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Human Resources

Now job seekers or any professional pursuing advancement can masterthe skills needed to prepare for and win interviews with Kramer’s 101 SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWING STRATEGIES.

Book Details:

Paperback: 144 pages

Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1st Edition (March 14, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Eric Kramer

Category: Business Books, Job Interview Books

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An all-new approach to understanding the (in)formal connections of an organization

From the bestselling coauthor of the business classic The Wisdom of Teams comes an all-new exploration of the modern workplace, and how leaders and managers must embrace it for success. Katzenbach and Khan examine how two distinct factions together form the bigger picture for how organizations actually work: the more defined “formal” organization of a company-the management structure, performance metrics, and processes-and the “informal”-the culture, social networks, and ad hoc communities that spring up naturally and can accelerate or hinder how the organization works. With dynamic examples from enterprises around the world, this book takes a timeless organizational approach and creates a powerful paradigm-shifting tool set for applying it.

• Includes self-assessment guidelines for senior leaders, front-line managers, and individual contributors
• Features organizations in business, government, the nonprofit sector, and academia-including the New York City schools system, Aetna, the Marines, United Nations, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Home Depot, Bell Canada, and the Houston Police Department

Book Details:

Hardcover: 240 pages

Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (April 19, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Jon R. Katzenbach and Zia Khan

Category: Business Books, Leadership Books

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The Unique System of Nonverbal Skills Used by the Most Effective Leaders in Business Today

Whether you’re presenting an idea, delivering a speech, managing a team, or negotiating a deal, your body language plays a key role in your overall success.

This ingenious step-by-step guide, written by an elite trainer of Fortune 50 CEOs and G8 world leaders, unlocks the secrets of nonverbal communication–using a proven system of universal techniques that can give you the ultimate professional advantage. Learn easily how to:

• Successfully master the visual TruthPlane around you to win trust now.
• Gesture in a way that gains everyone’s attention— even before you speak.
• Appeal to others’ deep psychological needs for immediate rapport and influence.

You’ll discover how to sit, stand, and subtly alter your body language to move with confidence, control conversations, command attention, persuade and influence others, and convey positive energy—without saying a word.

Book Details:

Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1st Edition (March 17, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Mark Bowden

Category: Business Books, Presentation Books

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Use Social Media to Build a Great Personal Brand–and a Great Career!

Discover how to:

• Build an authentic storyline and online identity that gets you the right opportunities

• Choose the best social media tools for your personal goals

• Blog your story boldly and effectively

• Promote your events, accomplishments, victories…and even defeats and lessons learned

• Integrate online and offline networking to get more from both

• Reach people with hiring authority and budgets on LinkedIn

• Use Twitter to share the ideas and passions that make you uniquely valuable

• Launch an online branding program that really gets noticed

• Avoid “killer” social networking mistakes

• Leverage your online “expert” status to become a published author or public speaker

• Measure the success of your social media branding

• Get new projects or jobs through your online friends and followers

Book Details:

Paperback: 304 pages

Publisher: Que; 1st Edition (December 27, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Erik Deckers and Kyle Lacy

Category: Business Books, Social Media Books

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As the human resource (HR) profession has continued to evolve beyond transactional responsibilities, many HR professionals have embraced the fact that technology enables them to collect and analyze data efficiently and in ways never before possible. They’ve discovered that the ability to analyze, measure and articulate HR’s contributions to organizational success allow them to make even greater contributions within their organizations. They’re using measurement to investing in people.

But many HR professionals aren’t agile in the use of measurements to move their businesses forward. Some simply don’t know where to begin or are still looking for the “one true way” to measure—or are asking, “just tell me what to measure and what the number should be.” They are thirsty for an analytic framework that underlies the whole issue of measurement.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 384 pages

Publisher: FT Press; 2nd Edition (December 18, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Wayne F. Cascio and John W. Boudreau

Category: Business Books, Human Resources Books

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Be the Leader Who Is Cool, Calm, and in Control–Even in the Worst of Situations

When the going gets tough, you get going! Author Graham Jones, Ph.D., whose work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, shows you how to excel when the chips are down and use pressure to your advantage. With his successful program, you’ll learn how to:

• Manage stress

• Develop strong self-belief

• Improve mental outlook

• Channel motivation into tangible goals

• Refine your focus

If you have the guts to make a real difference in your organization, you’re ready to Thrive on Pressure and produce positive results for you and your team!

Book Details:

Paperback: 240 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1st Edition (July 26, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Graham Jones

Category: Business Books, Self Improvement Books

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Learn to create resilience and happiness no matter what’s going on in your life

In these tough times, there are few people who are completely happy with the current conditions. From business executives to the everyday Joe or Jane, everyone seems to be going through a rough economic and personal crunch. But acclaimed business school Professor Srikumar Rao says that we can learn to create joy no matter what else may be going on around us.

