Business Book Summaries: Human Resources

A Manager's Guide to Coaching

Author: Emerson, Brian | Loehr, Anne

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership Development, Management, Personal Growth

In A Manager's Guide to Coaching, authors Brian Emerson and Anne Loehr operate under the premise that without engaging employees on a human level which responds to a coach's leadership, workplace production and...

A Manager's Guide to Improving Workplace Performance

Author: Chevalier, Roger

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Human Resources, Management

At one time or another, most managers have experienced dissatisfaction with their employees' performance. Despite the strong temptation to fall prey to the assumption that poor performance is a result of unchangeable...

Absolute Honesty

Author: Johnson, Larry | Phillips, Bob

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2003

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Social Responsibility

With shocking revelations of deliberate corporate dishonesty and manipulation appearing almost daily in the media, many are beginning to wonder if the realities of business and the concept of integrity are, by...

Becoming an Extraordinary Manager

Author: Sandler, Len

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth

Most jobs in the business world come with a set of easily recognizable attributes: a desk, a paycheck, and a manager. While the first two are easily dealt with by most, the third can make an otherwise fulfilling job...

Beyond Neutrality

Author: Mayer, Bernard S.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2004

Categories: Human Resources, Personal Growth

After a journey toward acceptance and establishment over the last quarter century, conflict resolution, as a professional practice, is now facing a crisis. In large part, this is because it has not addressed conflict...

Beyond the Babble

Author: Matha, Bob | Boehm, Macy

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Business Strategy, Communication, Human Resources, Personal Growth

Communication is one of the most important tools leaders can use to focus their employees on understanding, embracing, and delivering a company’s strategy. However, most individuals reach positions of leadership...

Building A Knowledge-Driven Organization

Author: Buckman, Robert H.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Published Date: 2004

Categories: Human Resources, Management, Productivity

If knowledge is power, then knowledge shared is knowledge multiplied. For many years, the knowledge that Buckman Laboratories, an international specialty chemical company in business since 1945, brought to its...

Building the Bridge As You Walk On It

Author: Quinn, Robert E.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2004

Categories: Change Management, Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

"Building the Bridge as You Walk on It" is Robert Quinn’s final book in the trilogy focusing on personal change and organizational leadership that began with "Deep Change" in 1996. In "Deep Change," Quinn teaches that...

Career Contentment

Author: Garton, Jeffrey

Publisher: ASTD Press

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Human Resources, Personal Growth

Job satisfaction may include a paycheck, benefits, and vacation time, but career contentment is harder to define—it cannot be measured in physical terms because people have their own ideas about what it takes to be...

Chasing Stars

Author: Groysberg, Boris

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

In the knowledge economy, companies take it for granted that they must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to buy stars by luring them away from competitors. However, in ...

Coaching Corporate MVPs

Author: Butteriss, Margaret

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development, Management

For clues to finding success in the changing global marketplace, smart CEOs need only look to the world of sports, says author Margaret Butteriss in her book "Coaching Corporate MVPs. " Just like on the basketball...

Computer Fraud Casebook

Author: Wells, Joseph T.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Management, Technology

Fraud-an act of deception practiced in order to secure personal gain - has been a longstanding threat for business owners. Rapid advances in computers, however, have propelled the issue of computer fraud into the...

Contented Cows Still Give Better Milk, Revised and Expanded

Author: Catlette, Bill | Hadden, Richard

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2012

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership

Research has shown that when employees are focused and fully engaged, they are more productive at work. In Contented Cows Still Give Better Milk, Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden suggest that employees...

Creativity in Virtual Teams

Author: Nemiro, Jill E.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2004

Categories: Human Resources, Innovation, Productivity, Teams

Written by Jill Nemiro—an expert in organizational and team creativity—Creativity in Virtual Teams offers readers a model for achieving high levels of creativity in a virtual environment. As a result of global...

Critical Condition

Author: Barlett, Donald L. | Steele, James B.

Publisher: Broadway Books

Published Date: 2006

Categories: Human Resources

In Critical Condition, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Donald Barlett and James B. Steele go behind the scenes of the health care system, citing evidence that American spends more on...

