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A guide to help human resources create positive relationships with the employees, develop compensation packages, manage hirings and firings, and keep the workplace free of harassment and other unlawful discrimination.

This practical guide provides the tools you need to keep your HR administration running smoothly. Learn to align HR practices with your objectives, and keep your company competitive.

"A happy workforce, it is said, is a productive workforce. Mmmm. Try telling that to an army of belligerent goblins. Or the Big Bad Wolf. Or a professional dragon slayer. Who is looking after their well-being? Who gives a damn about their intolerable working conditions, lack of adequate health insurance, and terrible coffee in the canteen? Thankfully, with access to an astonishingly diverse workforce and limitless natural resources, maximizing revenue...

Wakeman believes it is high time to reinvent leadership thinking. His straightforward strategies dispenses with unproven HR maxims and shows how time and energy can be recommissioned and put toward the value that hired talent is intended to provide. Happy employees are accountable-- and productive-- employees.

There was a time when people were committed to working hard and being productive in the work force. Today, however, some workers have an entitlement mentality and the labor pool includes some people who donâ??t want a job - just a paycheck. In response to this trend, Glenn Shepard has written How to Manage Problem Employees. This comprehensive book will tell you how to set new hires up for success, structure compensation packages to maximize their...

Even the most dedicated, competent government managers can feel overwhelmed when it comes to motivating and managing their employees. And while they strive for excellence in themselves and in their team, many feel that stringent and convoluted regulations mean their hands are tied when it comes to developing their people. but the truth is that with the right strategies and skills, you can inspire superior performance from your employees - both consistently...

A business parable about how companies can achieve remarkable results by helping their employees fulfill their dreams. The fictional company in this book is grappling with real problems of high turnover and low morale--so the managers begin to investigate what really drives the employees. What they discover is that the key to motivation isn't necessarily the promise of a bigger paycheck or title, but rather the fulfillment of crucial personal dreams....

Wall Street Journal bestselling authors deliver a powerful and actionable story to build high-performing teams with concepts rooted in nature. In The Stargazer: Unleashing the Brilliance of Building Brighter Teams, human capital experts and Wall Street Journal bestselling authors Drs. Katie P. Desiderio and Michael G. Frino deliver a thought-provoking leadership fable. The story explores the importance of growth partnership as a catalyst for building...

A thoroughly updated and expanded edition of the classic guide to dealing with the human side of organizational change. Explains in detail--successful organizational change takes place when employees have a purpose, a mental picture, a plan for, and a part to play in change. In short, successful change takes place only when employees are "on board" with the change. Provides practical, step-by-step strategies for reaching this goal and for minimizing...