Rao shows you that it isn’t the negative thing that happens to you that causes your unhappiness, it’s how you see it. Happiness at Work is a thought-provoking new title that moves the mind away from negativity and forces you to resist labeling situations as “bad”, but rather seeing them as neutral.

Happiness at Work provides:

• Surprising ways of looking at change and problem-solving
• Exercises that shift one’s perspective

Learn the vital wisdom necessary to achieving a joyful, successful life as you define it through greater resilience and a strong inner core. Get it now with The Happiness Choice.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 256 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (March 8, 2010)

Language: English

Editor: Srikumar Rao

Category: Business Books, Social Networking Books

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If you’re having trouble dealing with your boss, A Survival Guide for Working With Bad Bosses will be well worth its price in helping you find solutions – Houston Chronicle

Book Details:

Paperback: 224 pages

Publisher: AMACOM (November 25, 2005)

Language: English

Author: Gini Graham Scott Ph.D.

Category: Business Books, Human Resources Books

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From popular life coach and motivational speaker Margie Warrell comes an inspiring, practical guide for finding the courage to change any–or every–aspect of your life. Warrell’s “12 Acts of Courage” challenges you to rethink your “life scripts,” overcome everyday fears, and dream bigger. In Find Your Courage, each chapter includes proven strategies and “Courage Exercises” to help you harness their inner strength and make meaningful changes in your personal and professional lives.

Book Details:

Paperback: 304 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1st Edition (December 12, 2008)

Language: English

Author: Margie Warrell

Category: Business Books, Self-Improvement Books

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Written by a team of experts headed by online learning pioneer Robert Ubell, Virtual Teamwork covers best practices for online instruction and team learning, reveals proven techniques for managing enterprise and global virtual teams, and helps you choose the best communication tools for the job.

Book Details:

Paperback: 268 pages

Publisher: Wiley (June 8, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Robert Ubell

Category: Business Books, Human Resources Books

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The Handbook of Employee Engagement contains cutting edge contributions from a wide array of world-class scholars and consultants on state-of-the-art topics key to the science and the practice of employee engagement.

The volume presents comprehensive and global perspectives to help researchers and practitioners identify, understand, evaluate and apply the key theories, models, measures and interventions associated with employee engagement. The Handbook provides many new insights, practical applications and areas for future research. It will serve as an important platform for ongoing research and practice on employee engagement.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 444 pages

Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub (October 31, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Simon L. Albrecht

Category: Business Books, Employee Engagement Books

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Managers are under increasing pressure to get results, and their competence is judged on the combined performance of their whole team.  When their staff are content they perform well; when they are motivated they perform even better.

How to Motivate People shows managers how to inspire individuals or teams to develop. It clarifies the underlying principles for motivating staff to get results and maximize performance and sets out clear guidelines on how to reduce negativity, boost positive feelings, foster enthusiasm and involvement, and focus effort on key issues.

Book Details:

Paperback: 144 pages

Publisher: Kogan Page; Second Edition edition (April 28, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Patrick Forsyth

Category: Business Books, Human Resources Books

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Drawing from the powerful lessons of emotional awareness and relationship dynamics, ConnectAbility promotes a sophisticated yet simple method for developing superior partnerships guaranteed to create quality results on a consistent basis. Even the best-intentioned team players too often focus more on communicating their own ideas than hearing and understanding what others have to say.

Book Details:

Paperback: 240 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (November 24, 2009)

Language: English

Author: David Ryback and Jim Cathcart and David Nour

Category: Business Books, Social Media Books

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This book provides instruction on the requirements for the Institute of Leadership and Management coaching & mentoring qualifications levels 5-7. As a leader, senior manager or executive, you are often required to act as a coach or mentor for your staff. This book will enable you to set up coaching programmes that can make a significant difference to staff retention and motivation. It will give you the knowledge and skills you need to encourage your staff to grow so that you can get on with your own essential leadership role.

In this book you’ll discover how to: – become an effective leader and coach *distinguish between coaching and mentoring – establish the right coaching climate *develop effective communication skills – set up the first coaching session *present a business case for coaching …and much more. You’ll also find out the various coaching models available and equip yourself with useful tools and exercises that you can employ in your coaching sessions.

Book Details:

Paperback: 224 pages

Publisher: How to Books (March 15, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Jackie Arnold

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In today’s challenging environment a company’s success is determined by its ability to utilize all the assets at its disposal. One asset often neglected by the boardroom is supplier expenditure, yet most organizations spend at least half their costs with their supplier – often for business-critical goods and services.

Effective procurement delivers rich rewards where P&L impact is relatively painless and immediate, benefit/cost ratios of 10 to 1 are realistic ambitions, in-year payback commonplace and top-line growth and cost reduction are both achievable.

