Human Resources

Human Resources

 
Teaching the Elephant to Dance Belasco, James A. Crown Publishing , 1990 Human Resources, Management

The active leader identifies the need to change and quickly develops a new strategic approach that contains three elements: (1) the repositioning of products/services to build competitive advantage, (2) talented people...

 
 
Critical Condition Barlett, Donald L. | Steele, James B. Broadway Books , 2006 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...

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Danger in the Comfort Zone Bardwick, Judith M. AMACOM , 1995 Human Resources, Management

While the attitude of Entitlement still exists in business and society, reinvention, reengineering, downsizing, rightsizing, delayering, etc., have put pressure on most organizations, both in the private sector and in...

 
 
Impact Hiring Ball, Frederick W. | Ball, Barbara B. Prentice Hall Press , 2002 Human Resources

Today's business world is characterized by fierce competition, as organizations jockey to become the most innovative, grab the largest market share, gain the most revenue, and realize the biggest profits. And, because...

 
 
Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders Baldoni, John McGraw-Hill , 2005 Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

Motivation is an authentic trait of leadership. While many have written before about motivation and leadership, Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders simplifies, by example, ways in which great...

 
 
Engagement Is Not Enough Ayers, Keith E. Elevate , 2008 Business Strategy, Human Resources, Management

In Engagement Is Not Enough, Keith Ayers details the steps companies must take to engage with their employees and inspire passionate team participation. Managers of teams large and small will learn how...

 
 
The Trophy Kids Grow Up Alsop, Ron Jossey-Bass , 2008 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...

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Practical Intelligence Albrecht, Karl John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2007 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...

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Social Intelligence Albrecht, Karl Jossey-Bass , 2006 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,...

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The Power of Minds at Work Albrecht, Karl Amacom , 2002 Human Resources, Management

According to Albrecht’s Law, "Intelligent people, when assembled into an organization, will tend toward collective stupidity." This, says the author, is a situation that is all too common throughout business and...

 
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