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Better Humans, Better Performance: Driving Leadership, Teamwork, and Culture with Intentionality
Author Peter J. Rea , James K. Stoller , Alan Kolp
Build a sustainable high-performance culture around the seven classical virtuesVirtue is more than a word: It’s a way for us all to live, a way to flourish as human beings. And when applied to organizational life, virtue serves to enhance engagement, strengthen teamwork, and foster success in busine....
Release Date 2022/12 -
The New CIO Leader: Setting the Agenda and Delivering Results
Author Ellen Kitzis , Marianne Broadbent
Two converging factors--the ubiquitous presence of technology in organizations and the recent technology downturn--have brought chief information officers (CIOs) to a critical breaking point. They can seize the moment to leverage their expertise into a larger and mo....
Release Date 2004/12 -
Author Jennifer Eveland
DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Singapore will lead you straight to the very best on offer. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights, or want to find the best nightspots; this guide is the perfectcompanion. Rely on dozens of To....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Author Jeffrey Russell , Linda Russell
Ultimate Performance Management presents an innovative framework and approach to managing performance in organizations by providing a comprehensive performance management and coaching training process. The focus of the title concentrates on performance appraisals an....
Release Date 2009/12 -
Author Inc. Federal Management Partners , Inc.
Many federal agencies have made huge strides to develop, fully utilize, and enhance the effectiveness of their most valuable resource: their workforce. This book captures those successes and relates the stories behind them. Innovative recruitment and retention....
Release Date 2013/12 -
Presentations (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Author Harvard Business Review
Feeling stressed about your upcoming presentation? Whether you’re nervous about how you’ll organize your thoughts or how you’ll articulate them on the big day, Presentations provides the quick guidelines and expert tips you need to:• Craft your message• Prepare and ....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Author Elaine Biech
Get Started Now. Take Action. Staying ahead of change in the world, your organization, and your profession requires action. You learned a lot to launch your organization’s talent development effort. As you position it for the future, what you need to know grows exp....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Workscripts: Perfect Phrases for High-Stakes Conversations
Author Mark Levine , Stephen M. Pollan
What to say in today's toughest workplace situationsWhatever trust previously existed between employer and employee has been torn into millions of pink slips, thanks to the latest recession. As a result, the rules for how managers and employees can successfully com....
Release Date 2010/12 -
Relevance: Hitting Your Goals by Knowing What Matters
Author David Apgar
In this groundbreaking book, business guru David Apgar helps leaders pinpoint which information matters most for successful goal setting, strategy, and bottom-line performance. Based on simple and easy-to-implement practices, Relevance outlines a new discipline focu....
Release Date 2008/04 -
The Manager's Pocket Guide to Performance Management
Author Sharon G. Fisher
Every company wants and needs productive, skilled employees. Investing in a work force that can help your business keep pace with the competition may be the most important strategic decision you make. The Manager's Pocket Guide to Performance Management clearly spe....
Release Date 1997/01 -
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Italian Phrases, 2nd Edition
Author Gabrielle Euvino
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Italian Phrases, Second Edition, is truly the only Italian phrasebook readers will ever need. It employs language-immersion principles similar to 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian', a distinctly unique approach in Gabri....
Release Date 2005/07 -
L&D's Playbook for the Digital Age
Build a Modern L&D TeamOrganizations are facing an era of rapid acceleration. As new technology and digital strategies are integrated, workers at all levels will be required to build capability much faster than before, navigating more complex systems and processes. Yet, learning and development .... -
Betting Big on Employee Development
Author Ardine Williams
Amazon HQ2’s vice president for workforce development, Ardine Williams, explains the rationale behind the company’s strategy for upskilling its workforce even when the training it provides opens up new opportunities for its employees elsewhere.
Release Date 2020/02 -
The Key to Acquiring Better and Quicker Information
Author Terry J. Fadem
This Element is an excerpt from The Art of Asking: Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers (9780137144242) by Terry J. Fadem. Available in print and digital formats.How to choose the right type of question to get the right piece of information at the right time.The....
