• Business Chemistry: Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships

    A guide to putting cognitive diversity to work Ever wonder what it is that makes two people click or clash? Or why some groups excel while others fumble? Or how you, as a leader, can make or break team potential? Business Chemistry holds the answers. Based on extensive research and analytics, plus years of proven success in the field, the Business Chemistry framework provides a simple yet powerful way to identify meaningful differences between people’s working styles. Who seeks possibilities and who seeks stability? Who values challenge and who values connection? Business Chemistry will help... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1119501563
    • ASIN: 1119501563
    • ISBN: 9781119501565
    • Manufacturer: Wiley

  • Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being

    Bestselling author Shawn Achor shows how to unlock hidden sources of potential in ourselves and others.In a world that thrives on competition and individual achievement, we are measuring and pursuing potential all wrong. By pursuing success in isolation - pushing others away as we push ourselves too hard - we are not just limiting our potential, we are becoming more stressed and disconnected than ever.In his highly anticipated follow-up to The Happiness Advantage, Achor reveals a better approach. Drawing on his work in 50 countries, he shows that success and happiness are not competitive spo... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B072SSCPKX
    • ASIN: B072SSCPKX
    • Brand: Currency
    • Manufacturer: Currency

  • Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership: A Guide for Inspiring Creativity, Innovation, and Engagement

    Unlike leadership books that focus on competencies, Gary DePaul provides nine practices that anyone - regardless or role - can use immediately! Recipient of the ISPI 2016 Outstanding Performance Communication Award, Gary DePaul explains how the concept of leadership is radically changing. In it, you'll read 27 real-life examples of how individual contributors, managers, and executives have applied each of the nine practices (three per practice). You'll also have access to numerous tools and reference materials to strengthen your leadership development. FeaturesDemystifies the confusion abou... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1498720595
    • ASIN: 1498720595
    • ISBN: 1498720595
    • Manufacturer: Productivity Press

  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity Management: Theoretical Approaches and Best Practices (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance)

    This book highlights the most critical aspects of diversity and their implications for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), examining them in a collection of conceptual and practical contributions from researchers and practitioners alike. In particular the book discusses good and best practices for diversity management and analyzes possible links between CSR and diversity within organizations. Examples are drawn from a diverse range of organizational settings including corporations, educational institutions and other (non-profit) organizations and in various countries, including Germany, the... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B01N9L1ZCO
    • ASIN: B01N9L1ZCO
    • Manufacturer: Springer

  • Belonging At Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Cultivate an Inclusive Organization

    “It’s virtually impossible to be successful in one’s work in any kind of group – be it a corporation, a deep-sea fishing crew, or a rock and roll band – without feeling a sense of belonging. Most of us have had the experience of working where we didn’t really fit in, and sure, we can pull in that paycheck for a while, make do, hang in there, but how long do those jobs ever last, especially if we want to be honest with ourselves or have a healthy work-life balance? It’s easy to say, 'No job is ever perfect. You’re not supposed to like it; that’s why they call it work!' But why... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07K8TBW42
    • ASIN: B07K8TBW42
    • Manufacturer: PYP Academy Press

  • Mastering Your Inner Critic and 7 Other High Hurdles to Advancement: How the Best Women Leaders Practice Self-Awareness to Change What Really Matters

    IT’S TIME TO STOP QUESTIONING YOURSELF—AND START TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR SUCCESS How many times did your inner critic pop up and talk you down today? Or, tell you someone else wasn’t good enough? Is your inner critic running rampant, thwarting your advancement as a leader? You may have never called your inner critic out or confronted its harsh ramblings until now, but it’s time! Mastering Your Inner Critic offers first-hand hard-won advice for scaling the hurdles that prevent you from controlling that little voice. It’s time to counter those nagging questions that torment you—with ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07HYFB551
    • ASIN: B07HYFB551
    • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

  • Implementing Diversity

    This practical and provocative guide provides the strategies and tactics used by organizations committed to implementing diversity from the top down. Focusing on the necessity for a strategic change initiative, Loden discusses: how to position diversity initiatives for maximum buy-in and support; proven strategies for managing resistance to this important change; the 18 classic mistakes made when implementing diversity initiatives--and how to avoid them.

