The HR Strategy Playbook

Why do 70% of HR strategies fail to impact business results?

Because most HR leaders build strategies from HR - not from the business. They create wish lists instead of systems. They present plans without ROI. And their budgets get cut every year as a result.

This book gives you a different approach.

The HR Strategy Playbook is a complete, field-tested system for building an HR strategy that earns CEO buy-in, secures budget, and delivers measurable business results. Written by Mike Pritula - an HR leader with 20+ years of experience across Alfa-Bank, StarLightMedia, Wargaming, Preply, and iDeals - this book walks you through every step, from diagnosing your starting point to defending your strategy in a boardroom.

What's inside:
• A proven 17-section HR strategy template used by 150,000+ HR professionals worldwide
• Step-by-step guidance on PESTEL analysis, SWOT-to-TOWS, HR metrics, EVP, and annual goal-setting
• How to calculate ROI for every HR initiative and build a budget the CFO will approve
• The exact 10-slide CEO presentation structure that wins budget approval
• A 30-minute manager training session that makes your strategy stick
• Quarterly review cadence to keep strategy alive - not gathering dust
• Ready-to-use AI prompts for every section of your strategy
• 60+ downloadable tools, templates, and checklists

This book is for you if you are:
• An HR Director or CHRO building or rebuilding your people strategy
• An HRBP who wants to move from operational to strategic
• A startup founder who needs an HR system that scales
• An HR consultant who needs a repeatable strategy framework for clients

What makes this book different:
No theory for theory's sake. Every chapter starts with a real story, gives you a framework, walks you through it step by step, and hands you a tool you can use on Monday morning. By the time you finish, you won't just understand HR strategy - you'll have one.

Includes access to 60+ downloadable templates, tools, and AI prompts at the companion resource page.

About the Author:
Mike Pritula (PHRi, SHRM-CP) is the founder of Mike Pritula Academy, the world's largest independent HR education platform with 160+ courses in 30 languages and 1.6 million enrollments. He has built and executed 9 real HR strategies across banking, media, gaming, EdTech, and SaaS.