Christine B. Emmanuel
Author
Working a Better Way
The power of ‘principled’ leadership underscores the memoir, Working a Better Way: A Fifty Year History of LandrumHR, by H. Britt Landrum, Jr. It is a history of the 50-year-old human resources company the author founded in Pensacola, Florida, when he was 32-years old. His story illustrates the countless tangible ways in which triumphs are realized when one’s core values transcend into the workplace.
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Mr. Landrum built pillars stemming from his foundational beliefs. With the backing of a devoted workforce, he watched doors open time and again throughout his five decades at the helm. The values he held dear served as his guideposts and characterized the enterprising ways he chose to build the business in benefit to the company’s employees and clients—and to his family, industry, and community as well.
Working a Better Way is a feel-good story of a thriving family-owned business molded from Mr. Landrum’s vision, his entrepreneurial spirit, his integrity, and his trusted relationships. This book recognizes the contributions of countless people whom Mr. Landrum credits for his company’s enduring success.
Readers will learn about the fundamentals of human value creation, relationship-building, and beneficial business and HR management practices that have application for companies across all industries. Mr. Landrum’s story is lightly sprinkled with a dose of practicality, self-effacing humor, with lessons learned, and with examples of human connection that underscore business vitality.
The title of the book is a copyrighted slogan used by LandrumHR in its advertising and brochures for many years, which aptly describes the company’s fifty-year journey.
Over the course of 17 months, Christine Broderick Emmanuel worked closely with Mr. Landrum as editor of Working a Better Way. Mr. Landrum released his memoir in August 2020.
Visit the Working a Better Way website for more information.