Bad numbers. An angry board.
One chance to save their company.
Will HR step up to the plate?
The Comeback is not just another business book… through a fictional story this book will help you:
Implement the fundamentals of modern HR
Harness the competitive advantage of modern HR
Utilize HR to achieve business outcomes and grow your company.
Meet Annissa Deshpande
Writer and HR advisor, Annissa, has spent two decades helping numerous businesses modernize HR to achieve business outcomes and create places where people love to work. Annissa is also an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University where she teaches people analytics.
“As a former HR exec at a Fortune 500, I know how stressful the people aspect of a business can be. But I believe that it’s wrong that a great business would be held back due to people issues - it’s just not that hard to treat people right and make them productive! It’s time for you to modernize HR.”

CEOs, entrepreneurs, and HR professionals will enjoy this fast-paced fictional adventure through the fundamentals of modern HR.
Dominal Industries is battling a fierce new overseas competitor and losing. Struggling to survive, it’s the bottom of the ninth for this long-time Chicago company and its 2,500 employees. There’s a lot on the line and pressure is building. CEO Mark Francis thinks his executive team can turn things around...with one exception: his Chief Human Resources Officer Jen Schmidt and her team are struggling to fill critical positions and reduce turnover.
With her career in the balance, Jen starts working with a quirky, slinky-wielding consultant named Meg Beecham, who challenges Jen to reimagine her approach to human resources. Only time will tell whether Jen’s revamp will enable Dominal to make the comeback of a lifetime.
You’ll be cheering on Jen as she shakes up her department and turns HR into a secret weapon that drives business success. Whether you want to reduce turnover, increase revenue, or simply create a place where people love to work, The Comeback is an engaging, inspiring corporate novel that will provide you and your team with new respect for the competitive advantage modern HR offers.