If you are a leader and/or work in the field of Human Resources, these hand-picked recommendations of HR books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Barbara Mitchell, Cornelia Gamrem
Leaders agree. Managing people is challenging and complex. The surrounding issues are dynamic. If you need a resource, The Big Book of HR will meet that need. It provides sound advice for any HR professional, manager, or business owner on topics covering: Finding, selecting and hiring talent; Employee engagement and retention; Total rewards; Employee development; Employee relations. Leaders around the globe struggle with these issues, and The Big Book of HR has helped.
- Charles Fleischer
This is your One-Stop Legal Reference to Employment Law. Using simple language, it lays out everything HR professionals, and small business owners need to know about their relationship with their employees in order to comply with the law and protect themselves and their business from legal action. The Guide provides an overview of U.S. workplace laws, regulations, and court decisions that employers are likely to face, as well as what pitfalls to anticipate and when to seek professional advice.
- Gary Dessler
Human Resource Management provides readers with the daily tools and skills they need to function as successful managers--in both human resources and business in general. With a practical approach, the text explores the evolution of the field, highlighting the introduction of revolutionary new technologies and social media platforms such as LinkedIn and cloud computing.
- Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
Crucial Conversations draws our attention to those defining moments that literally shape our lives, our relationships, and our world. The book gives you the tools to: Prepare for high-stakes situations; Transform anger and hurt feelings into powerful dialogue; Make it safe to talk about almost anything; Be persuasive, not abrasive.
- Max Messmer
Maybe you're a business owner and your company is growing, or you're an employee at a small- to midsize-company and management has asked you to take on some―or all―of their HR functions. Either way, knowing how to set up and implement successful HR practices can be tricky. Human Resources Kit For Dummies is your one-stop resource for learning the nuts and bolts of HR. It gives you forms and templates that you can put to immediate and productive use.
- Patrick Lencioni
In this book, Patrick Lencioni turns his keen intellect and storytelling power to the fascinating, complex world of teams. Kathryn Petersen, Decision Tech's CEO, faces the ultimate leadership crisis: Uniting a team in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company. Through this story, Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions which cause teams to struggle. He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps to overcome these common hurdles and build a cohesive, effective team.
- Raymond Noe, John Hollenbeck, Barry Gerhart, Patrick Wright
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management focuses on human resource issues and how HR is a key component of any company’s overall corporate strategy. With Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, readers learn about best practices and are actively engaged through the use of cases and decision making. As a result, the reader will be able to take what they have learned and apply it to solving HRM problems they will encounter on the job.
- Sharon Armstrong, Barbara Mitchell
Whether you're a small business owner, a manager in a business without an HR department, or even a seasoned HR professional, The Essential HR Handbook will help you handle any personnel problem--from onboarding to outplacement--quickly and easily. This edition is packed with information, tools, checklists, sample forms, and timely tips to guide you through the maze of personnel issues in today's complex business environment.
- Shawn Smith, Rebecca Mazin
The HR Answer Book is an easy-to-use problem solver for managers and HR professionals struggling to adapt to new workplace challenges. The authors address more than 200 of common employer questions relating to job functions such as recruitment and hiring, discipline and downsizing, compensation and benefits, and training and employee relations. As a result, the book equips readers with the industry's best practices to overcome any hurdle and experience astounding success in their roles.
If you are a leader and/or work in the field of Human Resources and are tasked with hiring and retaining great talent, these hand-picked recommendations of books on Employer Branding should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Bryan Adams, Charlotte Marshall
Give & Get Employer Branding redefines the concept of an employee value proposition entirely. Instead of a sales pitch aimed at seducing candidates with sizzle, this refreshing new approach harnesses the value to be found within the cultural realities and expectations of the company. You'll learn how to create a "smart filter," elevate your organization's strengths by pairing them with what it truly takes to thrive, and answer the burning questions on candidates' minds like never before.
- Geeta Rana, Shivani Agarwal, Ravindra Sharma
This book shows how to build and maintain a distinctive and credible employer brand and develop a set of relevant success metrics to help measure return on investment (ROI). The book includes the business case, research, positioning, implementation, management and measurement, and case studies of big-named employer brand stories.
- Jacob Morgan
Recently a new type of organization has emerged, one that focuses on employee experiences as a way to drive innovation, increase customer satisfaction, find and hire the best people, make work more engaging, and improve overall performance. The Employee Experience Advantage is the first book of its kind to tackle this emerging topic that is becoming the #1 priority for business leaders around the world.
- James Ellis
If you've heard about employer branding in business magazines, it might seem like something only "big companies" can do. Something that requires a dedicated team, expensive platforms, or a bunch of consultants. That isn't true. If you understand where your brand comes from, and how to apply it, any company (especially yours) can hire better with it. And this book will teach you how to do all of that, and then some.
- James Ellis
In this book, we go deep on how to work with recruiters: building relationships, developing projects they value, how to service them so that they help you. The handbook which walks you step-by-step through the projects you need to build great relationships with recruiters and train them how to support your brand. This book includes checklists, examples and emails you can copy and paste immediately to turn your recruiters onto advocates and fans.
- Jody Ordioni
Drawing upon years of experience as founder of the branding and communications agency Brandemix, Ordioni outlines the process for creating the key framework for your talent brand architecture. The Talent Brand guides the reader through Brandemix's carefully constructed process, providing complete access to branding tools, brainstorming templates, and learning resources. You only get one reputation, and The Talent Brand will show you how to create the reputation that drives business results.
- Richard Evans
Employer branding and intelligent recruitment marketing is vital to attract and engage the Millennial generation of talent. This book will help you become a winning employer of choice. Be remarkable. Become a "Talent Magnet".
- Richard Mosley
Employer Brand Management gives readers a personal grasp of a new approach to people management. It draws on significant advances in practices among leading companies to provide a handbook for employer brand development and implementation. With a wide range of case studies and examples, you'll be taken step-by-step through the employer brand development process.
- Richard Mosley, Lars Schmidt
Employer Branding For Dummies is the clear, no-nonsense guide to attracting and retaining top talent. Written by two of the most recognized leaders in employer brand, Richard Mosley and Lars Schmidt, this book gives you actionable advice and expert insight you need to build, scale, and measure a compelling brand.
- Simon Barrow, Richard Mosley
Levels of 'employer brand awareness' are rising fast and companies realise that skilled, motivated employees are as vital to their commercial success as profitable customers and apply the principles of branding to their own organization. Starting with a review of the pressures which have generated current interest in employer branding, this definitive book goes on to look at the historical roots of brand management and the practical steps necessary to achieve employer brand management success.
- Simone Kainz
What drives employer branding and how can the employer brand be measured? Does existing knowledge about the organization influence the evaluation of the employer brand? These and further questions are discussed. Besides the development of a model describing the drivers of employer branding, an alternative scale measuring the external employer brand strength (EXEBS-Scale) is developed, validated and tested to explore the influence of selected constructs on the employer brand evaluation.
If you are a leader and/or work in the field of Human Resources and are tasked with transforming your organization, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Darrell Rigby, Sarah Elk, Steve Berez
Business leaders aspire to create nimble, flexible enterprises. But their day-to-day reality is silos, sluggish processes, and stalled innovation. Today, 'agile' is hailed as the bridge across this chasm, with the potential to transform a company and catapult it to the head of the pack. Agile isn't a goal in itself; it's a means to becoming a high-performance operation. Doing Agile Right is a must-have guide for any company trying to make the transition--or trying to sustain high agility.
- Frederic Laloux
In this groundbreaking book, the author shows that every time, in the past, when humanity has shifted to a new stage of consciousness, it has achieved extraordinary breakthroughs in collaboration. A new shift in consciousness is currently underway. Could it help us invent a more soulful and purposeful way to run our businesses and nonprofits, schools and hospitals? A few pioneers have already cracked the code and they show us, in practical detail, how it can be done.
- Harvard Business Review
If you read nothing else on change management, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you spearhead change in your organization. These articles will inspire you to: Lead change through 8 critical stages; Establish a sense of urgency; Overcome addiction to the status quo; Mobilize commitment; Silence naysayers; Minimize the pain of change; Concentrate resources; Motivate change when business is good
- Jeffrey M. Hiatt
After 14+ years of research with corporate change, the ADKAR model has emerged as a holistic approach that brings together the collection of change management work into a simple, results oriented model. This model ties together aspects of change management - readiness assessments, sponsorship, communications, coaching, training and resistance management. All of these are placed into a framework that is oriented on the required phases for realizing change with individuals and the organization.
- Jeffrey M. Hiatt, Timothy J. Creasey
This book is a solid, research-based introduction to the discipline of change management, and a primer to catalyze change leadership and competency in managers and executives. Change Management is a practical look at what it means to manage the people side of change, and gives the reader insight into best practices in this area.
- John P. Kotter
John Kotter’s now-legendary eight-step process for managing change with positive results has become the foundation for leaders and organizations across the globe. By outlining the process every organization must go through to achieve its goals, and by identifying where and how even top performers derail during the change process, Kotter provides a practical resource for leaders and managers charged with making change initiatives work.