Deciding Who Leads

Author: McCool, Joseph Daniel

Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development, Management

Because of the inherent risks and rewards of attracting senior management, leadership recruitment and succession planning are at the top of the agenda for growth-minded corporations. Organizations' futures are...

Developing Exemplary Performance One Person at a Time

Author: Sabbag, Michael

Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development, Personal Growth, Productivity

When it comes to performance development, many leaders are happy to accept work that is merely “satisfactory.” But what if each employee could be developed into an exemplary performer, executing their duties at a level...

Emotional Intelligence for Managing Results in a Diverse World

Author: Gardenswartz, Lee | Cherbosque, Jorge | Rowe, Anita

Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth, Relationships

Over the past decade, emotional intelligence has been recognized more and more as a critical underpinning of success both on and off the job. It has become even more important as work environments have become...

Evidence-Based Training Methods

Author: Clark, Ruth Colvin

Publisher: ASTD Press

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources, Management

In the education community, a useful body of research evidence related to training development and delivery has emerged only in the last 20 years. With that evidence, training practitioners now have a better idea of...

Face It

Author: Horn, Art

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2004

Categories: Human Resources, Personal Growth

Fear comes in many different—and often disguised—forms. In addition to preventing many from achieving the levels of professional success of which they are capable, fear is also the root cause of most conflict in...

Field Tested

Author: King, Emily

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2012

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

Military veterans are some of the most talented, goal-focused, and loyal employees in America. They possess a bevy of skills and perspectives that civilian workers, managers, and job applicants generally lack. Yet...

Find Your Strongest Life

Author: Buckingham, Marcus

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Personal Growth

Women today lead lives in which work, home, friends, hobbies, and special interests are both technologically and physically interwoven, and in which they are expected to do more and succeed more than ever. In ...

Flight Capital

Author: Heenan, David

Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing

Published Date: 2005

Categories: Global Business, Human Resources, Major Works

The U.S. has always been known to attract the world’s best and brightest—talented immigrants who have created the vast wealth and intellectual capital that have contributed so abundantly to America’s technological and...

Games at Work

Author: Goldstein, Mauricio | Read, Philip

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Relationships

Every company engages in some form of game play, whether knowingly or not, yet most companies do not understand the detriment these games can have on productivity and profitability. In Games at Work,...

Getting to Resolution

Author: Levine, Stewart

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Communication, Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth, Relationships

In traditional models of conflict resolution, disagreeing parties are pitted against one another in a highly adversarial win/lose scenario. According to Stewart Levine, author of Getting to Resolution...

Grown Up Digital

Author: Tapscott, Don

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Management

As the first wave of the new global technology phenomenon, the Net Generation carries a revolutionary set of values, behaviors, and motivations that is already transforming the social and business landscape. In...

Happiness at Work

Author: Pryce-Jones, Jessica

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources, Personal Growth

The old saw says that money cannot buy happiness. But what about the reverse? Does happiness matter in the workplace? In Happiness at Work, Jessica Pryce-Jones demonstrates that happy employees are...

Hiring for Attitude

Author: Murphy, Mark

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Published Date: 2012

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

In Hiring for Attitude, Mark Murphy contends that whether a company is hiring its next hourly employee, its next CEO, or someone for a position in between, attitude will likely be the issue that...

How to Hire A-Players

Author: Herrenkohl, Eric

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

In How to Hire A-Players, Eric Herrenkohl provides strategies and tactics to build a team of talented employees. These so-called A-players create superior results compared to most of the other people...

HR Transformation

Author: Ulrich, Dave | Allen, Justin | Brockbank, Wayne | Younger, Jon | Nyman, Mark

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Business Strategy, Human Resources

According to the authors of HR Transformation, “a true HR transformation is an integrated, aligned, innovative, and business-focused approach to redefining how HR work is done within an organization so...

I Didn't See it Coming

Author: Widmann, Nancy C. | Eisenman, Elaine J. | Kopelan, Amy Dorn

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Change Management, Human Resources, Personal Growth

The organizational landscape has undergone so many transformations over the last decade that thousands of talented professionals who managed to thrive through all sorts of difficulty have suddenly found themselves the...

Igniting Gen B and Gen V

Author: Ahlrichs, Nancy S.

Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources, Management

To compete in today’s marketplace, corporations need to develop employees that do more than just show up every day to work: employees need to be engaged in their work. Unfortunately, companies have historically...

Intrinsic Motivation at Work

Author: Thomas, Kenneth W.

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Management, Productivity

Maximizing productivity at work is a top priority for all business organizations, but all too often focus is limited to extrinsic rewards: tangible benefits such as pay, commissions, and bonuses. In Intrinsic...

Keeping the Millennials

Author: Sujansky, Joanne G | Ferri-Reed, Jan

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources, Management

For the first time in history, corporate managers face the challenge of managing four generations at once: the Matures, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y (the Millennials). As Boomers get ready to retire en...

Leaders at All Levels

Author: Charan, Ram

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership Development, Management

In Leaders at All Levels, Ram Charan addresses a growing problem in business—the shortage of leaders who are prepared to face today’s complex business environment. Many companies struggle to find...

Leadership and the Sexes

Author: Gurian, Michael | Annis, Barbara

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

Gender differences are apparent in all facets of life, and work settings are no exception. Some companies ignore these differences, breeding miscommunication and misunderstanding. Other companies work to become gender...

Leadership Solutions

Author: Weiss, David S. | Molinaro, Vince | Davey, Liane

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership Development, Management, Personal Growth

Organizations often struggle to build the leadership capacity necessary to thrive in an ever-changing global business environment. In fact, leadership development may be one of the biggest challenges facing businesses...

Leveraging The New Human Capital

Author: Burud, Sandra | Tumolo, Marie

Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing

Published Date: 2004

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth

According to Burud and Tumolo, people live and work differently today than they did in the past. Because employees no longer have the “invisible” support of the home-based partner who backed workers of the Industrial...

Love 'em or Lose 'em

Author: Kaye, Beverly | Jordan-Evans, Sharon

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

In Love ‘em or Lose ‘em, Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans provide managers with a comprehensive guide to successfully engaging, developing, and retaining the valuable talent on their teams. People...

Managing Across Cultures

Author: Solomon, Charlene M. | Schell, Michael S.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources, Management

Today’s business world has become so interconnected that most businesspeople now regularly work with colleagues, customers, or suppliers from other cultures. Not everyone in the world shares American attitudes toward...

Managing Hispanic and Latino Employees

Author: Nevaer, Louis E. V.

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources, Management

Louis Nevaer’s Managing Hispanic and Latino Employees is a practical guide to navigating cultural issues in the workplace. The book offers advice on managing a diverse workforce at each stage of...

Meaningful Workplaces

Author: Chalofsky, Neal E.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources

In Meaningful Workplaces, Neal E. Chalofsky describes how strong and responsive Human Resource functions influence organizational effectiveness by building an employee-engaged, community-based...

Million-Dollar Hire

Author: Jones, David P.

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published Date: 2011

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

In any business, hiring and retaining the best employees is the key to long-term success. Often, hiring the wrong people can waste money, hurt morale, and undermine competitiveness. Taking into account recruiting costs...

Next-Generation Wellness at Work

Author: Overman, Stephenie

Publisher: Praeger

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Business Strategy, Human Resources

In Next-Generation Wellness at Work, Stephenie Overman introduces the concept of Wellness programs in the workplace, and outlines the ways they can benefit an organization. A properly implemented wellness program can...

Not Everyone Gets a Trophy

Author: Tulgan, Bruce

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources, Management

As members of Generation Y enter the workforce in ever-increasing numbers, they bring with them a new set of attitudes that can present unique challenges to their managers, many of whom come from older generations. It...

Onboarding

Author: Bradt, George | Vonnegut, Mary

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

In Onboarding, authors George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut provide a how-to guide for establishing a Total Onboarding Program designed to acclimate any employee taking on a new role within an organization....

Perfectly Able

Author: Hasse, Jim

Publisher: Lighthouse International

Published Date: 2011

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources

In Perfectly Able, Jim Hasse explores the many benefits of hiring people with disabilities. Advanced problem-solving skills and creativity engendered by the need to overcome the obstacles of disability...

Positioned

Author: Ward, Dan L. | Tripp, Rob | Maki, Bill

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2013

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

In Positioned Dan L. Ward and Rob Tripp discuss strategic workforce planning (SWP) and its value for businesses and HR departments. SWP is the formal process of getting the right people with the right...

