The Way of the HR Warrior

Human Resources has immense power to affect an organization’s bottom line as well as its culture, but it gets a bad rap. In The Way of the HR Warrior Monica Frede and Keri Ohlrich aim to inspire an HR revolution.

The Way of the HR Warrior is a guide for HR professionals who really care to demonstrate the true power of the HR department to influence business strategy and the bottom line.

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The Way of the HR Warrior
Published by LifeTree Media

What people are saying

Dave Ulrich

Rensis Likert Professor, School of Business, University of Michigan

Partner, The RBL Group

Monica and Keri sit on the shoulders of HR Warriors offering thoughtful guidance. They synthesize and offer specific advice for HR professionals to make a difference for people and organizations. Their work is well written, practical, and useful.

Beverly Kaye

Founder, Career Systems International

Co-author of "Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay"

This book will make you smile and probably wince—it considers the good, the bad, and the ugly of HR in a very intriguing and straightforward way. If you’re considering or have already established a career in the field of HR, this is a must-read, and will be used by HR practitioners for a long time.

Kevin Pennington

Former CHRO, Fiserv

If you want a career in HR as a second-class corporate citizen, don’t read this book. Only those that choose to make a difference in driving business performance and want an accelerated HR career need apply. A great framework for what matters to the HR profession.

Katrina S. Rogers, PhD

President, Fielding Graduate University

Ohlrich and Frede make the satisfying business case that when HR is at the table with the C-Suite, the difference in company performance is powerful and successful. This is the book that will improve your performance.

Kevin Oakes

CEO of i4cp

An excellent resource that will motivate you to transform not only your career but your entire organization. Frede and Ohlrich will teach you how to take CHARGE of your inner HR Warrior.

What is an HR Warrior?

An HR Warrior is Courageous, Humble, Accurate, Resilient, Goal-oriented, and Exemplary (CHARGE). Readers will find real-life stories from the authors about how they have applied the CHARGE framework in their own careers and organizations to great effect in their combined 25 years of experience as HR leaders working for small organizations, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies.

Frede and Ohlrich bring a warm, purposeful, heart-centered toughness to the role of the HR professional that is both instructive and inspiring. Through their CHARGE framework, they share their tough-love approach to developing the core skills needed by HR professionals to become HR Warriors.

In this book, readers will:

See the potential impact they can have on their organizations
Identify ways to align their efforts with their organization’s business goals
Reveal areas for personal growth and professional development using self and workplace assessment tools
Be inspired by real stories from the front lines of Human Resources in a variety of work environments

Witty and brutally honest, this book is for anyone who makes HR their business.

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About the Authors

Keri

With 20+ years on the front lines of the HR field, it’s safe to say that Dr. Keri Ohlrich is considered an expert. As co-founder of Abbracci Group and the co-author of The Way of the HR Warrior, she continues her mission to share insights from these experiences with others whose passion is to be the best in the HR arena.

Along with fellow Abbracci Group co-founder Kelly Guenther, Keri co-hosts The Breakout podcast to get advice and insights from change experts, and dive into the stories of people who have busted out of life’s stifling boxes and shifted their lives into bold new territory.

Keri also shares her wisdom and experience as a regular guest on many other podcasts, in industry interviews and articles, as well as speaking engagements in the U.S. and abroad.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dr. Ohlrich’s diverse career includes leadership positions ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Prior to co-founding Abbracci Group, she played a pivotal role in redesigning and implementing HR processes, new business strategy management, and reshaping the HR department of an organization serving 25,000 global employees. She is certified in Prosci® change management methodology, personality assessment, Caliper and the Denison Cultural Assessment.

Her professional roles have led to deep insight and expertise in:

Leadership and Organization Development
Strategic Talent Planning and Programs
Defining and Developing Culture
Change Management
Team Building
Employee Development, Engagement and Retention
HR Department Diagnostics

The heart of her work is focused on improving the business environment, thus improving the lives of an organization’s employees.

EDUCATION

Dr. Ohlrich earned her PhD in Human Development and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University. She also holds an MS in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University, an MS in Global Human Resources from Loyola University Chicago, as well as a BS in Psychology and Business from Carnegie Mellon University.

MISSION

As a volunteer, Keri utilizes her talents to make a difference outside the business world. She gives her time and energy to helping children reach their full potential through the non-profit Voices for Children as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).

Keri is proud to contribute to U.N. efforts around the globe as a board member for the Coachella Valley UNA-USA.

She lives in Southern California with her husband, son, and two Dachshunds.

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Monica

Monica Frede has worked for several Fortune 500 companies such as ManpowerGroup and Quad/Graphics as an HR strategic consultant and HR manager, and in several start-up ventures as a recruiter and consultant. Her passion lies in influencing the minds and hearts of business leaders about what HR can accomplish. Her areas of expertise include identifying and hiring top talent, change management and organizational design, leadership and management training, employee engagement initiatives, communications, project management, employee relations, employment policies, and reductions in force/outsource management. She attended Marquette University on a full basketball scholarship and earned a BA in Writing-Intensive English. She lives in Nashotah, Wisconsin.

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About Abbracci Group

The Way of the HR Warrior is the first book by Abbracci Group co-founder Keri Ohlrich, and Monica Frede. Keri and Monica worked together in prior roles, and partnered together to create a book that focuses on the HR professional, and their passion to partake in the HR revolution.

Keri co-founded Abbracci Group with Kelly Guenther in 2017 to take their HR expertise to the marketplace, with a mission to provide impactful solutions to companies when it comes to their critical needs. The book is a foundation for the HR Warrior solution, and you can visit the company website to see all that Keri and Kelly are doing for their clients and for the profession.

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