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Mastering HR: Best HRM Books for Beginners to Read in 2024

HR Digest

The field of human resource management (HRM) encompasses vital tasks such as recruiting, screening, and developing employees for businesses. From talent acquisition and employee engagement to legal considerations, the best human resource books equip readers with a solid foundation.

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Nine Rules for Employee Engagement

Chart Your Course

Moreover, experts say employee engagement is doubly important in times of economic recession, uncertainty or boom, because this is when the human element differentiates those who fail, survive or thrive. Employees care that their companies are ethical in how they do business and treat people. Telecommute Option.

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Trust Is Key For Performance Management When Working Remotely

The Horizons Tracker

Whichever way managers decide to go, however, trust will be crucial, both in terms of managers trusting staff to work effectively and efficiently, and also employees trusting managers to behave ethically and supportively. There is clearly a lot of tension and uncertainty surrounding work at the moment.

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Wait, I’m the Boss?!? The Guide for New Managers to Succeed

Skip Prichard

And, in times of crisis and uncertainty, communication is more important than ever. They are extremely ethical and believe that honesty, effort, and reliability form the foundation of success. Leadership Tip: Great managers are great communicators. 4) Support. Second, they are honest and transparent.

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A Couple Reasons to Smile About

Women on Business

After a year of uncertainty and tumult, Congress finally got around to making some crucial decisions in the last month of 2010. The Bush tax cuts, set to expire after December 31, 2010, had lowered most income tax brackets, capital gains and dividend tax rates over the past decade.

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The Big Picture of Business – Think Tanks to Strategize

Strategy Driven

Businesses of all sizes are besieged with opportunities, competing information sources and large amounts of uncertainty. Without visioning, other functions (marketing, human resources, financial, production, quality control, public relations, etc.) Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, longterm growth.

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4 Ways to Retain Gen Xers

Harvard Business Review

They’re frustrated – and, having played it safe during the years of economic uncertainty, are now facing what may be their last chance to grab for the golden ring. Yet their career progress has been blocked by Boomers who are postponing retirement and threatened by impatient Millennials eager to leapfrog them. Show them the route to the top.