Documents For HP Employees / HP Human Resources / HP Personnel Dept.

Here are some nostalgic documents from the late 1970’s, early 1980. They were given to John Stafford as a new employee. They explained the company and “The HP Way”…

Year and file Link HP “Personnel” or “Human Resources” Documents
1977_04 “HEWLETT-PACKARD STATEMENT OF CORPORATE OBJECTIVES”  brochure
1977_07 “The HP Way”. A wonderful 16 page magazine style “training manual” (1977 Version)
1977_11 “Hewlett-Packard in perspective”. A brochure describing the company’s products and culture
1978_02 “HEWLETT-PACKARD a brief sketch”. A brochure describing the company’s products, financial situation, and geographic locations.
1980_01 “The HP Way”. A wonderful 16 page magazine style “training manual” (1980 Version)
1981 The safety briefing booklet (and souvenir) from the HP corporate jet. This nostalgic booklet contains a welcome message from Bill and Dave, as well as lots of pictures. A used parking pass is also included, just for fun. Lots of aeronautical data for the mostly technical passengers, unlike the dumbed-down brochures in a modern airplane!
1989 “Communicating the HP WAY, A guide for HP managers, trainers and other communicators.”
2000 “Agilent Technologies and Communications: Six Decades of Measurement Contributions” ( Written by John Minck )

And don’t forget Six Decades by John Minck, and his revised HP History Narrative .