- John P. Kotter, Dan S. Cohen
Building off of Kotter’s revolutionary eight-step process, this book vividly illustrates how large-scale change can work. With real-life stories of people in organizations, the authors show how teams and individuals get motivated and activated to overcome obstacles to change—and produce spectacular results. Kotter and Cohen argue that change initiatives often fail because leaders rely too exclusively on data and analysis to get a buy-in from their teams instead of appealsing to their emotions.
- Kim S. Cameron, Robert E. Quinn
This key resource provides a means of understanding and changing organizational culture in order to make organizations more effective. It provides validated instruments for diagnosing organizational culture and management competency; a theoretical framework (competing values) for understanding organizational culture; and a systematic strategy and methodology for changing organizational culture and personal behavior.
- Matthew Skelton, Manuel Pais
In Team Topologies, IT consultants Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais share secrets of successful team patterns and interactions to help readers choose and evolve the right team patterns for their organization, making sure to keep the software healthy and optimize value streams. Team Topologies is a major step forward in organizational design for software.
- Reid Hoffman, Chris Yeh
Blitzscaling (growing at a breakneck pace) requires very different strategies from those that got you to where you are today. In a book inspired by their popular class at Stanford, Hoffman and Yeh reveal how to navigate the shifts and weather the challenges that arise at each stage of a company’s life cycle: designing business models to ignite and sustain relentless growth; strategies to hire and manage; evolution of the founder's role and company culture as business matures, and more.
- Richard Smith, David King, Ranjit Sidhu, Dan Skelsey
The Effective Change Manager's Handbook is designed to help practitioners, employers and academics define and practice change management successfully and to develop change management maturity within their organization. A single-volume learning resource covering the range of knowledge required it includes chapters from established thought leaders on topics ranging from benefits management, stakeholder strategy, facilitation, change readiness, project management and education and learning support.
- Robert Kegan
In Immunity to Change, authors Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey show how our individual beliefs--along with the collective mind-sets in our organizations--combine to create a natural but powerful immunity to change. By revealing how this mechanism holds us back, Kegan and Lahey give us the keys to unlock our potential and finally move forward. And by pinpointing and uprooting our own immunities to change, we can bring our organizations forward with us.
- Roger Connors, Tom Smith
Two-time New York Times bestselling authors Roger Connors and Tom Smith show how leaders can achieve record-breaking results by quickly and effectively shaping their organizational culture to capitalize on their greatest asset-their people.
- William Bridges, Susan Bridges
Organizational transitions affect people; it is always people, rather than a company, who have to embrace a new situation and carry out the corresponding change. As veteran business consultant William Bridges explains, transition is successful when employees have a purpose, a plan, and a part to play. Directed at managers on all rungs of the corporate ladder, this classic bestseller provides practical, step-by-step strategies for minimizing disruptions and navigating uncertain times.
If you are a leader and/or work in the field of hiring and are tasked with interviewing candidates, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Bradford D. Smart
Three huge problems account for the typical poor results in hiring: dishonesty (via deceptive résumés), incomplete information (via shallow interviews), and lack of verifiability (via biased references). Topgrading shows how to solve all three problems. Instead of hiring by your gut reactions to résumés and interviews, you can start using a scientifically honed process that compels candidates to be totally honest - making hiring easier, faster, and more successful.
- Dean Nelson
Interviewing is the single most important way journalists (and doctors, lawyers, social workers, teachers, human resources staff) get information. Yet to many, the perfect interview feels more like luck than skill—a rare confluence of rapport, topic, and timing. But great interviews aren’t the result of serendipity and intuition, but rather the result of careful planning and good habits. And Dean Nelson is here to show you how to nail the perfect interview every time.
- Denise Wilkerson, Randy Wilkerson
Want to hire the best person for the job? HIRE with FIRE provides a relationship-based hiring method to help you hire the best people and create an engaged workforce. Designed as an interview guide for hiring managers and human resource professionals, HIRE with FIRE will help your company improve the candidate experience, hire A players, build your employer brand, and attract, engage, and retain top talent.
- Engrave - Awards & More
Hiring right is not just the key to building a stong employer brand, but also sustaining it. And it's not just about choosing employees who fit the job - it's also about the employee being the right fit for the company culture. And what's the best way to figure that out? By asking the right questions! The questions included in this book are well-researched and formulated to ensure that you don't have to beat around the bush to find the perfect employee!
- Gregory Hartley, Maryann Karinch
Drawing on real life examples, the authors give you specific, practical coaching on how to detect deception. Many people—including some in law enforcement—swear by these techniques, so they're worth learning and trying.
- Mark Murphy
Whether you’re hiring new employees, choosing existing employees for a new team, or upgrading your current talent pool, you need people with the right attitude! Attitude is what makes employees give 100 percent effort and turns customers into raving fans. Attitude sets your company apart from the competition. Hiring for Attitude includes case studies from Microchip, Southwest Airlines, The Ritz-Carlton, Google, and other companies that drive great results by hiring for attitude.
- Paul Falcone
Paul Falcone has packed this resource full with all the interview questions you might possibly need to ask any candidate, so as to best reveal the real person sitting across from you. Complete with guidelines for analyzing answers, asking follow-up questions, checking references, and making winning offers, 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire covers the interviewing and hiring process from beginning to end, leaving no stone unturned.
- Victoria Hoevemeyer
With High-Impact Interview Questions by your side, you will no longer have to do your best guess work on what answers are genuine, which are rehearsed, and which will end up not reflecting the employee in the least. This invaluable resource shows you how to dig deeper using competency-based behavioral interviewing methods to uncover truly relevant and useful information.
If you are a Learning & Development (L&D) Professional, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Cara J Gomez, Neil Cordrey
Virtual learning is exploding right now! The facilitative tips in this book will assist you in creating a virtual learning environment that helps change behavior and leads to the desired business outcomes for your company. This book will help you set a solid learning foundation, provide a logical easy-to-use course framework for virtual instruction and give you the confidence to become a virtual training rockstar!
- Cathy Moore
Map It helps you turn training requests into projects that make a real difference. Using humor and lots of examples, Map It walks you through action mapping, a visual approach to needs analysis and training design. Organizations around the world use action mapping to improve performance with targeted, efficient training.
- Cindy Huggett
Virtual Training Tools and Templates: An Action Guide to Live Online Learning offers proven resources for delivering top-notch virtual training programs. Make expert trainer Cindy Huggett's professional array of virtual tools your own, and discover new perspectives from a range of training trailblazers. You'll find their real-world lessons learned and get full access to their secrets of the trade.
- Elaine Biech
In The Art and Science of Training, Elaine Biech, presents the science for learning and development, while also emphasizing that training success lies in knowing what to do when things don't go as planned. In this book, you will discover how top facilitators always put learners first, even when faced with exceptions to the rule—the unwilling learner, the uninformed supervisor, the inappropriate delivery medium, or the unmanageable performance challenge.
- Georgia Murch
Everyone already knows how important feedback is, yet we still do it poorly or avoid it entirely. This book shows you how to do it right. You'll learn what exactly constitutes useful feedback, how to deliver it effectively, how to receive it gracefully and how to use it to strengthen your team and business. You'll learn critical communication skills that you can put into practice and build a "feedback culture" that results in highly engaged, highly productive employees.
- Harold D. Stolovitch, Erica J. Keeps
Telling Ain't Training is an essential book for all learning and development professionals. It's chock-full of myth-busting research and ready-to-use tools, and delivered in a lighthearted and entertaining style. The book faithfully practices what it preaches, engaging the reader from page one and immediately involving them in the first of many try-it-yourself exercises that teach trainers how to avoid telling in favor of more interactive training.
- Jaime Roca, Sari Wilde
Drawing on their groundbreaking data-driven research, as well as in-depth case studies and extensive interviews with managers and employees at companies like IBM, Accenture, and eBay, the authors show what behaviors define a Connector manager, and why they are able to build powerhouse teams. They also show why other types of managers fail to be equally effective, and how they can incorporate behaviors of Connector managers in order to be more effective at building teams.
- James D. Kirkpatrick, Wendy Kayser Kirkpatrick
Don Kirkpatrick's groundbreaking Four Levels of Training Evaluation is the most widely used training evaluation model in the world. Ask any group of trainers whether they rely on the model's four levels Reaction, Learning, Behavior, and Results in their practice, and you'll get an enthusiastic affirmation. In Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Training Evaluation, discover a comprehensive blueprint for implementing the model in a way that truly maximizes your business's results.
- John P. Kotter
Needed more today than at any time in the past, this bestselling business book serves as both visionary guide and practical toolkit on how to approach the difficult yet crucial work of leading change in any type of organization. Reading this highly personal book is like spending a day with the world’s foremost expert on business leadership. You’re sure to walk away inspired—and armed with the tools you need to inspire others.
- Julie Dirksen
Whether it's giving a presentation, creating a document or website or blog, we want to share our knowledge with other people. But if you've ever fallen asleep over a boring textbook, or fast-forwarded through a tedious e-learning exercise, you know that creating a great learning experience is harder than it seems. Design For How People Learn will teach you how to leverage the fundamental concepts of instructional design both to improve your own learning and to engage your audience.
- Malcolm S. Knowles
This book aims to show how adult learning is distinct and identify the learning styles which suit them best. Thus, every L&D manager should have this book on their bookshelves, mainly to understand why adults choose to learn and why do they reasonably reject learning and tackle organization learning and development problems effectively.
