Human Resources
Human Resources
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...
In Meaningful Workplaces, Neal E. Chalofsky describes how strong and responsive Human Resource functions influence organizational effectiveness by building an employee-engaged, community-based...
Everyone has a dream that, for most, translates into a modest goal. However, some individuals are so driven that they are able to turn their dreams into spectacular achievements that forever change the world around...
Everyone enjoys something, but that "something" is usually not the job. This is unfortunate because a job consumes a large portion of an adult’s life, and spending countless hours toiling at a career that is neither...
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...
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...
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...
Many believe that a successful career is the result of dumb luck, good timing, political savvy, good business and/or social connections, high levels of intelligence, brown nosing, and/or unethical behavior. However,...
Americans live in a work-oriented society where, even though there is more freedom, flexibility, convenience, and efficiency, work determines the lives of most individuals. It is a culture of paradox that celebrates...
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...
