Center the Pendulum tackles the hardest and most important role of the HR team: to find the balance between the needs of a business and the needs of the employees. As the pendulum swings between the business need and employee need, HR leaders must find a path to manage both, bringing the wildly swinging pendulum always back to the center. It's both a work of fiction and a practical guide, based on years of experience and hundreds of conversations with HR leaders from around the world. It tells the fictional story of Jenn Clarke, an experienced HR leader in a very difficult position – trying to build a new HR function while saving the company she works for. It also tells the stories of real-life HR leaders, told from their point of view, recounting the challenges they faced and how they overcame them. As Jenn's journey continues through the book, the real-life examples provide new perspectives on how to build a better employee experience, how to meet challenging business goals, and how to balance the two – thus, centering that pendulum.