Power Mentoring

Author: Ensher, Ellen E. | Murphy, Susan E.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2006

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development, Personal Growth

Today, few employees spend their entire career at one company. Some people move from company to company in search of raises and promotions; while some move from project to project. Employment patterns have also changed...

Practical Intelligence

Author: Albrecht, Karl

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Human Resources, Major Works, Personal Growth

Determining that IQ, as a singular measure of competence, could no longer be supported, Harvard professor, Howard Gardner, proposed (in Frames of Mind, 1985) a range of key competencies, which he calls multiple...

Presenting Learning

Author: Bingham, Tony | Jeary, Tony

Publisher: ASTD Press

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Communication, Human Resources

Workplace learning can help businesses achieve greater success. Unfortunately, its value is often underrated and easily underestimated. It is up to the professional spearheading workplace learning initiatives within...

Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad

Author: Finnegan, Richard P.

Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development, Management

Studies indicate that employee turnover costs anywhere from 12 to 40 percent of a company’s pretax income, making turnover a critical issue for executives in all industries. Turnover is especially important in poor...

Social Intelligence

Author: Albrecht, Karl

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published Date: 2006

Categories: Human Resources, Major Works, Personal Growth, Relationships

Having pondered why some people with very high IQ scores fail miserably in their personal lives, Harvard professor Howard Gardner, concluded that the concept of “intelligence,” as a singular measure of competence,...

Success for Hire

Author: Levit, Alexandra

Publisher: ASTD Press

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Human Resources

A business succeeds when its employees succeed, so attracting, hiring and retaining the best employees should be among an organization’s top priorities. Yet most companies fail to follow a systematic approach to hiring...

Successful Onboarding

Author: Stein, Mark A. | Christiansen, Lilith

Publisher: Kaiser Associates, Inc.

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources

Global business is steadily moving toward a more knowledge-based economy, with human capital being its greatest asset. However, while leaders tout people as a key asset, their resource prioritization rarely reflects...

Talent

Author: Edward E. Lawler III

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Business Strategy, Human Resources, Management

Although human capital is potentially the most powerful source of competitive advantage, in today’s global business environment, it is becoming increasingly difficult to design organizations that can turn talent into...

Talent Is Never Enough

Author: Maxwell, John C.

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc.

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

We frequently attribute great accomplishments to great talent. However, if success depends on talent alone, then why do we all know talented people who are not successful? In Talent Is Never Enough,...

Terrorism and Disaster Management

Author: McGlown, K. Joanne

Publisher: Health Administration Press

Published Date: 2004

Categories: Business Strategy, Health Care, Human Resources

In the years following September 11, 2001, communities around the world have scrambled to address the threat of terrorism and protect themselves from its occurrence. Public healthcare in the United States is slowly...

The Advantage

Author: Lencioni, Patrick

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published Date: 2012

Categories: Business Strategy, Human Resources

Organizational health represents a company’s greatest source of advantage. It forms the context for every important function, ranging from strategy to finance, marketing, technology, and more. Cultivating...

The Boomer Retirement Time Bomb

Author: Venneberg, Donald L. | Eversole, Barbara Welss

Publisher: Praeger, Inc.

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources

Throughout human history, most countries have had more young people than old people. This is no longer true in the United States and is even less true in most western European countries and Japan. Between 2010 and 2040...

The Complete Guide to Hiring and Firing Government Employees

Author: Liff, Stewart

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

The key to success for any manager is the quality of the people they hire. Due to complex laws, rules, regulations and hiring procedures, hiring quality government employees is no easy task. In The Complete...

The Complete Guide to Recruitment

Author: Newell Brown, Jane

Publisher: Kogan Page Limited

Published Date: 2011

Categories: Human Resources

The Complete Guide to Recruitment, by Jane Newell Brown, offers a step-by-step approach to navigating the many aspects of hiring and retaining employees. Recruiting is a task that is vital to the...

The Corporate Culture Survival Guide

Author: Schein, Edgar H.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources

In this revised edition of The Corporate Culture Survival Guide, Edgar H. Schein examines the basic definition of corporate culture, why culture is important in the first place, how to work with it at...

