"Brilliant and Funny"
"Essential reading"
"Genuinely Inviting"
Few titles about SWP manage to be either practical or entertaining; this one is both. David blends war‑stories, interviews and self‑deprecating anecdotes to create a narrative that feels more like a long coffee‑conversation than a conventional business book. Chapters open with personal vignettes (a Christmas‑card debate, a mis‑timed concert encore, a train‑spotting confession) and close with concrete, often hard‑won, take‑aways. The result is an unusually readable text that still offers a full toolbox for anyone charged with building or rescuing an SWP function.
FOREWORD BY PETER CHEESE, CEO, CIPD
The Strategic Workforce Planning Handbook has been universally acclaimed by both leading thinkers and practitioners alike. Here is just some of that acclaim.
The Strategic Workforce Planning Handbook is not just timely; it is essential reading.
David Green
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Insight222, co-author Excellence in People Analytics, host of the Digital HR Leaders podcast
With wit and practicality, he demonstrates how caring for and investing in people continues to be a cornerstone of successful organizations. This is not a handbook but a user’s guide.
Dave Ulrich
Rensis Likert Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan
Partner, the RBL Group
This isn’t just an HR book: It’s a new standard text for anyone thinking seriously about the future of work...leaders will feel a weight fall from their shoulders reading this.
Betsy Summers
Principal Analyst, Future of Work & HCM
Forrester Research
If you’ve ever been in the SWP trenches, you’ll appreciate the wit and the battle stories. For a discipline that can be deceptively hard to get right on the ground, it’s a treat to find a guide that is both practical and a genuinely fun read.
Practitioner
It’s a massively useful resource and...quite a cathartic experience. So much of what I read rang true.
Practitioner
Brilliant and funny, David has produced a work of art...a must-have survival guide.
Adam Gibson
Author, Agile Workforce Planning
He blends deep expertise and knowledge with a down-to-earth style, real-world stories and just the right amount of humour, turning such a complex topic into something clear, practical and genuinely enjoyable.
Practitioner
This book offers a rich vision of what HR can be, through the lens of strategic workforce planning...marvelous observations and analogies that encourage and inspire the community of strategic workforce planners to play their important role in shaping the future of work and HR.
John Boudreau
Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Scientist
Center for Effective Organizations and Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