    • ASIN: 078630460X
    • ASIN: 078630460X
    • ISBN: 078630460X
    • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

  • Success Through Diversity: Why the Most Inclusive Companies Will Win

    Explores how investing in a racially and ethnically diverse workforce will help make contemporary businesses more dynamic, powerful, and profitableIn our fast-changing demographic landscape, companies that proactively embrace diversity in all areas of their operations will be best poised to thrive. Renowned business leader and visionary Carol Fulp explores staffing trends in the US and provides a blueprint for what businesses must do to maintain their competitiveness and customer base, including hiring in new ways, aligning managers around diversity, providing new kinds of leadership developme... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07911XH3J
    • ASIN: B07911XH3J
    • Manufacturer: Beacon Press

  • Achieving Organizational Excellence: A Quality Management Program for Culturally Diverse Organizations (Management for Professionals)

    This book bridges two essential aspects of assessing and achieving business excellence in 21st-century organizations. The author argues that transnational companies face a twofold challenge: managing global knowledge networks and multicultural project teams on the one hand; and interacting and collaborating across boundaries using global communication technologies, on the other. The author also argues that this dual challenge calls for the creation of a business excellence program that fits and thrives within these multicultural environments. In response, he reviews corporate practices in qual... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07CSLZ691
    • ASIN: B07CSLZ691
    • Manufacturer: Springer

  • The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation

    Why do so many world-changing insights come from people with little or no related experience? Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. And it was an astronomer who finally explained what happened to the dinosaurs.Frans Johansson’s The Medici Effect shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory, and offers examples how we can turn the ideas we discover into path-breaking innovations.

    • ASIN: 1422102823
    • ASIN: 1422102823
    • ISBN: 9781422102824
    • Brand: Johansson, Frans
    • Manufacturer: Harvard Business School Press

  • Best Inclusion Practices: LGBT Diversity

    Aims to increase awareness about the specific circumstances of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) diversity. Based on a wide array of literature this volume provides a global vision of this reality, explaining the evolution of homosexuality during history and reasons why it has been considered a sin, an illness and a crime.

    • ASIN: 1137033932
    • ASIN: 1137033932
    • ISBN: 1137033932
    • Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan

  • The Influence of Culture on Human Resource Management Processes and Practices (Applied Psychology Series)

    It is clear that organizations are becoming more culturally diverse, and a better understanding of multiculturism and its impact on organizations is needed. This book, with contributions from expert academics, is designed to motivate both the further development of models concerned with the influence of cultural diversity on several Human Resource Management processes and practices and the design and conduct of empirical research on the same topic. It primarily focuses on processes and practices that occur at three general phases; the pre-hire phase, the selection phase, and the post-hire phas... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0805845992
    • ASIN: 0805845992
    • ISBN: 0805845992
    • Brand: Brand: Psychology Press
    • Manufacturer: Routledge

  • Diversity in the Workplace: Human Resources Initiatives

    The importance of addressing diversity in the workplace has gained widespread recognition in recent years. Among the forces calling attention to diversity in the workplace are the changing nature of the workforce, globalization of labor and customer markets, and organizational restructurings, such as mergers and joint ventures, which bring diverse corporate cultures together. Most firms, however, are only beginning to evaluate and adjust policies that were originally designed for yesterday's more homogeneous workforce. The large-scale organizational changes attracting attention are, for now, t... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0898624762
    • ASIN: 0898624762
    • ISBN: 0898624762
    • Brand: Brand: The Guilford Press
    • Manufacturer: The Guilford Press

  • Managing Organizational Diversity: Trends and Challenges in Management and Engineering

