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The HR decision
in front of you,
handled with rigor.

TrueStep HR builds the kits, calculators, and assessments a senior HR leader would hand you: editable Word and Excel files you keep, written by Greg Best, MBA, SPHR, and checked against dated evidence.

Published standardOne method across every delivery form
Dated evidencePrimary sources and review notes
Named authorEvery file written and reviewed by Greg Best, MBA, SPHR
Files you keepOperating tools, not another subscription
TrueStep HRDecision brief
TSHR / 2026

From loose concern to defensible next move.

  1. State the decision and the people it affects.
  2. Separate known facts from assumptions.
  3. Check law, evidence, and operating reality.
  4. Choose the delivery path that fully closes the gap.
  5. Leave the reasoning beside the decision.
The TrueStep HR standardDocumented method / dated evidence / written record

Free Work Style Profile

See how you tend to think, relate, and work.

Complete 120 research-based items and receive an on-screen profile across five domains and thirty facets. Results appear before any email field, and the reference method is published.

  1. 01
    Complete the profile

    About 12 minutes. No signup before the result.

  2. 02
    Read your pattern

    Five domains and thirty facets with the comparison method visible.

  3. 03
    Choose what follows

    Your completed result unlocks the $39 Work Style Field Guide and the $69 Manager's Self-Awareness Pack. Neither can be purchased before the profile is finished.

One standard, four ways to use it

Build from insight to implementation.

Start with the free analysis, install the tool, and add a session only if you want a live read of your own result or file.

01 · Understand

Free analysis

The Work Style Profile, calculators, the HR readiness score, and reference notes reveal the pattern, cost, risk, or management gap.

Take the Work Style Profile →
02 · Implement

Operating systems

Editable calculators, kits, and field guides turn the finding into repeatable work.

Build your system →
03 · Apply

Results Debrief · $99

A 30-minute read of your assessment result with a senior HR practitioner.

See the debrief →
04 · Set up

Setup Session · $149

One hour getting a purchased kit running on your numbers.

See the Setup Session →
Employee Cost Calculator — the 5 files in this download shown as a stack of real pages: Excel + PDF, 14 pages in all.

Proof you can inspect

See the working file before you put it to work.

Every product page uses previews from the deliverable itself. You can judge the writing, sequence, calculations, and level of finish before checkout.

  • Actual workbook and document previews
  • Exact file count and format
  • Clear purchase price and active checkout path
  • Published refund terms and an optional Setup Session
Inspect the Employee Cost Calculator

A useful place to begin

Three different levels of the same standard.

A calculator for one number, a decision kit for one sensitive moment, and a system for the HR function as a whole.

Employee Cost Calculator — the 5 files in this download shown as a stack of real pages: Excel + PDF, 14 pages in all.
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Employee Cost Calculator

See what an employee costs in full, not just the salary. The workbook adds payroll taxes, benefits, workers’ comp, paid time off, and overhead. It then gives you the fully loaded annual cost, the cost per month, and the real hourly rate.

Complete TrueStep HR System — the 96 files in this download shown as a stack of real pages: Excel + Word + PDF, 971 pages in all.
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Complete TrueStep HR System

Every TrueStep HR kit and analytics pack in one place, organized across the full employee lifecycle, from the first job posting to the last day. Built for the people who carry the HR load.

The TrueStep HR standard

Trust is easier when the method is visible.

Every release is checked for purpose, sources, buyer usability, functional accuracy, accessibility, brand consistency, and the last review date.

Read the published standard
  • Clear decision and owner
  • Primary sources where the claim requires them
  • Real-world examples and edge cases
  • Calculations driven, not merely opened
  • Editable files and explicit instructions
  • Keyboard and screen-reader considerations
  • Dated review and change record
Greg Best, founder of TrueStep HR

The practitioner behind the tools

Built to settle the questions leadership teams keep circling.

TrueStep HR began with a turnover-cost question that needed more than hand-waving. Greg Best built the first calculator to make the cost visible, then carried the same discipline into manager systems, compliance tools, and reference notes.

Greg writes and reviews every tool before release. The catalog is released through documented review, functional testing, dated evidence, and change control. The author is named on every file.

Build the business case

Put a number or framework around the issue first.

Use the analysis to clarify the problem, then carry the result into the matched operating tool, and add a Setup Session if you want it running on your numbers.