- Neel Doshi, Lindsay McGregor
Too often, great cultures feel like magic. While most leaders believe culture is critical to success, few know how to build one, or sustain it over time.This revolutionary book teaches you how to use the cutting edge of human psychology to build high performing workplace cultures. It shares the simple, highly predictive new measurement tool—the Total Motivation (ToMo) Factor—that enables you to measure the strength of your culture, and track improvements over time.
- Nigel Paine
For a company to compete effectively in today's business environment, its employees need to be adaptive and agile so they can develop the required skills and knowledge. To achieve this, L&D professionals must create a culture of workplace learning that encourages employees to constantly develop. Workplace Learning is a practical guide to all aspects of developing a culture of continuous workplace learning, from how to introduce and implement this culture to how to develop it.
- Paul Falcone
Products and services will change with demand, but one thing that will always be required for a company’s success is having the right people working hard for you. As a manager or a leader, are you cultivating this vital resource? if you're wondering of there's anything more that you can be doing,this book is full of tips and tricks you need to know about maintaining a successful work performance through learning and development.
- Roy V. H. Pollock, Andy Jefferson, Calhoun W. Wick
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning is a trusted guide for professionals determined to get the most of their companies' training and development programs. Infused with current research and recent case studies, this resource serves as a practical guide that recommends concrete actions for producing tangible results. Tools, guides, and checklists in every chapter ensure that readers walk away with meaningful strategies that can be implemented right away.
- Stella Collins
Neuroscience for Learning and Development introduces the latest research and concepts, equipping L&D and training professionals with an understanding of the inner workings of the mind. Covering areas such as how to create effective learning environments, promoting motivation and how to make learning 'stickier' through the use of stories, the book offers practical tools and ideas that can be applied in a variety of contexts.
- Tricia Emerson, Mary Stewart
Instructional design and implementation are not as easy as they look. It's an art to enable people to truly change their behavior, to move themselves and their organizations toward the right future. Each chapter in this book holds a nugget of wisdom on subjects like these. Whether you're a battle-tested educator or embarking on your first big training job, this book will give you tips, tools, big ideas, and (bonus!) a smile.
If you work in the field of Human Resource Analytics, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Bernard Marr
Data-driven HR is a practical guide which enables HR professionals to leverage the value of the vast amount of data available at their fingertips. Covering how to identify the most useful sources of data, collect information in a transparent way that is in line with data protection requirements and turn this data into tangible insights, this book marks a turning point for the HR profession.
- Dipak Kumar Bhattacharyya
The introduction of analytics has induced a shift in the traditional HR function-from human resource management (HRM) to human capital management (HCM). HR Analytics reflects on this crucial role of analytics and predictive modelling in human resource settings within modern-day organizations. Keeping in view the emerging need among HR professionals and analysts, this textbook offers interesting insights into the use of analytics to aid strategic decision making.
- Dr. Martin Edwards, Kirsten Edwards
HR metrics and organizational people-related data are an invaluable source of information from which to identify trends and patterns in order to make effective business decisions. But HR practitioners often lack the statistical and analytical know-how to fully harness the potential of this data. Predictive HR Analytics provides a clear, accessible framework for understanding and working with people analytics and advanced statistical techniques.
- Gene Pease, Boyce Byerly, Jac Fitz-enz
Human Capital Analytics provides an in-depth look at the science of human capital analytics, giving practical examples from case studies of companies applying analytics to their people decisions and providing a framework for using predictive analytics to optimize human capital investments.
- Jac Fitz-enz
In The New HR Analytics, Fitz-enz reveals how human resources professionals can apply this expense-based knowledge to make the most strategic staffing decisions for their companies. Using Fitz-enz’s proprietary analytic model, readers will be equipped to measure and evaluate past and current returns and apply the information to make predications about the future value of human capital investments.
- Jac Fitz-enz
The lifeblood of any business enterprise is its people. Fitz-enz helps readers quantify that statement by critically gauging their true human costs and their employees’ productivity. The ROI of Human Capital does this this by providing readers with detailed material on topics including corporate outsourcing, developments in behavioral science, and advances in trending and forecasting that have dramatically changed the way organizations measure the bottom line effect of employee performance.
- Mike West
Developing a successful workforce requires more than a gut check. Data can help guide your decisions on everything from where to seat a team to optimizing production processes to engaging with your employees in ways that ring true to them. People analytics is the study of your number one business asset―your people―and this book shows you how to collect data, analyze that data, and then apply your findings to create a happier and more engaged workforce.
- Mong Shen Ng
You don't need to spend months learning R programming & you don't need to buy expensive SPSS statistical software. This is the only book that teaches you how to use Microsoft Excel for Predictive HR Analytics, Text Mining & Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) with step-by-step print-screen instructions.
- Nigel Guenole, Jonathan Ferrar, Sheri Feinzig
Pioneering practitioners have learned crucial lessons on workforce analytics that can help you succeed. The Power of People shares their journeys―and their indispensable insights. Drawing on incisive case studies and vignettes, three experts help you bring purpose and clarity to any workforce analytics project, with robust research design and analysis to get reliable insights. They reveal where to start, where to find stakeholder support, and how to earn “quick wins” to build upon.
- Richard D. Johnson, Kevin D. Carlson, Michael J. Kavanagh
Human Resource Information Systems is a one-of-a-kind book that provides a thorough introduction to the field of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) and shows how organizations today can leverage HRIS to make better people decisions and manage talent more effectively. Unlike other texts, this edition offers a balanced approach in dealing with HR issues and IT/IS issues by drawing from experts in both areas.
- Shonna D. Waters, Valerie Streets, Lindsay McFarlane, Rachael Johnson-Murray
The need for HR professionals to understand and apply data analytics is greater than ever. HR Analytics provides a practical approach to using data to solve real HR challenges in organizations and demystifies analytics with clear guidelines and recommendations for making the business case, starting an HR analytics function, avoiding common pitfalls, presenting data through visualization and storytelling, and much more.
- Talya Bauer, Berrin Erdogan, David E. Caughlin, Donald M. Truxillo
This text introduces readers to the fundamentals of talent management with integrated coverage of data analytics and how they can be used to inform and support decisions about people in an organization. Features tied to SHRM competencies and data exercises give readers hands-on opportunities to practice the analytical and decision-making skills they need to excel in today’s job market. Engaging examples illustrate key HRM concepts and theories.
- Thomas Davenport, Jeanne G. Harris
This landmark work, the first to introduce leaders to analytics, reveals how analytics are rewriting the rules of competition. Competing on Analytics shows readers how to create new strategies for their organizations based on sophisticated analytics. Introducing a 5-stage model of analytical competition, the authors describe the typical behaviors, capabilities, and challenges of each stage. They explain how to assess your firm’s capabilities and guide it toward the highest level of competition.
If you are a leader and/or work in the field of Human Resources, it's important to be well-versed with common employment law issues. So, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Amy Delpo J.D., Lisa Guerin J.D.
Every workplace has occasional problems with employees. This book is packed with the legal and practical information you need to handle thm. It provides techniques and solutions. Find out how to quickly and legally: investigate problems and complaints; help problem employees get back on track; lay the groundwork for termination; handle severances and references; avoid discrimination and other types of lawsuits; avoid hiring problem employees in the future, and; stop bullying and harassment.
- Charles Fleischer
This is your One-Stop Legal Reference to Employment Law. Using simple language, it lays out everything HR professionals, and small business owners need to know about their relationship with their employees in order to comply with the law and protect themselves and their business from legal action. The Guide provides an overview of U.S. workplace laws, regulations, and court decisions that employers are likely to face, as well as what pitfalls to anticipate and when to seek professional advice.
- Clara Bingham, Laura Leedy Gansler
This is the story of how one woman pioneered and won the first sexual harassment class action suit in the United States, a legal milestone that immeasurably improved working conditions for American women.
- Dan X. Nguyen
Employment laws can trip up the most experienced businesses. This book is a big picture view of some of common employment law issues and can be used a resource for any business or employee on topics like hiring, compensation, leave policies, dealing with disabled employees, terminating employees, and when you might need to call your lawyer.
- David J. Walsh
Packed with cutting-edge cases and hands-on applications, the book explains the major issues and rules of employment law in understandable terms. You learn how laws impact your career, as a manager or employee. The text addresses legal issues for each stage of employment, from hiring and managing to firing.
- Fred S. Steingold
Employment laws change often. Staying on top of them is essential to running an efficient, fair workplace―and heading off expensive lawsuits. Use this must-have desk reference to find answers to workplace questions, quickly and easily. The Employer’s Legal Handbook is the go-to guide for business owners and managers.
- Lisa Guerin J.D.
Workplace complaints carry serious legal and financial risks to a company, so it’s essential to act fast when you receive an employee complaint. The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations shows you how to legally and successfully investigate and resolve any type of complaint or problem. It covers common workplace issues such as harassment, discrimination, violence, drug and alcohol use, and employee theft.
- Lisa Guerin J.D., Sachi Barreiro J.D.
