In this often unexamined story of the new American work ethic and why the U.S. will remain a future global force, Partnership HR demonstrates the innate ability of today's workforce to do whatever it takes to catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Author Irving Buchen challenges organizational leaders and human resource professionals alike to make changes in traditional HR functions as he documents …
A worker in one of Europe's largest wireless communication companies showed his manager how to repair an error that was costing the company $30 million per year. A secretary at Grapevine Canyon Ranch proposed a simple change to pull the company's website to the top of search engines. These are just two of many examples in Ideas are Free that highlight the single best resource in a company - tho…
Cynicism and distrust are rampant in today's business environment. Eighty percent of employees want nothing to do with their organizations, or the managers who run them. Great management principles, always the backbone of truly excellent companies, are now often used and manipulated by corporate leaders for their own gain. If left unchecked, these formerly great principles turn into malpract…
When The Machine That Changed the World was first published in 1990, Toyota was half the size of General Motors. Today Toyota is passing GM as the world's largest auto maker and is the most consistently successful global enterprise of the past fifty years. This management classic was the first book to reveal Toyota's lean production system that is the basis for its enduring success. Now reis…
Culture. We blithely use the term for just about anything--a vibrant culture, a dominant culture, a corporate culture. But do we really know what we're saying, what culture really means? Or do we most often assume that the term is just a convenient way to group those with a common purpose or goal and a method for achieving it? Isn't a corporate culture, for example, just "the way we do things a…
This book presents an international panel of expert contributors who offer their views on the state of HR and what to expect in the future. Topics covered include HR as a decision science, understanding and managing people, creating and adapting organizational culture, the effects of globalization, collaborative ventures, and investing in the next generation. Like its bestselling predecessor be…
TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments Ch. 1 The Promising World of Mergers and Acquisitions Ch. 2 Strategic and Financial Objectives: The Drivers of Integration Ch. 3 Laying the Groundwork: Managing the Transaction Stage Ch. 4 Assessing Key Target People Ch. 5 Preparing Stakeholder Communications and Value Preservation Ch. 6 Preparing for Integration: Managing the Transition Sta…
Effective management in today's competitive business environment requires solid leadership skillsÂÂskills for which companies often don't provide adequate training. This bookhat void, providing a four-tiered approach that helps professionals from all walks of life develop both strong management and leadership skills. Top leadership models and frameworks, tools for assessing leadership str…