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Books for Employers
- Love ‘em or Lose ‘em, by B. Kaye and S. Jordan-Evans
- First, Break All the Rules, by M. Buckingham and C. Coffman
- Keeping Good People, by R. Herman
- Up is Not the Only Way: A Guide to Developing Workforce Talent, by B. Kaye
- Doing Nothing is NOT an Option! : Facing the Imminent Labour Crisis, by R. Critchley
- Generation Y: Thriving (and Surviving) with Generation Y at work, by P. Sheahan
- How to Become an Employer of Choice, by R. Herman and J. Gioia
LOVE ’EM OR LOSE ’EM
by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans
Because finding the ideal person for every workplace position has become an increasingly difficult task, the retention of top employees has become every manager's concern. Love 'Em or Lose 'Em, by organisational-development specialists Beverly L. Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans, proposes that only those who adopt programs and policies that truly support their personnel can effectively run this “race for talent”. It then shows how to do so, even in organisations reluctant to participate actively. Nothing the authors recommend has not been tested and re-tested exhaustively in the real world of work before being formulated into the 26 recommended strategies that managers at every level can use to engage and retain the people who contribute the most to their employer.
FIRST, BREAK ALL THE RULES
What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman expose the fallacies of standard management thinking. In seven chapters, the two consultants for the Gallup Organization debunk some dearly held notions about management, such as "treat people as you like to be treated"; "people are capable of almost anything"; and "a manager's role is diminishing in today's economy." The authors have culled their observations from more than 80,000 interviews conducted by Gallup during the past 25 years in over 400 companies.
The essence of the findings lie in the 4 keys to becoming a great managers: Finding the right fit for employees, focusing on strengths of employees, defining the right results, and selecting staff for talent--not just knowledge and skills. There are also 12 questions that give organisations the information they need to attract, focus, and keep the most talented employees.
All in all, the concepts are well explained and presented, and this book is focused on what really works instead of spewing out politically correct drivel that is so popular in modern management books.
KEEPING GOOD PEOPLE
Strategies for Solving the #1 Problem Facing Business Today
by Roger E. Herman
This book was written by a Strategic Business Futurist who concentrates on workforce and workplace trends. Often described as a visionary, he integrates a wide range of trend indicators to project change. He writes of the tight labour market and a strong economy, in which there are plenty of jobs to go around. It's easy to change jobs. In fact, too easy. Changing jobs every 2-4 years is fast becoming the societal norm. Now, employers must work counter-trend to keep their good people.
Keep Good People is an excellent resource for human resource professionals and managers seeking to prevent undesirable employee turnover as well for the organisations seeking to reduce turnover. Use this book as a guide to simply review current practices and development of strategic, and it will be well worth the investment of both time and money. Roger Herman gives us an excellent reference and guide to an important area of profitability for business. Keeping people is every bit as important as finding them in the first place.
UP IS NOT THE ONLY WAY
A guide to developing workforce talent
by Beverly Kaye
This classic guide to designing and implementing an organisational career development program shows human
resource and career development practitioners how to forge that vital link between the employer’s needs and the employee’s personal career planning and development. Including new information and recommendations, Beverly describes clear program stages and activities for each stage and the all important guidance on how to sustain career program vitality after the initial success of its implementation. Clearly the best guide in the world on this aspect of corporate career services delivery.
DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTION!
Facing the Imminent Labour Crisis
by Robert K Critchley
Whilst not alone in ringing the warning bells, Critchley has much more to offer than an alarmist message. He writes of the substantial unchangeable natural event: the demographic shift in the labour market occurring in most economies. The demographic statistics and other quantitative data are sourced impeccably and illustrated clearly as the author first traces the implications for employers and then suggests strategies to help organisations reposition without delay for the changing labour market situation. Critchley writes, in particular, about the older worker fast becoming the dominant age group from which employers need to recruit. He also illustrates how the need is becoming acute for employers to improve their management practices to address multigenerational workforce issues and to extend flexible work attendance options to third agers so that those in this age group currently employed will want to continue in work rather than flee the payroll as sea changers or tree changers.
This is an outstanding people management guide. The 205 pages are insightful, blunt in the transparency of the and written in a constructive solution orientated manner. The Five Star Customer Reviews on both amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com are thoroughly deserved.
GENERATION Y
Thriving (and Surviving) with Generation Y at work
by Peter Sheahan
Peter is an Australian well regarded for his message for youth and young adults and those who employ them. His new book has nine comprehensive chapters on the characteristics of Generation Y. Generation Y are the 4.5 million Australians born between 1977 and 1994 and are in most cases the face of their employers and brands. Learn about Generation Y and how to attract the best of them, select, orient and train and manage them. There are chapters on strategies for retaining Generation Y as well as exiting them from your business. It also includes case studies from Australian companies who are doing it right in Peter’s evaluation, as well as examples from overseas.
HOW TO BECOME AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
by Roger E. Herman, Joyce L. Gioia
Written by a team of Strategic Business Futurists who concentrate on workforce and workplace trends, this book defines "Employer of Choice" and describes how enlightened employers can differentiate themselves in the turbulent world of work. Unlike other books on this topic, the authors understand what today's employees are looking for in all dimensions: a company they can trust and be proud of; a culture that inspires and liberates them to do better work with less stress; exciting, enlightened leadership with a clear vision; thoughtful, individualised care of each person's issues; meaningful tasks that match the person's skills and interests; competitive compensation and benefits (especially the latter); and a place where everyone can make a difference in the world. Numerous surveys and interviews with those who measure employee attitudes helped the authors to locate these areas and to flesh them out with the most important elements for today.
How To Become An Employer Of Choice is in the upper tier of the books employers should read. This book is the best resources on all of the ways that companies and employees can create a symbiotic relationship whereby the employee enjoys a place to perform great things while the company benefits from great results.