This book explains, in plain English, the 20 most important federal employment laws that come up in the workplace. You can look up what each law allows and prohibits, which businesses must comply, and how to fulfill record-keeping, posting, and reporting requirements.
- Paul M. Secunda, Richard Bales, Jeffrey M. Hirsch
Understanding Employment Law provides the substantive material needed to succeed in practice and in the classroom and on final examinations, without overwhelming the reader. The book begins with doctrines such as employment-at-will, employment contracts, employment torts, workplace privacy issues, and restrictive covenants. It then turns to federal and state statutory regulations, covering topics such as compensation, employee benefits, and workplace safety legislation.
- Roger Blanpain, Susan Bisom-Rapp, William R. Corbett, Hilary K. Josephs, Michael J. Zimmer
With the forces of globalization as a backdrop, this pathbreaking casebook develops labor and employment law in the context of national laws of 9 countries important to the global economy - US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Germany, France, China, Japan and India. National materials are contextualized by coverage of international labor standards promulgated by the International Labor Organization, as well as North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union - and TNC's self-regulatory efforts.
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- Bradford D. Smart
Three huge problems account for the typical poor results in hiring: dishonesty (via deceptive résumés), incomplete information (via shallow interviews), and lack of verifiability (via biased references). Topgrading shows how to solve all three problems. Instead of hiring by your gut reactions to résumés and interviews, you can start using a scientifically honed process that compels candidates to be totally honest - making hiring easier, faster, and more successful.
- Geoff Smart, Randy Street
In business, you are who you hire. In Who, Geoff Smart and Randy Street offer simple, easy-to-follow steps that will put the right people in place for optimal success. Refined through the largest research study of its kind ever undertaken, their "A" Method for Hiring stresses fundamental elements that anyone can implement.
- Gregory Hartley, Maryann Karinch
Drawing on real life examples, the authors give you specific, practical coaching on how to detect deception. Many people—including some in law enforcement—swear by these techniques, so they're worth learning and trying.
- Jan Tegze
Whether you are already working in recruitment, new to the industry, or just hoping to begin your career as a recruiter, there are essential strategies used by successful recruiters that will help you accelerate your career. Of course, no one is born knowing these things; they come from years of experience in the field. That’s exactly what this book is: years of practical, real-world experience distilled into one comprehensive guide to succeeding in your recruiting career in the digital era.
- Jean M. Phillips, Stan M. Gully
Strategic Staffing prepares all current and future managers to take a strategic and modern approach to the identification, attraction, selection, deployment, and retention of talent. Grounded in research but full of real-world examples, this text describes how organizations can develop a staffing strategy that reinforces business strategy, leverages staffing technology, and evaluates and improves staffing systems.
- Jeff Hyman
If you’re filling your company’s vacant positions with B-Players, you’re playing with fire. Instead, hire Rockstars to build an organization with limitless potential. Jeff Hyman has hired more than three thousand people over the course of his career. Now, he reveals his bulletproof 10-step method for landing the very best talent, based on data instead of gut feel. Recruit Rockstars shows you how to find, hire, and keep the best of the best.
- Katrina Collier
The Robot-Proof Recruiter shows you how to use the tools that reveal information that can be used to grab a potential candidate's attention among the overwhelming volume of material online. Full of expert guidance and practical tips, this book explains what works, what doesn't, and how you can stand out and recruit effectively in a world of technology overload.
- Lou Adler
Everyone still struggles with hiring top talent on a consistent basis. This book will address these issues, not by helping people be more efficient doing what everyone else is already doing, but rather by rethinking the process from the perspective of a top person and how he or she looks for a new job and how these people compare offers and select opportunities.
- Mark Miller
More than vision, strategy, creativity, marketing, finance, or even technology, it is ultimately people that determine organizational success. That's why virtually every organization wants more top talent. But do you know what they're looking for? It might not be what you think! Talent Magnet will show you how to attract and keep great people.
- Mark Murphy
Whether you’re hiring new employees, choosing existing employees for a new team, or upgrading your current talent pool, you need people with the right attitude! Attitude is what makes employees give 100 percent effort and turns customers into raving fans. Attitude sets your company apart from the competition. Hiring for Attitude includes case studies from Microchip, Southwest Airlines, The Ritz-Carlton, Google, and other companies that drive great results by hiring for attitude.
- Michael Lewis
Yes, this book is about baseball recruiting, but it contains the key to hiring effective teams without paying money for superstars. It's also a fun and easy read, even if you're not all that into baseball.
- Mike Sarraille, George Randle
The Talent War explores how US Special Operations Forces (SOF) assess, select, and develop their world-class talent. You’ll learn how to adopt a talent mindset, the single greatest weapon you can possess in the war for talent. When your organization reflects this mindset, you will hire, train, and develop the right people, and put them in the best positions to make decisions that allow you to retake the advantage and win the war.
- Paul Falcone
Employment expert Paul Falcone has packed this resource full with all the interview questions you might possibly need to ask any candidate, so as to best reveal the real person sitting across from you.
- Steve Guest
Steve Guest's Top Biller is a refreshing and timely insight into the recruitment industry, for both seasoned professionals and those new to the game. Guest breaks down his technique and breathes life into the method that has caused himself, and those he mentors, to become highly successful 'Top Billers'. Having turned around numerous careers, no doubt picking up Guest's book will provide you with an invaluable head-start in this ever-competitive industry.
- Steven Mostyn
Why are some recruiters successful while so many others fail and leave the industry? Why do other recruiters spend their whole careers bouncing around from company to company with little or no success? The answer: they never learned fundamental recruiting skills. Recruiting 101 explains how to develop 15 fundamental recruiting skills. Learn how to excel in sourcing, social media, recruitment marketing, candidate engagement, cold calling, interviewing and selection, and more.
- Tim Sackett
Piece by piece and step by step, with real-world examples and stories about how innovative organizations and top talent acquisition leaders are successfully recruiting today, The Talent Fix presents a proven, practical, and scalable recruiting model for talent acquisition leaders and practitioners and shows how organizations can build and sustain a great talent acquisition function.
If you work in the field of Human Resources and are designing the Compensation & Benefits strategy of your organization, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Barry Gerhart, Jerry Newman
This is the market-leading textbook in the area of Compensation. The authors discuss major compensation issues in the context of current theory, research, and real-business practices. The book continues to emphasize the importance of total compensation and its relevance for achieving sustainable competitive advantage.
- David Cichelli
Compensating the Sales Force has helped thousands of business leaders worldwide create sales compensation programs that drive sales performance, increase revenue, and trigger business growth. Sales guru David Cichelli provides everything you need to build an incentive plan that delivers real financial results. He takes you step-by-step through the process of setting target pay, selecting the right performance measures, and establishing quotas.
- Joseph J. Martocchio
This book demonstrates the art and science of compensation practice and its role in a company’s competitive advantage. The book focuses on the context of compensation practice, the criteria used to compensate employees, compensation system design issues, employee benefits, the challenges of compensating key strategic employee groups, and pay and benefits around the world, preparing readers to assume the roles of successful compensation professionals.
- Lance Berger, Dorothy Berger
The Compensation Handbook has been a mainstay on the desks of human resources and compensation professionals for more than forty years. The book enables compensation and human resources practitioners to: Provide a road map for creating a fully defined compensation strategy; Design and implement an approach for attracting and retaining talent that will remain relevant; Present programs that allow for the seamless alignment of historic best practices with the latest tools in compensation.
- Richard Henderson
As the leading text in its field Compensation Management offers a practical exploration of the systems, methods, and procedures involved in establishing and administering a compensation system within any organization.
If you are a business leader and/or work in the field of Human Resources and are worried about employee morale and mental health post COVID, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Andy Salkeld
Life is a Four-Letter Word shares the powerful story of highly successful financial director Andy Salkeld’s battle with mental health challenges the workplaces throws at us. From calling out office bullies, to highlighting toxic work cultures and poor leadership, Salkeld aims to help employees and employers alike create inclusive, healthy workplaces, where employees thrive.
- Claire Dale, Patricia Peyton
The way your body reacts in any given situation determines your ability to think clearly and your capacity for managing your emotions. When you understand the way your body reacts and how to manage it, you can handle that make-or-break meeting or the important business presentation. Each step-by-step strategy can be easily integrated into a busy day and is combined with useful tips and inspiring stories of people who have turned their lives around through physical intelligence.
- Dr. Susan Jeffers
Are you afraid of making decisions? Asking your boss for a raise? Facing the future? Whatever your fear, here is your chance to push through it once and for all. Feel the Fear... And Do It Anyway is an enduring guide to self-empowerment. Dr. Susan Jeffers inspires us with dynamic techniques and profound concepts that have helped countless people grab hold of their fears and move forward with their lives.
- Elaine N. Aron
If you are a Highly Sensitive Person, i.e, if you catch energy from others too quickly, or if noise and confusion quickly overwhelm you or you have a rich inner life and intense dreams, this book is a must-read for you. The Highly Sensitive Person's Workbook is designed to honor your sensitivity and is a collection of exercises and activities for both individuals and groups, which will help nurture the new, positive self-image you deserve, and create a fuller, richer life.