Release Date 2010/03 -
Employee Engagement: A Roadmap for Creating Profits, Optimizing Performance, and Increasing Loyalty
Author Brad Federman
"If you think you know everything it takes to attain associate/employee engagement, put yourself to the test. This book provides a holistic approach to engagement that will create the competitive edge required to succeed in this economy."-- Sharon S. Bilgischer, sen....
Release Date 2009/08 -
Business Planning: A Guide to Business Start-Up
Author David Butler
A readable and structured guide for the increasing numbers of people each year who consider setting up a small business or becoming self-employed. 'Business Planning' outlines the options and risks involved in setting up a business. The importance of thoroug....
Release Date 2007/06 -
Keeping Employees Accountable for Results: Quick Tips for Busy Managers
Author Brian Cole Miller
All managers want to hold their employees accountable for results, but few know how. Moving beyond the far-from-ideal annual performance review -- which only evaluates what has already occurred, and not what the manager wants to achieve -- Keeping Employees Accounta....
Release Date 2006/01 -
PHR and SPHR Professional in Human Resources Certification Complete Study Guide., 5th Edition
Author Sandra M. Reed
The #1 book for the leading HR certifications, aligned with the updated HRBoK™PHR and SPHR certifications, offered by Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI), have become the industry standard for determining competence in the field of human resources. Devel....
Release Date 2019/05 -
The Rules to Break, 3rd Edition
Author Richard Templar
A personal code for living your life your way. From a very young age you’ve been inundated with other people’s well-intended rules. Whether from teachers, friends or parents, these helpful principles and bits of gracious advice are supposed to help you get on in l....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Author Steve Player , Jeremy Hope
There’s a bewildering array of management tools out there. And they all promise to help you excel at the toughest parts of your job: defining your organization’s strategic direction, managing customers and costs, and boosting workforce performance.But just 30 percen....
Release Date 2012/02 -
101 Quick and Easy Ideas Taken from the Master Photographers of the Twentieth Century
Author Matthew Bamberg
If you've ever found yourself looking at a photograph in a museum or gallery and thinking, "I can do that," this is the book for you. 101 QUICK AND EASY IDEAS TAKEN FROM THE MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY shows you how to recognize and use the techni....
Release Date 2009/12 -
Author Richard Templar
A personal code for living your life your way From a very young age you’ve been inundated with other people’s rules – parents, teachers, friends – helpful principles, friendly advice and little pointers to help you get on in life. Trouble is, however well-intended, ....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Author David Snyder
“David Snyder continues to impress me with his keen insight and ability to synthesize emotional intelligence and how it translates into success. We have long been practitioners of the concepts David categorizes in this must-read book.”—Jean-Pierre Sakey, CEO, Headwa....
Release Date 2008/01 -
Succession Planning and Management: A Guide to Organizational Systems and Practices
Author David Berke
The purpose of succession-related practices is to ensure that there are ready replacements for key positions in an organization so that turnover will not negatively affect the organization's performance. CCL first published an annotated bibliography on succession ....
Release Date 2005/06 -
Running Meetings (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Author Harvard Business Review
Whether you’re new to running meetings or a seasoned executive with no time to waste, leading effective (and even pleasant!) meetings is a must. Running Meetings guides you through the basics of:• Crafting a useful agenda• Inviting the right team members• Making sur....
Release Date 2014/06 -
The Performance of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
Author Nicola Pearsall
The Performance of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems: Modelling, Measurement and Assessment explores the system lifetime of a PV system and the energy output of the system over that lifetime. The book concentrates on the prediction, measurement, and assessment of the perfo....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Perfect Phrases for Communicating Change
Author Lawrence Polsky
THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERYSITUATION . . . EVERY TIMEEmployees respond to organizational change with worry, fear, and sometimeseven panic. Your job is to keep them motivated and focused—so you mustchoose your words carefully during times of upheaval.
Release Date 2010/01