The Corporate Transformation of Health Care

Author: Geyman, John P.

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Inc.

Published Date: 2004

Categories: Health Care, Human Resources

The health care system in the United States is entering a period of transition as reform efforts stand to affect the entire industry over the next few years. In The Corporate Transformation of Health Care...

The Cultural Intelligence Difference

Author: Livermore, David A.

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2011

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources

In today’s hypercompetitive economy, success depends on the ability to function effectively in culturally diverse situations. Traditionally a person’s IQ, or cognitive intelligence, was considered a critical predictor...

The Fifth Discipline

Author: Senge, Peter M.

Publisher: Broadway Books

Published Date: 2006

Categories: Human Resources, Major Works

In The Fifth Discipline, Peter M. Senge explores how an organization’s capacity to learn can be enhanced by the practice of five disciplines. The first discipline is personal mastery; it is a personal...

The Google Resume

Author: Laakmann McDowell, Gayle

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2011

Categories: Human Resources, Personal Growth

Many recent college graduates dream of the opportunity to work at a top tech company. But relatively few make the cut and get hired by firms like Apple, Microsoft, or Google. In The Google Resume,...

The Leadership Gap

Author: Weiss, David S. | Molinaro, Vince

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Canada Ltd.

Published Date: 2005

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership Development, Management, Personal Growth

Because leaders must shape their organizations, build teams, drive results, and inspire their employees to deliver value, leadership is a critical source of competitive advantage in today’s economy. However, Weiss and...

The Learning eXPLOSION

Author: Murdoch, Matthew | Muller, Treion

Publisher: FranklinCovey Publishing

Published Date: 2011

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

Today’s learning environment is truly unique. The convergence of technological advances and vast amounts of knowledge means that information is accessible to almost anyone at any time. Shifts in the way people learn...

The Learning Layer

Author: Flinn, Steven D.

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources

In The Learning Layer, Steven D. Flinn introduces the concept of a learning layer that rests atop all other systems within an organization and, like the human mind, can evolve and adapt to the...

The Manager's Guide to HR

Author: Muller, Max

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Management

Management is a complex position. Beyond the actual supervising of employees, a task that employs all manner of leadership, communication and delegation skills itself, managers must also possess a firm grasp on the...

The Manager's Guide to Rewards

Author: Jensen, Doug | Stark, Mel | McMullen, Tom

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Business Strategy, Human Resources, Management

Most books written about compensation and rewards are targeted at human resource professionals. But with more and more frontline managers making decisions about employee rewards, practical guidance is needed about how...

The New Human Capital Strategy

Author: Hall, Ph.D., Bradley W.

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Human Resources, Management, Productivity

Bradley W. Hall identifies many problems with the current approach to talent management: no one is accountable; programs are emphasized over systems; and the existing Human Resources model is egalitarian, even though...

The Next Level

Author: Eblin, Scott

Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing

Published Date: 2006

Categories: Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth

40 percent of new executives fail in their positions within eighteen months of promotion. Could it be that CEOs and executive teams have chosen the wrong person for the job nearly half the time? Scott Eblin doesn’t...

The Opt-Out Revolt

Author: Mainiero, Lisa A. | Sullivan, Sherry E.

Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Human Resources, Personal Growth

More and more highly talented employees – particularly women – are leaving the traditional workforce in a trend termed the “opt-out” phenomenon. Some of these individuals pursue careers outside traditional corporate...

The Other Kind of Smart

Author: Deutschendorf, Harvey

Publisher: Amacom

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Personal Growth, Relationships

In his book The Other Kind of Smart, Harvey Deutschendorf shows that emotional intelligence can be more important than general intelligence when determining an individual’s personal and professional...

The Power of We

Author: Tisch, Jonathan M.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2004

Categories: Business Biographies, Human Resources, Leadership, Social Responsibility

Jonathan Tisch, Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels and one of the nation's most influential corporate executives, understands the power of partnerships in achieving success. Although he developed his leadership...

The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning

Author: Wick, Calhoun | Pollock, Roy | Jefferson, Andrew | Flanagan, Richard

Publisher: Pfeiffer

Published Date: 2006

Categories: Human Resources, Personal Growth

Training and development is often viewed as expendable, a department that is nice to have when times are good, but one that organizations can do without when times are bad. This line of reasoning exists because many...