- Emma Seppala
In The Happiness Track, Emma Seppälä draws upon the latest scientific research on resilience, willpower, compassion, positive stress, creativity, and mindfulness to reveal the connection between happiness and success, and how to achieve both. Featuring practical strategies we can use in our daily lives, this book will show you the fulfilling, rewarding, and anxiety-free life that is within your reach.
- Matthew Walker
From disease to concentration to depression, sleep impacts everything we do. But it’s not all bad news. Matthew Walker is on hand to dive into ‘The New Science of Sleep and Dreams’ and offers insightful life hacks to remedy what ails you and harness the power of sleep to your advantage. Expect a healthier work-life balance and greater productivity as a result.
- Paul A. Gilbert
In The Compassionate Mind, Paul Gilbert describes how studies have shown that developing kindness and compassion for self and others can hep in calming down. He also underlines that not only does compassion help to soothe distressing emotions, it actually increases feelings of contentment and well-being. This book is a must-read to understand the value of compassion, and also learn basic mind training exercises to enhance the capacity for, and use of, compassion.
- Scarlett Curtis
It's Not Ok To Feel Blue brings together celebrities, workplace mental health activists, psychologists and a range of other voices to explore why mental health matters in all aspects of our life. It is filled with chapters focusing on different pressures our lives – from society, family and relationships, to work – and that opening up and talking about our challenges will help us to flourish.
These hand-picked recommendations of books on Employee Engagement should definitely be a part of your reading list in 2021 if you're looking to build a team of engaged, happy and motivated employees.
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- Bob Kelleher
Today more than ever, companies and leaders need a road map to help them boost employee engagement levels. Employee Engagement For Dummies helps employers implement the necessary plans to create and sustain an engaging culture, allowing them to attract and retain the best people while boosting their productivity and creativity. It is a must-read book for business leaders at all levels who are looking to better engage their employees and increase morale and productivity.
- Dr. Bob Nelson
Employee engagement has been consistently cited as a top and growing priority by CEOs, managers, and human resources leaders across the globe. 1,001 Ways To Engage Employees will help move any organization from just measuring the need to engage employees to actually changing management behaviors that will lead to a stronger culture of engagement. Your organization will become more effective at both attracting and retaining talent and maximizing the contribution of your employees.
- Engrave - Awards & More
Happy employees make for a thriving organisation. And the key to employee happiness, is disrupting the routine and adding a touch of ‘fun’ to the workplace environment! If you are looking for innovative ways to engage your employees and create an exciting atmosphere at the workplace, this book is your Bible!
- Eric Chester, Nido R. Qubein
On Fire at Work features examples and original stories from exclusive personal interviews with over 25 founders/CEOs/presidents of companies like Marriott, Siemens, BB&T Bank, Wegmans, 7-Eleven,etc and uncovers their best practice strategies for getting employees to work harder & perform better It's a book that underlines that employee engagement isn't the ultimate goal--it's merely the starting point and is an actionable go-to reference on employee performance and productivity.
- Glenn Elliott, Debra Corey
Companies with the best cultures break the rules of traditional HR and rebel against the status quo.Build ithas found these rebels and the rulebreakers. From small startups to global powerhouses, this book shows that courage, commitment and a people-centric mindset, rather than money and resources, are what you need to turn an average business into a category leader.
- Jacob Morgan
Recently a new type of organization has emerged, one that focuses on employee experiences as a way to drive innovation, increase customer satisfaction, find and hire the best people, make work more engaging, and improve overall performance. The Employee Experience Advantage is the first book of its kind to tackle this emerging topic that is becoming the #1 priority for business leaders around the world.
- Kevin Kruse
Employee Engagement For Everyone is your key to unlocking happiness and engagement at work. Packed with empowering exercises, surprising research and practical action items, you will discover the 4 drivers of happiness and engagement, 60+ specific actions you can take to drive your own engagement and the engagement of others and much more.
- Patrick M. Lencioni
This book includes a detailed model examining the three root causes of job misery and how they can be remedied. It covers the benefits of managing for job engagement within organizations -- increased productivity, greater retention, and competitive advantage -- and offers examples of how managers can use the applications in the book to deal with specific jobs and situations.
- Paul L. Marciano
Carrots and Sticks Don't Work delivers proven resources and techniques that have enabled trainers, executives, managers, and owners at operations ranging from branches of the United States government to Fortune 500 corporations to twenty-person outfits to realize demonstrable gains in employee productivity and job satisfaction. It underlines that when you give a little RESPECT you get a more effective organization, with reduced turnover and absenteeism.
- Stephen D. Brookfield, Stephen Preskill
Do you need a resource that you can pull out of your pocket to liven up meetings, trainings, professional development, and teaching? The fifty easily applied techniques in this timely manual spur creativity, stimulate energy, keep groups focused, and increase participation. Whether you're facilitating employee training, leading organizational or community meetings or furthering staff and professional development,The Discussion Book is your go-to guide for improving any group process.
What we learn becomes a part of who we are. These hand-picked recommendations of books on Motivation & Self-Improvement should definitely be a part of your reading list in 2021 if you're looking to sharpen your leadership skills.
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- Adam Braun
If you feel restless and ready for transition, if you are seeking direction and purpose, this critically acclaimed bestseller is for you. The Promise of a Pencil chronicles Braun’s journey to find his calling, as each chapter explains one clear step that every person can take to turn their biggest ambitions into reality. Driven by inspiring stories and shareable insights, this is the book that will give you the tools to make your own life a story worth telling.
- Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant is an expert on opening other people's minds and our own.Think Again reveals that we don't have to believe everything we think or internalize everything we feel. It's an invitation to let go of views that are no longer serving us well and prize mental flexibility over foolish consistency. If knowledge is power, knowing what we don't know is wisdom.
- Angela Duckworth
This book is a must-read for anyone who has felt / has been feeling lost or inadequate.Drawing instances from her own enligtning story (being the daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of “genius") and interviewing dozens of inspiring individuals, Angela Duckworth highlights that it's not our mind, but the right mind-set, that makes all the difference.
- Brené Brown
Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable or to dare greatly. Based on 12 years of pioneering research, Dr. Brené Brown dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and argues that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage.Daring Greatly is not about winning or losing. It’s about courage. It is a practice and a powerful new vision for letting ourselves be seen.
- Captain D. Michael Abrashoff
Even though written by a soldier, this book is a great manual for everyone who wants to learn how to lead a team. How did Captain Abrashoff create a crew of confident and inspired problem-solvers eager to take the initiative and responsibility for their actions? He spills those beans in this book. Every manager can learn how to make a great team from Abrashoff’s book, no matter what area of business (s)he works in.
- Charles Duhigg
In The Power of Habit, award-winning business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Distilling vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives that take us from the boardrooms of Procter & Gamble to the sidelines of the NFL to the front lines of the civil rights movement, Duhigg presents a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential.
- Daniel H Pink
Timing, it's often assumed, is an art but in When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Pink shows that timing is really a science.Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself and our lives are a never-ending stream of "when" decisions. Drawing on a rich trove of research from psychology, biology, and economics, Pink reveals how best to live, work, and succeed.
- Daniel Kahneman
Topping bestseller lists for almost ten years, Thinking, Fast and Slow is a contemporary classic, an essential book that has changed the lives of millions of readers.Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Daniel Kahneman offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives―and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble.
- Doris Kearns Goodwin
If Abraham Lincoln can unite his cabinet and the country around abolishing slavery amidst war, you can probably reconcile conflicting personalities in your company. Bringing together employees of different ideologies into a team or group is an admirable leadership trait. Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president.
- Dr. Spencer Johnson
This book has been around for a while, in-fact nearly 20 years and boasts of being ‘one of the most successful business books ever’! Most people are fearful of change, both personal and professional, because they don't have any control over how or when it happens to them. Since change happens either to the individual or by the individual, Dr. Spencer Johnson, uses a deceptively simple story to show that when it comes to living in a rapidly changing world, what matters most is your attitude.
- Gallup Press
Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its revolutionary study of more than 80,000 managers in First, Break All the Rules, revealing what the world’s greatest managers do differently. With vital performance and career lessons and ideas for how to apply them, it is a must-read for managers at every level.
- Hal Rosenbluth, Ms. Diane McFerrin Peters
This insightful and compelling book reveals new ideas for hiring, motivating and managing employees, and shows how best to integrate technological innovation and creative solutions into the everyday work experience to ensure that your employees,your company's greatest asset, win you the best customers and propel your business to the greatest heights of success.
- Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky
In a world where information and work refreshes endlessly, frazzled and distracted has become our default position. But what if the exhaustion of constant busyness wasn't mandatory? What if you could step off the hamster wheel and start taking control of your time and attention? That's what this book is about. Read it to get Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky's (creators of Google Ventures' renowned "design sprint,") perspective on how to solve important problems by changing how you work.
- Jim Collins
Can a good company become a great company and if so, how? In Good to Great, Jim Collins concludes that it is possible. Collins and his team sorted through a list of 1,435 companies, looking for those that made substantial improvements in their performance over time. They settled on 11 and discovered common traits that challenge conventional notions of corporate success. At the heart of those truly great companies was their corporate culture.
- Jim Rohn
This is a book of ideas and observations that attempt to place life, its events, purpose, opportunities and challenges into perspective and focusses on the fundamentals of human behavior and how they have an impact on optimal performance, personally and professionally. Read this book for powerful lessons in leadership and a primer on living well.