    This book provides a comprehensive overview of organizational diversity management, intended to help readers implement effective strategies and maximize the value of organizational diversity. Written by experts from a range of disciplines, it presents cutting-edge research and best practices in this field. Further, it addresses the challenges that organizations face in order to successfully manage organizational diversity and presents the application of theoretical concepts. Individual chapters explore topics including workforce diversity, knowledge management, innovation and change, and decis... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B06XV8WF1Z
    • ASIN: B06XV8WF1Z
    • Manufacturer: Springer

  • Death by HR: How Affirmative Action Cripples Organizations

    Over a third of adults under 35 now live with their parents. Young men are working much less and playing video games much more as they fail to find good jobs, and the rates of marriage and family formation are way down. More people of all ages have given up trying to find a job. Meanwhile, companies report a shortage of skilled workers, and many good jobs remain unfilled for months or years.  Human Resources (HR) departments are widely disliked, and job searchers are generally advised to contact the hiring manager directly if they really want to be considered for a job. There are good reason... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0996183345
    • ASIN: 0996183345
    • ISBN: 0996183345
    • Manufacturer: Jeb Kinnison

  • Implementing Diversity: Best Practices for Making Diversity Work in Your Organization

    This practical and provocative guide provides the strategies and tactics used by organizations committed to implementing diversity from the top down. Focusing on the necessity for a strategic change initiative, Loden discusses: how to position

    • UPC: 25455699

  • Organizational Behavior : Managing People and Organizations

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    • UPC: 49011629

  • Best Practices: Managing People - eBook

    In today's hypercompetitive business climate, managers who help employees achieve their individual potential stand to get—and stay—ahead. Managing People, a comprehensive and essential resource for any manager on the run, shows you how.Learn to:Delegate the

    • UPC: 703111730
    • Rating: 4.0

  • Managing Organizational Behavior: What Great Managers Know and Do

    Developing Management Skills by Baldwin/Bommer/Rubin distinguishes itself by exclusively focusing on teaching relevant skills, its learner-centered writing and its evidence-based foundation. This texts problem-based approach draws students in with several fundamental and specific questions or

    • UPC: 15134629
    • Rating: 5.0

  • Beyond Race and Gender : Unleashing the Power of Your Total Workforce by Managing Diversity

    Thomas supplies an action plan, extensive case studies, and a series of tough questions and answers to get readers thinking seriously about what elements are blocking the full use of their

    • UPC: 33648141
    • Rating: 3.0

  • Managing Workplace Diversity: Building Effective and Efficient Work Relationships - eBook

    Suppose you were to ask yourself the following question:When do you perform your best?Research has shown that people work harder and are more effective when they feel involved, recognised, valued, and perhaps most importantly, respected.Now

    • UPC: 376391814

  • Managing aviation maintenance organizational errors and risks - eBook

    Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Sociology - Work, Profession, Education, Organisation, grade: 90%, University of Newcastle, course: Masters Of Aviation Management, language: English, abstract: To manage risks and errors, there

    • UPC: 799231745

  • Project Management Essentials : A Quick and Easy Guide to the Most Important Concepts and Best Practices for Managing Your Projects Right

    If you're new to project management or need to refresh your knowledge, Project Management Essentials, Third Edition is the quickest and easiest way to learn how to manage projects successfully. The concepts presented are not

    • UPC: 22897612

  • 42 Rules for Creating We (2nd Edition) : A Hands-On, Practical Approach to Organizational Development, Change and Leadership Best Practices.

    For 200,000 years, human beings have moved back and forth between I-Centric and We-Centric societies. Glaser offers new insights from thought leaders in neuroscience, organizational development, and brand strategy, introducing groundbreaking practices for bringing the

    • UPC: 53265757

  • Changemaking: Tactics and Resources for Managing Organizational Change - eBook

    Changemaking takes a fresh look at managing change. Focusing on tactics rather than strategy the book is for those who carry out the practical day-to-day work of supporting and sustaining change. It focuses on the

    • UPC: 268800052

  • Diversity Management

    The Surprising Solution to Workplace Diversity | Arwa Mahdawi | TEDxHamburg

    Dr Maura Cullen discusses Diversity Best Practices: L.E.A.D. Model