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Every manager and human resources department has seen it time and time again--candidates whom they viewed from across the table as promising individuals loaded with potential turning out to be disappointing and underwhelming employees. Meanwhile, numerous resources are wasted yet again while the company continues to seek out the right fits for their needs. Is this just a rite of passage for all businesses, or is there a way to simplify the hiring...
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How do you light a fire under every employee? Brian Tracy, the Master of Motivation, shows how! In these tough economic times, everyone is expected to produce more with less. And yet, studies have shown that on average, employees are working at only a fraction of their potential. What are managers to do? How can they inspire their people to perform at their absolute best? Whatever the situation, a good manager can quickly organize a group of average...
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Edward Lawler is one of the world's most eminent organizational scholars. In this new eBook, he identifies a comprehensive and integrated set of talent management practices that fit today's rapidly evolving workplace. The world of work has changed dramatically, says Lawler. Organizations now operate in a global environment. New technologies continue to disrupt how, when, and where work is done and should be managed. The workforce is becoming more...
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The way HR is working isn't working. A global epidemic of workplace unhappiness, poor engagement and high churn shows that our well-intended HR interventions just aren't cutting it.
So, how can we put the 'human' back into Human Resources? Combining her own research with 20 years' experience of leading OD and cultural change, Kath Howard encourages HR leaders to think big and to think personal. Accessible and compelling, People Not Paperclips is...
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Are we better off today than we were 50 years ago? Nearly 50 years after the Civil Rights Movement, there is a new crisis of opportunity in corporate America. Based on the author's groundbreaking study of Fortune 100 companies, The Diversity Index identifies a barrier that has formed as white women have outpaced people of color and, along with white male executives, have wound up creating a persistent racial ceiling. In addition, the quest for global...
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Awakening Compassion at WorkThe Quiet Power That Elevates People and OrganizationsSuffering in the workplace is not just a private matter; it's an unrecognized and costly drain on organizational potential. People bring their personal struggles to work every day, and the workplace itself can be a source of pain. Scholars and consultants Monica Worline and Jane Dutton reveal that not only does unaddressed suffering have a dramatic impact on productivity...
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8 radical lessons from 100 of the world's most inspiring companies
Today's workplaces are broken. Badly broken. With 85% of employees disengaged, 23% feeling burned out and 37% believing that their job makes no useful contribution to society, work as we know it today, is simply not, working.
The good news? There is a better way. And it's not just theory. It's already practiced in pioneering organizations around the globe. Drawing on Minnaar and De...
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Too many work anniversaries are missed or mediocre - and they're harming your organization more than you know. WHY IT MATTERS: For many organizations, workplace culture is now as important as strategy and execution-many would argue it's even more important, since it drives everything from employee productivity to customer retention. But where do you start, and how do you know if it's working? There's a surprisingly simple answer, and it's work anniversaries....
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More than ever, data drives decisions in organizations-and we have more data, and more ways to analyze it, than ever. Yet strategic initiatives continue to fail as often as they did when computers ran on punch cards. Economist and research scientist Alec Levenson says we need a new approach. The problem, Levenson says, is that the business people who devise the strategies and the human resources people who get employees to implement them use completely...
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Poorly designed employee surveys frustrate participants, analysts, and executives and can end up doing more harm than good. Alec Levenson offers sensible, practical ways to make them more useful and accurate and counters a number of unhelpful but common practices. He provides specific advice for ensuring that the purpose and desired outcomes of surveys are clear, the questions are designed to provide the most relevant and accurate data, and the results...
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Most of us have experienced change being 'done' to us — badly. It really doesn't have to be that way!
This book is for managers who have tried to deliver business change but felt frustrated and disempowered by the experience. It is for people who want to stand up and make a difference igniting and inspiring successful change but don't know where to start. This book is a complete
toolkit for aspiring Change Superheroes!
Lucinda Carney C.Psychol...
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Only one in four employees believe in and use their company values as they go about their work. And, with company values being one of the most strategic business tools a company has, helping to shape and guide the behaviors and actions of their workforce, this just isn't good enough!
In this book, best-selling author and Human Resources thought-leader Debra Corey helps companies overcome these challenges and change these statistics. Packed full of...
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This playbook covers in depth how to discover, develop and embed company values, one of your most-strategic but often underutilized business tools. Packed full of tips, tools and case studies from leading organizations including Atlassian, Banco Santander, Deloitte, LEGO Group, Purina, WD-40 Group, Virgin Atlantic and Zoom, this book is a game-changer in using values strategically and effectively. You'll get insights into how companies can and have...
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The new and updated edition of the classic work on Disruptive HR.
The way we work is changing fast, and traditional HR is no longer fit for purpose.
Equipping our organizations to meet today's demands requires something very different. This book provides HR professionals with:
• a compelling case for changing HR
• practical people solutions for a disrupted world
• strategies to make the changes they need
• ways to equip HR with the right capabilities...
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The Golden Thread is a blueprint for authentic organizational culture: what it is, what it isn't, why it matters, and how to build it.
If you are passionate about creating an environment where people thrive, you'll understand the value of real engagement and values alignment. But how do you make it happen? Consciously or not, company culture runs like a golden thread through any organization, and where it is not thoughtfully nurtured it unravels -...
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A Better Kind of Compliance Training
Compliance training succeeds when you balance an organization's legal responsibilities with the real needs of the employees who you hope will learn and change their behavior.
In Fully Compliant, Travis Waugh challenges traditional compliance training that focuses only on the legal risk of failing to comply with a specific mandate. With an ever-increasing number of compliance subjects to address, such programs...
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Facilitate Groups That Deliver Results
Every professional businessperson needs a complete portfolio of skills, yet one area is often taken for granted: the art of facilitation. This book takes the guesswork out of this essential skill and gives you a step-by-step process for becoming an accomplished and successful facilitator.
As a facilitator, your job is to remain neutral while helping others achieve common objectives. To do this, you need tools...
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Onboarding turns the key, opening the door to talent development.
Investing in onboarding means investing in employee success and the business of the future. Effective onboarding programs both increase and facilitate employee engagement and business results, onboarding shortens the employee learning curve by increasing job knowledge. If you need to design, revise, or expand your company's onboarding program, Effective Onboarding offers a simple-to-follow...
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Create stunning digital media quickly and affordably.
Shaky camerawork and scratchy audio just won't cut it with your learners. But can your time- and budget-constrained training department produce the polished media they expect? Absolutely.
In Rapid Media Development for Trainers, veteran trainer and author Jonathan Halls uses his experience running the BBC's prestigious production training department to help even the smallest learning team dazzle....
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Embrace the Power of Executive Coaching
As businesses become more complex, they tend to lean on their high performers to fend off competitors, innovate, and pivot to unexplored markets. But who do these executives and leaders turn to when they need to refine their own skills?
Executive coaches.
In The Art of Executive Coaching, Dr. Nadine Greiner takes you behind the scenes with nine stories of executive coach Alice Well and her clients. Follow...
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