- John Boudreau, Wayne Cascio, Alexis Fink
This book is based on a comprehensive framework that clarifies and supports strategic linkages between investments in human capital and important outcomes that senior leaders most care about. You will master crucial foundational principles such as risk, return, and economies of scale and use them to evaluate investments objectively in everything from work/life programs to training and also acquire powerful logic and proven financial techniques for looking inside and analysing the HR 'black box'.
- Marc Randolph
Now with over 150 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable, but the twenty first century's most disruptive start up began with few believers and calamity at every turn. From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor to server crashes on launch day, this book on Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts and determination can change the world-even with an idea that many think will never work.
- Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler
Bold is both a manifesto and a manual. It is today's exponential entrepreneur's go-to resource on the use of emerging technologies, thinking at scale, and the awesome impact of crowd-powered tools. You’ll learn to create extraordinary wealth while you make a meaningful difference on the world doing work that matter. Discover new and unconventional methods to leveraging the web’s infinite tools to raise money, make money, and manage money.
- Randy Pausch, Jefferey Zaslow
In 2008, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Randy Pausch,a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, delivered a final, stunning lecture to the university. This book spells out his beliefs on empowering your dreams and overcoming obstacles. As leaders and managers, we sometimes tend to forget what really matters in life, and this book is the best way to ground yourself when things get tough.
- Robert M. Sapolsky
When we worry or experience stress, our body turns on the same physiological responses that an animal's does, but we do not resolve conflict in the same way-through fighting or fleeing. Over time, this activation of a stress response makes us literally sick.Why Zebra's Don't Get Ulcers
- Ryan Holiday
If you’re feeling frustrated, demoralized, or stuck in a rut, The Obstacle is the Way can help you turn your problems into your biggest advantages. The book draws its inspiration from stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with perseverance and resilience. Stoics focus on the things they can control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher.
- Simon Sinek
In studying the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world, Simon Sinek discovered that they all think, act, and communicate in the exact same way-and it's the complete opposite of what everyone else does. People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers might have little in common, but they all started with why. Drawing on a wide range of real-life stories, Sinek weaves together a clear vision of what it truly takes to lead and inspire.
- Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek's second book is the natural extension of Start with Why, expanding his ideas at the organizational level. Determining a company’s WHY is crucial, but only the beginning. The next step is how do you get people on board with your WHY? How do you inspire deep trust and commitment to the company and one another? Drawing on powerful and inspiring stories, Sinek shows how to sustain an organization’s WHY while continually adding people to the mix.
- Stephen R. Covey
This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity—principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
- Tom Kelley, David Kelley
We often assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types." But two of the leading experts in innovation,design,and creativity show us that each and every one of us is creative. In an incredibly entertaining and inspiring narrative, David and Tom Kelley identify the principles and strategies that allows readers to tap into their creative potential in their work and personal lives, and allows them to innovate in terms of how they approach and solve problems.
- Tom Rath
Gallup introduced the first version of its online assessment, StrengthsFinder, in 2001 which helped millions to discover their top five talents. In StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup unveils the new and improved version of its popular assessment. While you can read this book in one sitting, you'll use it as a reference for decades. Loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, this book will change the way you look at yourself - and the world around you - forever.
If you are a leader and/or work in the field of Human Resources and are tired of the office politics and drama, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list. Not only will they equip you to defuse tension, but also put you on a road to a happier, healthier and more productive worklife.
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- Albert Bernstein
Gossipy coworkers, unmanageable managers, and cranky clients have got you pulling your hair out and gnawing your nails down to nubs. From teammates who drop the ball on deadlines to corporate bullies who try to run your show, your work environment can be lethal to your health and your career. Al Bernstein shows you how to understand the situation, how to keep the craziness from bothering you, how to keep things from getting worse, and how you can make them better.
- Dr. Rick Brinkman, Dr. Rick Kirschner
Dealing with People You Can’t Stand has been helping good people deal with bad behavior in a positive, professional way for nearly two decades. Whether you’re dealing with a coworker trying to take credit for your work, a distant family member who knows no personal bounds, or a loud cell phone talker on line at the grocery store, Dealing with People You Can’t Stand gives you the tools for bringing out the best in people at their worst.
- Ian Fraser
This might not be an obvious pick for this list, but reading Shredded certainly spells out why you should work to build a work culture that is inclusive of wellbeing whilst taking measures to prevent workplace bullying. The book demonstrates why there is a strong business case for tackling individuals who exploit their position. A bullying culture inside the Royal Bank of Scotland was part of the reason it failed. Its failure then became a factor that led to the financial crisis.
- Jeffrey Pheffer
The problem facing managers and organizations today is one of implementation of decisions and how to get things done in a timely and effective way. Problems of implementation are really issues of how to influence behavior, change the course of events, overcome resistance, and get people to do things they would not otherwise do. In a word, power. This book provides an in-depth look at the role of power and influence in organizations, and that its effective use is essential to strong leadership.
- Karen Dillon
Every organization has its share of political drama: Personalities clash. Agendas compete. But you need to work productively with your colleagues,even difficult ones, for the good of your organization and your career. The HBR Guide to Office Politics will help you succeed at work without being a power grabber or a corporate climber. Instead you’ll cultivate a political strategy that’s authentic to you.
- Linnda Durre
Do you dread going to work? Dealing with pestering coworkers, unmanageable managers, angry clients can take its toll on your job performance. And in these difficult economic times, no one can afford to lose their jobs. In this book, syndicated author and psychotherapist Linnda Durre teaches you how to pinpoint and treat these office maladies with effective communication and conflict negotiation techniques that are sure to bring you peace of mind and peace at work.
- Marie G. Mclntyre
Office politics are an unavoidable fact of life in every workplace. To accomplish your personal and business goals, you must learn to successfully play the political game in your organization. Whether you are a new player or a seasoned veteran, this book can help you increase your personal power without compromising your integrity or taking advantage of others. This smart, practical guide shows you how to stop wasting energy on things you can't change and start taking steps to get what you want.
- Mark Goulston
Top-ranked psychiatrist and communication expert Mark Goulston shows you how in Talking to "Crazy", a life-changing book for everyone trapped in maddening personal or professional relationships. Goulston unlocks the mysteries of the irrational mind, and explains how faulty thinking patterns develop. His keen insights are matched by a set of counterintuitive strategies proven to defuse crazy behavior, along with scripts, examples, and exercises that teach you how to use them.
- Matt Beaumont
Set in a London ad agency desperate to land a coveted big account, e follows the bureaucratic bungling, cutthroat maneuvers, and outrageous sexual antics of a group of Miller-Shanks employees as they scheme, lie, lust, and claw their way up (and down) the company ladder. Again, not a traditional pick for this list, E: A Novel is a hilarious, dead-on-target fiction on office politics which makes it a very interesting read.
- Pete Havel
If you have ever led an organization or participated on a team and felt completely frustrated by the sabotage of another colleague, or client, this book is for you. Building a great culture is always a worthy goal but fireproofing it - is just as important. The book provides detailed practical tools and tactics you need to know how to fireproof yourself and your culture from your organization’s arsonists!
- Peter Block
Empowerment produces the conditions for high performance. Especially for middle managers and below. Empowered cultures attract and retain talent. They produce high achievement, high accountability and high commitment. The Empowered Manager uncovers a roadmap to creating a more accountable culture in today's fragmented and virtual world.
- Renee Evenson
Learning to interact effectively with difficult employees, colleagues, and bosses is an absolute essential for our success. With Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People, anyone can learn how to confront head-on the difficult situations that can arise when dealing with these personalities, before they fester and spread.
- Richard Fox, Anneliese Guérin-LeTendre
Getting things done depends on getting along. And when relationships are difficult, it's not just our work that suffers: it's often our health and wellbeing too. The book covers all the main components of building and maintaining great relationships at work. The author, Richard Fox, is the founder of The Learning Corporation and shares his experience of working with large teams around the world to provide advice that HR Managers and business leaders will find invaluable.
- Robert I. Sutton
The definitive guide to working with -- and surviving -- bullies, creeps, jerks, tyrants, tormentors, despots, backstabbers, egomaniacs, and all the other assholes who do their best to destroy you at work. In this groundbreaking book, Stanford University professor Robert I. Sutton builds on his acclaimed Harvard Business Review article to show you the best ways to deal with assholes...and why they can be so destructive to your company.
- Tina Fey
Before becoming Liz Lemon and dealing with worklife drama, Tina Fey was a young girl with big dreams. Fey tells the story of how she pushed forward in the face of gender bias and being passed over for well-deserved opportunities. A key factor in Fey’s success is how she works to put politics aside while staying focused on her goals. She shares important advice on how to deal with a tough co-worker, and proves what we've always suspected: you're no one until someone calls you bossy.
If you are a leader and/or work in the field of Human Resources, these hand-picked recommendations of books on diversity, inclusion and equity will help you confront difficult issues including sexism, racism, inequality, and injustice at the workplace and help you make your organization (and the world) a better place.