The Talent Advantage

Author: Weiss, Alan | MacKay, Nancy

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

One of the biggest challenges facing business today is finding, grooming, and retaining the best and the brightest hires. Many organizations choose to assign this responsibility to the human resources department, but...

The Talent Powered Organization

Author: Cheese, Peter | Thomas, Robert J. | Craig, Elizabeth

Publisher: Kogan Page Limited

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development

Companies face rapidly changing conditions in the world that affect their ability to find talent. In The Talent Powered Organization, Peter Cheese, Robert J Thomas, and Elizabeth Craig propose that the...

The Target

Author: Blakesley, Stephen J.

Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises LLC

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Human Resources, Management

Most business managers will attest that good people are a company’s most valuable resource, and of course motivated managers want to maximize the performance of their teams. They want a process of selection and...

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job

Author: Lencioni, Patrick

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Business Strategy, Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth

Miserable jobs – those that breed deep cynicism, unhappiness, and frustration – exist across all industries and status levels. Unfortunately, far too many employees experience job misery each day. Not only can this...

The Trophy Kids Grow Up

Author: Alsop, Ron

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources, Management

The millennial generation – comprised of individuals born between 1980 and 2001 – is shaking up the workplace. A polarizing generation that is both admired and critiqued, millennials are serious about changing work...

The Truth About Health Care

Author: Mechanic, David

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published Date: 2006

Categories: Health Care, Human Resources

In his book The Truth About Health Care, David Mechanic explores the challenges facing the United States in providing adequate health care for its citizens and the factors hindering large-scale reform...

Toxic Workplace!

Author: Kusy, Mitchell | Holloway, Elizabeth

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Relationships

Ask employees at any company and you will find a vast majority of them have worked with a “toxic” employee. They go by many names: control freaks, narcissists, manipulators, bullies, or humiliators, but the result of...

True North

Author: George, Bill | Sims, Peter

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2007

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Growth

In True North, the sequel to Bill George’s 2003 bestseller Authentic Leadership, readers are shown how to follow their “True North,” their internal compass that will guide...

What Women Want

Author: Underhill, Paco

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Published Date: 2010

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources

Over the past twenty years, women have gained significant cultural, social, and economic influence. Women enjoy greater buying power than ever before, and they prefer to spend their money at businesses that provide...

Who Says It’s a Man’s World

Author: Bennington, Emily

Publisher: AMACOM

Published Date: 2013

Categories: Human Resources, Leadership Development, Personal Growth

There are more women than ever entering the top echelons of management, but that does not mean it has become easier to advance. In fact, career-transition consultant Emily Bennington has found that ambitious women...

Why Women Mean Business

Author: Wittenberg-Cox, Avivah | Maitland, Alison

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources

According to the authors of Why Women Mean Business, the influence of women in the workplace and the marketplace is changing everything, and the changes are desirable rather than threatening. Utilizing...

Winning the Global Talent Showdown

Author: Gordon, Edward E.

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Global Business, Human Resources, Social Responsibility

The world will soon face a massive talent shortage, especially in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Every nation in the world will be uniquely affected by this crisis, and each will...

Winning with Transglobal Leadership

Author: Sharkey, Linda D. | Razi, Nazneen | Cooke, Robert A. | Barge, Peter

Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies

Published Date: 2012

Categories: Global Business, Human Resources

In the early days of overseas expansion, companies could afford to overlook poor leadership abroad. International competition was in its infancy, performance metrics were unsophisticated, and communication was...

Working Relationships

Author: Wall, Bob

Publisher: Davies Black

Published Date: 2008

Categories: Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth, Relationships

Being able to work with people is one of the most important factors in determining success on the job. The things that we need to improve our jobs are only a conversation away. Ideas go unexpressed or unheard because...

Y in the Workplace

Author: Lipkin, Nicole A. | Perrymore, April J.

Publisher: Career Press

Published Date: 2009

Categories: Diversity, Human Resources, Management

Like it or not, Generation Y (Gen Y) is entering the workplace, and their numbers are too big to ignore. Sporting nose rings and spurning panty hose, listening to iPods and continuously text messaging, the generation...