs trained across 10+ cohorts. Former HR Business Partner at Wargaming (World of Tanks), iDeals, Preply. 20+ years building HR functions from the inside. 54 downloadable templates inside this book. This system works.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's the uncomfortable truth about most HR Business Partners: your business leaders don't see you as a partner. They see you as the person who owns the survey, runs onboarding, and shows up when someone needs to be fired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou know it because you live it. Your CEO asks the CFO about workforce costs, not you. Your VP of Sales copies you on emails after decisions are made, not before. When you propose an HR initiative, the first question is \"how much?\" - never \"why?\" And when budget gets tight, guess which function gets cut first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you don't have a seat at the table? Your best people leave. Your managers run on gut feel. Your CEO reads your engagement report once and forgets it. Every HR initiative needs to be defended instead of invested in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you do? Business leaders call you before they call anyone else. You shape strategy, not react to it. Your recommendations get approved on the first ask because they come with numbers, not opinions. And when something important needs a person who understands both the people AND the business - that person is you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book gives you the exact system I built at Wargaming, refined at iDeals and Preply, and taught to 500+ HRBPs across 10+ cohorts of my course.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere's what you'll learn: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Business Acumen Loop\u003c\/b\u003e - read a P\u0026amp;L like a CFO, build a business case with NPV and IRR, speak the language your leaders actually use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Employee Lifetime Value Framework\u003c\/b\u003e - calculate which employee segments create the most value, and reallocate HR budget accordingly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe COMS Activation Model\u003c\/b\u003e - measure how much of your workforce's potential is actually being delivered, and quantify what you're leaving on the table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe ECR Playbook\u003c\/b\u003e - Engagement, Collaboration, Retention as one integrated system with Gallup Q12, Lencioni's dysfunction model, and the 9 proven retention strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe 10 Management Tools\u003c\/b\u003e every manager needs, with the iDeals Leader Pyramid and Google's Project Oxygen behaviors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe CES Consulting Methodology\u003c\/b\u003e - how to run HR projects like McKinsey, with 8-section plans that get signed before work begins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Kotter 8-Step Change System\u003c\/b\u003e - why 70% of change initiatives fail, and the 20-30-50 rule that beats those odds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Donkey-Sheep-Fox-Owl negotiation model\u003c\/b\u003e - your default style under pressure, and how to become an integrative negotiator who wins outcomes without damaging relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e54 downloadable templates inside: \u003c\/b\u003e ELV Calculator, HR Business Case with NPV\/IRR, Gallup Q12 Survey, 9-Box Grid, CES Consulting Plan, Kotter Change Plan, Negotiation Prep Sheet, HRBP 90-Day Action Plan, AI Prompt Library, and 45 more. Every tool tested through 10+ course cohorts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA strategic HR consultant costs $30,000+. The HCI HRBP certification costs $3,500. An Ivy League executive program costs $15,000. This book gives you the same system for less than a business lunch.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery framework tested across 500+ HRBPs. Every tool refined through 10 cohorts. Built from 20 years of doing this work at Wargaming, iDeals, Preply, StarLightMedia, and Alfa-Bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStop being the order-taker. Start being the strategic business partner.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Pritula\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180471123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Mike Pritula","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148580561151,"sku":"9798180471123","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hrbp-playbook-mike-pritula-9798180471123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}