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- Dolly Chugh
Many of us believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion. But how do we stand up for those values in our turbulent world? The Person You Mean to Be is the smart, "semi-bold" person’s guide to fighting for what you believe in. An inspiring guide from Dolly Chugh, an award-winning social psychologist at New York University Stern School of Business, on how to confront difficult issues including sexism, racism, inequality, and injustice so that you can make the world (and yourself) better.
- Ijeoma Oluo
Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to "model minorities" in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life. She gives both white people and people of color, a language to engage in clear, constructive, and confident dialogue with each other about how to deal with racial prejudices and biases.
- Jennifer Brown
We know why diversity is important, but how do we drive real change at work? Diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
- Jennifer L. Eberhardt
How do we address racial disparities and inequities? What role do our institutions play in creating, maintaining, and magnifying those inequities? With a perspective that is at once scientific, investigative, and informed by personal experience, Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt offers us the language and courage we need to face one of the biggest and most troubling issues of our time.
- Jiten Patel, Gamiel Yafai
An engaging and comprehensive tour of the world of diversity in the workplace. Authoritative, yet witty and well told, this important book is a vital navigational tool for anyone getting to grips with the importance of diversity across the spectrum of today s society. Demystifying Diversity is aimed at anyone with a line management responsibility at any level of management, business professionals and HR practitioners.
- Karen Catlin
Are you looking to build a workplace culture with a certain buzz about it? Where employees are thriving and engagement is through the roof. Where people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and abilities are hired and set up for success. One secret to creating this environment is allyship. And it's something anyone can do. In this book, you'll learn to spot situations where you can create a more inclusive culture, along with straightforward steps to take.
- Mahzarin R. Banaji, Anthony G. Greenwald
Blindspot is the authors’ metaphor for the portion of the mind that houses hidden biases. Writing with simplicity and verve, they question the extent to which our perceptions of social groups shape our likes and dislikes and judgments about people’s character and abilities. The title’s “good people” are those of us who strive to align our behavior with our intentions. The book aims to explain the science in plain enough language to help well-intentioned people achieve that alignment.
- Mary-Frances Winters
Politics, religion, race - we can't talk about topics like these at work, right? But these conversations are happening all the time. And if they aren't handled effectively, they can become more polarizing and divisive, impacting productivity, engagement, retention, teamwork, and even employees' sense of safety in the workplace. In this concise and powerful book, Mary-Frances Winters shows you how to lay the groundwork for having bold, inclusive conversations.
- Minda Harts
Most business books provide a one-size-fits-all approach to career advice that overlooks the unique barriers that women of color face. In The Memo, Minda Harts offers a much-needed career guide tailored specifically for women of color. From microaggressions to the wage gap, The Memo empowers women of color with actionable advice on challenges and offers a clear path to success.
- Monica Diaz
In this book, Monica Diaz describes how leaders and companies can identify what is truly driving their behavior when they intend to leverage diversity and inclusion to drive business impact. She also outlines a non-traditional practical application of these learnings, to give leaders a different approach on how to truly transform mindsets and dramatically evolve work environments. This book is for anyone committed to building better work environments powered by human differences.
- Rhodes Perry
Belonging At Work empowers business leaders, visionaries, and those on their way to joining them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to build inclusive organizations. The personal storiesand practical strategies featured in the book offer everything you need to cultivate workplace cultures where all of your stakeholders can show up authentically and feel valued and respected for their contributions. Rhodes Perry’s visionary book serves as a blueprint for the future of work.
- Robin DiAngelo
Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent meaningful cross-racial dialogue. Anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what can be done to engage more constructively.
- Tiffany Jana, Michael Baran
Our workplaces and society are growing more diverse, but are we supporting inclusive cultures? While overt racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of discrimination are relatively easy to spot, we cannot neglect the subtler everyday actions that normalize exclusion. Jana and Baran give simple and clear tools to identify and address such acts, offering scripts and action plans for everybody involved.
If you are a leader and/or work in the field of Human Resources and are tasked with building great corporate culture, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Daniel Coyle
In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world’s most successful organizations—including the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six, IDEO, and the San Antonio Spurs—and reveals what makes them tick. He demystifies the culture-building process by identifying three key skills that generate cohesion and cooperation, and explains how diverse groups learn to function with a single mind.
- Gary Hamel, Michele Zanini
In Humanocracy, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini make a passionate, data-driven argument for excising bureaucracy and replacing it with something better. Drawing on more than a decade of research and packed with practical examples, Humanocracy lays out a detailed blueprint for creating organizations that are as inspired and ingenious as the human beings inside them.
- Harvard Business Review
If you read nothing else on building a better organizational culture, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you identify where your culture can be improved, communicate change, and anticipate and address implementation challenges.
- Jeffrey W. Hayzlett, Jim Eber
Veteran entrepreneur and former Kodak CMO Jeffrey Hayzlett knows firsthand what it takes to go from zero to hero in a world where every leader, business, and brand is held accountable by their customers and employees. In these pages, Hayzlett challenges leaders like you to examine their own values and behaviors as he shines a light on what happens to companies when their values no longer align with their mission. He shows you how to transform your organization and create a hero company by becoming a hero leader yourself.
- Jennifer Brown
We know why diversity is important, but how do we drive real change at work? Diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
- Jim Collins
Can a good company become a great company and if so, how? In Good to Great, Jim Collins concludes that it is possible. Collins and his team sorted through a list of 1,435 companies, looking for those that made substantial improvements in their performance over time. They settled on 11 and discovered common traits that challenge conventional notions of corporate success. At the heart of those truly great companies was their corporate culture.
- Laszlo Block
From the visionary head of Google's innovative People Operations comes a groundbreaking inquiry into the philosophy of work -- and a blueprint for attracting the most spectacular talent to your business and ensuring that they succeed.
- Patrick M. Lencioni
There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter employees? No, Patrick Lencioni, argues that the seminal difference between successful companies and mediocre ones has little to do with what they know and how smart they are and more to do with how healthy they are. In this book, Lencioni delivers a first: a cohesive and comprehensive exploration of the unique advantage organizational health provides.
- Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey
What if a company created a culture in which everyone could overcome their internal barriers to change and use errors and vulnerabilities as opportunities for personal and company growth? Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey have found and studied such companies — Deliberately Developmental Organizations (DDOs). An Everyone Culture dives deep into three companies that embody this approach. It reveals the design principles, concrete practices, and underlying science at the heart of DDOs.
- Ron Friedman
In The Best Place to Work, award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman, Ph.D. uses the latest research from the fields of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. Combining powerful stories with cutting edge findings, Friedman shows leaders at every level how they can use scientifically-proven techniques to promote smarter thinking, greater innovation, and stronger performance.
- Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek's second book is the natural extension of Start with Why, expanding his ideas at the organizational level. Determining a company’s WHY is crucial, but only the beginning. The next step is how do you get people on board with your WHY? How do you inspire deep trust and commitment to the company and one another? Drawing on powerful and inspiring stories, Sinek shows how to sustain an organization’s WHY while continually adding people to the mix.
- Tony Hsieh
Pay new employees $2,000 to quit; Make customer service the responsibility of the entire company; Make company culture the #1 priority; Apply research from the science of happiness to business; Help employees grow personally and professionally; Seek to change the world; Oh, and make money too. Delivering Happiness shows how a very different kind of culture is a powerful model for achieving success-and how by concentrating on the happiness of those around you, you can dramatically increase your own.
Millennials are unique. They think differently. They speak differently. They see the world differently. It's important for leaders to read and equip themselves with tips and strategies to connect with them.
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- Adam Brooks
In this minibook instead of trying to find ways to get millennials to stop acting the way they do, we figure out ways to inspire them to work harder no matter how they act. Put these ideas and beliefs into practice quickly and thoroughly, and watch your business grow not just fiscally but in emotional bonds as well. Your staff won’t just respect you, they will follow you! The best way to read the book is with your current business trends and office staff in mind.
- Bruce Tulgan
Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: How to Manage the Millennials provides employers with a workable game plan for turning Millennials into the stellar workforce they have the potential to be. The culmination of over two decades of research, this book provides employers with a practical framework for engaging, developing, and retaining the new generation of employees. This edition expands the discussion to include the new 'second-wave' Millennials, those Tulgan refers to as 'Generation Z.'
- Chip Espinoza, Mick Ukleja, Craig Rusch
Many books are being published on how to manage employees of the "millennial" generation, but the solutions offered are anecdotal at best. Backed by years of serious research, Managing the Millennials provides managers of all ages with specific recommendations and tools for engaging this burgeoning demographic. Each chapter shares interviews, case studies, and offers research-backed ideas and best practices to help any organization address the challenges generational diversity presents.
- Chris Tuff
In The Millennial Whisperer, Chris Tuff puts into context the ways Millennials differ from previous generations and shares practical steps companies and leaders can take to immediately boost productivity without building an office full of ping pong tables, beer kegs, and participation trophies. Chris provides ways for leaders to build a corporate culture in which Millennials can thrive, establish effective rewards systems at lower cost, address disciplinary methods effectively, and more!
