In the quest for endless cost reductions and every-greater efficiency it’s easy to overlook
something that seems as unimportant as facilitation. It is after all just another soft skill
isn’t it? Something those people in HR know about, but that the folks who worry about
the bottom-line really don’t need to understand. Or do they?…
admin by February 21, 2012
When people used to ask me for advice on how to go about getting their dream job, I used to look off into the distance and look reflective. Really, I was likely re-calculating the exact age difference between Padma Lakshmi and her billionaire baby daddy (I’m good with timelines) or deciding what I was going…
Conflict costs American companies $359 billion every year. In their book, Have a Nice Conflict, authors Tim Scudder, Michael Patterson, and Kent Mitchell provide tools to help you understand and take control over conflict in your organization.
To learn more, watch the video below and visit them at http://haveaniceconflict.com.
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admin by December 21, 2011
Tyco had been in the headlines for much of 2002 – unfortunately, they were tabloid-type headlines. The large industrial conglomerate had become the latest name in a string of corporate scandals that wafted in with the new century. Other names, like Enron and WorldCom and Adelphia Communications, were already engraved in a rogue’s gallery of executive malfeasance. But…
admin by November 21, 2011
The thinking behind evidence-based HR is inspired in part by the evidence-based movement in medicine. That movement came about after medical researchers noticed that doctors, despite a vast amount of available medical research, were treating disease in idiosyncratic ways. They were using their own preferred treatments even when there was solid scientific evidence that other treatments were…
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Our second featured book is one we’re sure you’ve heard of by now…. Million-Dollar Hire by David P. Jones. You might remember his previous JB guest blogs (here and here), or our mention of his fantastic videos. For all things book-related keeping reading and be sure to order your copy today.
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We are lucky enough to feature another guest blog from author David Jones, whose book “Million-Dollar Hire: Build Your Bottom Line, One Employee at a Time” is now available wherever books and ebooks are sold! As we mentioned last week, David’s got a fantastic website for his book where you can learn about him and his…
Today’s guest blog post is coming to you from David Jones, whose book “Million-Dollar Hire: Build Your Bottom Line, One Employee at a Time” will be in stores next week (of course you can always preorder a copy today). David P. Jones, PhD, is the president of Growth Ventures Inc., a human capital advisory firm.…
admin by February 3, 2011
Today’s author guest blog comes from author Robert Herbold, whose book “What’s Holding You Back? Ten Bold Steps that Define Gutsy Leaders” is new from Jossey-Bass this month! (Make sure you are following our Twitter account – @josseybassbiz – to find out how you can win your own copy of the book!) In the meantime, you can read this…
admin by January 20, 2011
Continuing a big week of author guest posts, we are bringing you another one today from coauthor of the highly anticipated “Great Workplace,” now available wherever books and ebooks are sold. This post comes on a very special day as the Fortune “100 Best Places to Work” List was just released. Want to get your company…
