Mayo (human capital management, Middlesex U.) exhorts companies to consider their workers as assets to be cultivated, protected, and used to their fullest extent for the benefit of the business. Acknowledgments Preface 1 A Great Gap to be Filled 1 2 People Drive Value 18 3 Measuring Human Capital 40 4 The Worth of People as Assets 71 5 Capability and Potential 88 6 Maximi…
The Witch Doctors is a one-stop guide to management theories, fads, and the gurus who promote them that will spark controversy, debate, and a dialogue for change. Funny, entertaining and outspoken, this is a book no American worker can afford to miss. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The author argues that at the heart of organizational learning lies a set of processes that can be designed, deployed, and led. He starts by describing the basic steps in every learning process - acquiring, interpreting, and applying knowledge - then examines the critical challenges facing managers at each of these stages and the various ways the challenges can be met . Drawing on decades of …
This volume deals with the beginning of a new era in the theory of strategic management. New concepts and techniques are developed and the fundamentals of the content and the process of strategic management are questioned in depth. Using a resource-based perspective, the concept of core competence allows a proactive construction of competence, perceives competence as spanning multiple businesse…
In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today—and how we can apply it to our own lives. From an early age, it is drilled into our heads: Restlessness, distraction, and ignorance are the enemies of success. We’re told that learning is all self-discipline,…
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…
Measuring What Matters reveals what learning metrics have business meaning to CEO's and other top tier leaders' in some of the most recognizable companies in the world including Walgreens, Microsoft, Dell, Federal Express. More importantly, the book offers a clear pathway so that readers can build their own pathway for buy in and support from the top. www.amazon.com