This book is for executives who recognize this opportunity and as such covers all aspects of strategic procurement, including: the role of both the top team and the organization as a whole in procurement; understanding the importance of procurement in delivering your customer value proposition; optimizing supply chains; reducing cost and creating value; making yourself important to the suppliers you need; sustaining procurement improvement and keeping it on the business agenda.

Showing you how to cut costs while improving your business and the importance of effective supplier relationships, Strategic Procurement offers real understanding of the true worth of procurement in the boardroom.

Book Details:

Paperback: 192 pages

Publisher: Kogan Page (October 28, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Caroline Booth

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Many people find it hard to get on top of their workload.  They constantly bounce from one task to another and struggle to prioritize, which can have a serious impact on productivity.

Organise Yourself helps readers develop effective organizational skills and dramatically improve the way they work. It contains tips on seeing through complex problems, building positive workplace habits, avoiding information overload, overcoming distractions and interruptions, organizing work space and filing systems, making effective use of technology, and coping with the challenges of working from home.

Book Details:

Paperback: 160 pages

Publisher: Kogan Page; Third Edition,Revised,Third Edition edition (April 28, 2010)

Language: English

Author: John Caunt

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HR For Small Business explains in simple, clear language what business owners and managers need to know about their relationship with their employees in order to comply with the law and protect themselves and their business from being sued.

Featuring:

• Interview questions
• Reference checks
• Benefits and taxes
• Leave policies
• Unemployment insurance
• Privacy and confidentiality
• Employment discrimination
• Sexual harassment
• Workers’ compensation
• Telecomuting and job-sharing

Book Details:

Paperback: 432 pages

Publisher: Sphinx Publishing; 2 edition (January 1, 2009)

Language: English

Author: Charles Fleischer

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A career in marketing or market research makes a worthy challenge for those whose creative genius is matched by their analytical acumen. For those interested in marketing careers, this WetFeet Insider Guide explores the opportunities within and beyond the consumer products industry; what it takes to succeed; typical career paths; and how to navigate the recruiting process like a seasoned professional.

Book Details:

Paperback: 86 pages

Publisher: Wetfeet.Com (January 2008)

Language: English

Author: Wetfeet.com

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Manager’s Guide to Mentoring provides all the skills for using one of today’s most innovative management techniques to drive positive change in your company.

Briefcase Books, written specifically for today’s busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page:

• Clear definitions of key terms, concepts, and jargon
• Tactics and strategies for mentoring
• Insider tips for creating a mentoring program
• Practical advice for mentors
• Warning signs when preparing for and undertaking a mentoring initiative
• Stories and insights from the experiences of others
• Specific mentoring procedures, tactics, and hands-on techniques

Book Details:

Paperback: 240 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (August 12, 2009)

Language: English

Author: Curtis J. Crawford

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Keeping employees motivated is crucial to your company’s performance. This comprehensive, quick-reference guide for managers offers you hundreds of ready-to-use phrases at your fingertips. No matter what the situation–whether you’re giving a pep talk or inspiring a direct report in a one-on-one meeting–Perfect Phrases for Motivating & Rewarding Employeeswill provide you with the right words at right time. Learn how to:

• Create a positive work environment
• Motivate people to achieve goals
• Handle difficult employees and challenging situations
• Provide feedback that enhances performance

Book Details:

Paperback: 176 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (June 1, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Harriet Diamond and Linda Eve Diamond

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Put your brain through its paces and achieve first-rate mental agility

The brain is your body’s most important muscle and, with regular exercise, you can improve its performance and strengthen it against age-related deterioration. This guide offers everything you need to know to keep your brain and memory in tip-top shape, whether it’s by choosing the right foods or playing the piano. From puzzles and exercises to the best day-to-day habits and long-term mental fitness techniques, this book enables you to boost your mental agility and reduce memory loss. So shake off those cobwebs and get your brain fighting-fit in no time!

Book Details:

Paperback: 276 pages

Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (February 8, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Tracy Packiam Alloway

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Multitasking is the great buzz word in business today, but as developmental molecular biologist Medina tells readers in a chapter on attention, the brain can really only focus on one thing at a time. This alone is the best argument for not talking on your cellphone while driving. Medina (The Genetic Inferno) presents readers with a basket containing an even dozen good principles on how the brain works and how we can use them to our benefit at home and work.

The author says our visual sense trumps all other senses, so pump up those PowerPoint presentations with graphics. The author says that we don’t sleep to give our brain a rest—studies show our neurons firing furiously away while the rest of the body is catching a few z’s. While our brain indeed loses cells as we age, it compensates so that we continue to be able to learn well into our golden years. Many of these findings and minutiae will be familiar to science buffs, but the author employs an appealing style, with suggestions on how to apply his principles, which should engage all readers.

Book Details:

Paperback: 301 pages

Publisher: Pear Press; Reprint edition (March 10, 2009)

Language: English

Author: John Medina

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