- Hannah L. Ubl, Lisa X. Walden, Debra Arbit
Managing Millennials For Dummies is the field guide to people-management in the modern workplace. Packed with insight, advice, personal anecdotes, and practical guidance, this book shows you how to manage your Millennial workers and teach them how to manage themselves. You'll learn what makes them tick and how to uncover the talent they have hiding not far below the surface. The book showcases best practices and proven strategies from Google, Netflix, LinkedIn, and other top employers.
- Haydn Shaw
Haydn Shaw has identified 12 places where the different generations typically come apart in the workplace. These sticking points revolve around differing attitudes toward managing one’s own time, texting, social media, organizational structure, and of course, clothing preferences. Sticking Points is a must-read book that will help you understand the generational differences you encounter while teaching us how we can learn to speak one another’s language and get better results together.
- Lee Caraher
Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making It Work at Work addresses a very real concern of businesses nationwide: how to motivate, collaborate with, and manage the millennial generation, who make up almost 50% of the American workforce. The key is to change Boomer attitudes from disbelief and derision to acceptance and respect. Using real world examples, author Lee Caraher gives leaders data-driven steps to take to co-create a productive workplace for today and tomorrow.
- Lindsey Pollak
Millennials have become the largest generation in the U.S. workforce, and Generation Z workers are right behind them. Leaders and organizations must embrace the new ways of working that appeal to the digital-first generations, while continuing to appeal to Baby Boomers and Generation X, who will likely remain in the workforce for decades to come. The Remix shows you how to adapt and win through proven strategies that serve all generations’ needs.
- Ryan Jenkins
The Millennial Manual equips leaders to increase productivity, improve retention, and accelerate the development of their Millennial workforce. The actionable strategies shared in this book are the result of five years of strenuous research, harvesting the best practices of managing Millennials from hundreds of companies. The result is a comprehensive guide to overcoming most of the challenges managers face when leading a generation that to outsiders seems to be in constant flux.
Looking for a fun engagement activity for millennials in your office? Our Fun Office Awards for Millennials are a great choice. From Always Slaying to Lit AF to On Fleek, we have funny award titles for every Gen Y team member. Each award is creatively illustrated, can be personalised, and available for shipping globally.
]]>If you work in the field of Human Resources and/or are responsible for the Rewards & Recognition (R&R) function at your organization, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Adrian Gostick, Chester Elton
Revealing the groundbreaking results of one of the most in-depth management studies ever undertaken, The Carrot Principle shows definitively that the central characteristic of the most successful managers is that they provide their employees with frequent and effective recognition.
- Bob Nelson
Adapted to meet the needs of an evolving workplace—especially to deal creatively with virtual employees, freelancers and permalancers, international colleagues, and the rule-bending expectations of millennials—its 1,501 low-and no-cost rewards and strategies are drawn from thousands of companies across the globe. For bosses, managers, entrepreneurs, small-business owners, consultants—anyone who’s responsible for working successfully in an ever-tougher economy—this is the rewards bible.
- Cindy Ventrice
Companies spend billions on recognition programs, but 65% of employees reported they felt unrecognized. How is it that we are spending so much and achieving so little? Cindy Ventrice says it’s because few organizations understand what makes an employee feel truly recognized. Awards, perks, and privileges don’t really motivate. Make Their Day! reveals what employers should expect from recognition and what managers can do to give morale and productivity a genuine, lasting boost.
- Eric Mosley, Derek Irvine
Building a fully engaged, energized workforce is the key to business success. The Power of Thanks reveals how leading companies like Intuit, JetBlue Airways, IHG, Symantec, ConAgra Foods, and The Hershey Company empower employees through social recognition, in which the practice of mutual appreciation and trust directs and rewards higher performance.
- Gary Chapman, Paul White
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace applies the love language concept to the workplace. This book helps supervisors and managers effectively communicate appreciation and encouragement to their employees, resulting in higher levels of job satisfaction, healthier relationships between managers and employees, and decreased cases of burnout.
- Mike Byam
Researched and written by the managing partner of one of North America's most respected and established employee recognition firms, The WOW! Workplace shows you how to put together a powerhouse recognition culture.
Whether you're new manager, a veteran leader, or looking to be promoted to your boss' position, these hand-picked recommendations of books should definitely be part of your reading list.
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- Adam Grant
At work, most people operate as either takers, matchers, or givers. Whereas takers strive to get as much as possible from others and matchers aim to trade evenly, givers are the rare breed of people who contribute to others without expecting anything in return. Using his own pioneering research as Wharton's youngest tenured professor, Adam Grant shows that these styles have a surprising impact on success.
- Andrew S. Grove
In High Output Management, Andrew S. Grove, former chairman and CEO of Intel, shares his perspective on how to build and run a company. Grove covers techniques for creating highly productive teams, demonstrating methods of motivation that lead to peak performance—throughout, High Output Management is a practical handbook for navigating real-life business scenarios and a powerful management manifesto with the ability to revolutionize the way we work.
- Brené Brown
Over 7 years of research, Brené Brown discovered that leaders in organisations ranging from small start-ups and family-owned businesses to non-profits, civic organisations and Fortune 50 companies, are asking the same questions: How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders? And, how do you embed the value of courage in your culture? Dare to Lead answers these questions and gives us actionable strategies and real examples from her new research-based, courage-building programme.
- Gallup Press
Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its revolutionary study of more than 80,000 managers in First, Break All the Rules, revealing what the world’s greatest managers do differently. With vital performance and career lessons and ideas for how to apply them, it is a must-read for managers at every level.
- Jim Clifton, Jim Harter
Packed with 52 discoveries from Gallup’s largest study on the future of work, It’s the Manager shows leaders how to adapt their organizations to rapid change, ranging from new workplace demands to managing remote employees, a diverse workforce, the rise of artificial intelligence, gig workers, and attracting – and keeping – today’s best employees.
- John Doerr
In 1999, John Doerr invested nearly $12 million in a startup that had amazing technology and entrepreneurial energy, but no real business plan. Doerr introduced the founders to OKRs, and with OKRs at its foundation, the management grew the startup from forty to 70,000 employees and a market cap exceeding $600 billion. The startup was Google. Measure What Matters is about using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), a revolutionary approach to goal-setting, to make tough choices in business.
- Julie Zhuo
Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don't really know what you're doing. The Making of a Manager is here to help you. It's a modern field guide packed with everyday examples and transformative insights that will help you be the kind of manager you wish you had.
- Ken Blanchard, Spencer Johnson
For decades, The One Minute Manager has helped millions achieve more successful professional and personal lives. Now, Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson have written The New One Minute Manager to introduce the book’s powerful, important lessons to a new generation. In their concise, easy-to-read story, they teach readers three very practical secrets about leading others — and explain why these techniques continue to work so well.
- Kim Malone Scott
Radical Candor offers a guide to those bewildered or exhausted by management - and is written for bosses and those who manage bosses. Taken from years of the author’s experience, the book gives actionable lessons to the reader; it shows managers how to be successful while retaining their humanity, finding meaning in their job, and creating an environment where people both love their work and their colleagues.
- Liz Wiseman
This book explores why some leaders drain capability and intelligence from their teams while others amplify it to produce better results. When leaders of the latter variety walk into a room, light bulbs go off over people’s heads; ideas flow and problems get solved. These leaders, referred to as Multipliers, inspire employees to stretch themselves to deliver results that surpass expectations. Multipliers will show how you too can harness all the energy and intelligence around you.
- Loren B. Belker, Jim McCormick, Gary S. Topchik
The jump from star employee to new manager is bigger than most people realize—with opportunities to fail at every step. Stumbling your way through isn’t an option. Learn to conquer every challenge like a pro with the clear, candid advice in The First Time Manager. For nearly four decades, this trusted guide has brought newcomers up to speed on the nitty gritty realities of managing people.
- Michael Bungay Stanier
Michael Bungay Stanier distills the essentials of coaching to seven core questions. And if you master his simple yet profound technique, you'll get a two-fer. You'll provide more effective support to your employeesand co-workers. And you may find that you become the ultimate coach for yourself.
- Paul Falcone
Inappropriate workplace conduct, lateness, sexually offensive behavior, productivity and communication issues... these are just a few of the uncomfortable topics bosses must sometimes discuss with their employees. 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees offers realistic sample dialogues managers can use to facilitate clear, direct interactions with their employees, helping to sidestep potential awkwardness and meet issues head-on.
- Simon Sinek
In studying the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world, Simon Sinek discovered that they all think, act, and communicate in the exact same way-and it's the complete opposite of what everyone else does. People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers might have little in common, but they all started with why. Drawing on a wide range of real-life stories, Sinek weaves together a clear vision of what it truly takes to lead and inspire.
- Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek's second book is the natural extension of Start with Why, expanding his ideas at the organizational level. Determining a company’s WHY is crucial, but only the beginning. The next step is how do you get people on board with your WHY? How do you inspire deep trust and commitment to the company and one another? Drawing on powerful and inspiring stories, Sinek shows how to sustain an organization’s WHY while continually adding people to the mix.
- Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen
A management parable that draws its lesson from an unlikely source - the fun-loving fishmongers at Seattle's Pike Place Market. In Fish!, the heroine, Mary Jane, is asked to engineer a turnaround of her company's troubled operations department. Fish! aims to help employees find their way to a fun and happy workplace. While some may find the story line and prescriptions downright corny, others will find a good dose of motivational management techniques.