Leader's Handbook
Eric Jacobson
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Read the Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook. New to your leadership position? It's also a good refresher read for any leader wanting to hone their leadership skills.
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How To Develop Employee Handbook
HR Digest
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
Employee handbooks serve as an important player in a company’s success. This guide will teach you how to make an employee handbook and how your small business can benefit from one. What Is An Employee Handbook? . How To Make An Employee Handbook .
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Remote Manager Handbook
The Center For Leadership Studies
MARCH 30, 2020
This handbook is designed to help every manager navigate this evolving business landscape through a new lens. The post Remote Manager Handbook appeared first on Situational Leadership® Management and Leadership Training.
Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook
Eric Jacobson
MARCH 10, 2021
Read the new, Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook Leaders Leadership Leadership BooksNew to your leadership position?
Family Business Handbook
Eric Jacobson
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
January brought the new Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook , a comprehensive guide for how to build and sustain a successful enduring enterprise. Should the HBR Family Business Handbook be required reading for all family members in a family-owned business and why?
New Book: Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook
Eric Jacobson
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
I am a big fan of the series of Harvard Business Review (HBR)’s Handbooks , including the one for leaders and the one for family businesses. Newest in the series is the HBR Project Management Handbook.
What Employee Handbook Topics Should You Cover?
HR Digest
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022
Before getting down to writing an employee handbook , HR professionals need to understand what they should include by law. The HR Digest has curated a list of employee handbook topics that’ll come in handy when you set up the organization’s human resources policies.
Announcing: The ASTD Management Development Handbook
QAspire
MAY 21, 2012
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) recently released a fantastic collection titled “ The ASTD Management Development Handbook ”. This is a very non-traditional approach to write a handbook of management development! Books/Reviews Leading People ASTD ASTD Management Development Handbook book HR Leadership Management Training
The Fragility of Modern Employee Handbook
HR Digest
MARCH 4, 2020
Perhaps the biggest – and the most troublesome reason is; organizations cohering to a one-size-fits-all employee handbook that often exposes them to liability for having an insufficient policy. The post The Fragility of Modern Employee Handbook appeared first on The HR Digest.
The Returning to Work Handbook: Reflections and Strategies for Employees
The Center For Leadership Studies
MAY 15, 2020
This handbook is designed to guide employees navigating this transition through the lens of Situational Leadership ® by providing strategies that will help you process the change that has occurred and evaluate your goals and performance, as well as the tools to “Take Charge” of your own performance.
Create The Future And The Innovation Handbook
Eric Jacobson
MARCH 5, 2020
Flip the book over, and you have Gutsche’s updated and expanded, bestselling, Exploiting Chaos , book now called, The Innovation Handbook , featuring memorable real-world case studies and plenty of thought-provoking questions to inspire next steps for innovation.
Employee Handbook Policy Updates: New California Laws for 2021
HR Digest
DECEMBER 27, 2020
As we approach another year, California employers should reexamine their employee handbook to ensure that it is up to date. These differences between the FMLA and CFRA will require a revision to your handbook. You should have a policy in the employee handbook addressing to phone use.
The Essential Performance Review Handbook
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 21, 2013
By Sharon Armstrong Most all managers and leaders do performance reviews, and most don’t look forward to them. This practical and broad ranging book may help. About the final third of the book is a compilation of sample forms that an organization could adopt or adapt, but the first 130 pages applies to all leaders [.]. Books Developing Others Leadership Learning coaching performance reviews
Possibility Maximizer: Human Capital Handbook 2011
Sales Wolf Blog
MARCH 25, 2011
Today I have a great resource from the folks at HubCap Digital with the inaugural volume of its Human Capital Handbook. The Resource: HubCap Digital's Human Capital Handbook 2011 What It Covers: This free download from HubCap Digital is the organization's first installment of what is meant to be a "living document" that continually evolves to adapt to the needs of its audience facing an ever-changing. Happy Friday - I hope you have had a wonderful week!
AMA Handbook of Due Diligence
CEO Blog
JUNE 27, 2011
Recently, I read a great book by William Crilly and Andrew Sherman called, The AMA Handbook of Due Diligence. I harvested a huge bag of lettuce (Hobby 1) on the weekend to freeze to make soup and you can see, I still have lots left. Lettuce put through the blender makes an excellent soup (hobby 2)stock. Also had a great 8 mile run(hobby 3) yesterday in the heat.
A Handbook For Making Change
Eric Jacobson
OCTOBER 29, 2018
David S. Pottruck 's book, Stacking the Deck , teaches readers a nine-step course of action leaders can follow from the first realization that change is needed through all the steps of implementation, including assembling the right team of close advisors and getting the word out to the wider group. This book tells the in-the-trenches stories of individuals who led bold, sweeping change.
The Team Member Handbook For Teamwork
Eric Jacobson
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Check out Price Pritchett's book called, The Team Member Handbook For Teamwork. In fact, you can even learn a lot just from reading the handbook's Table Of Contents. It provides you good, practical, useful information. You'll learn as a manager how to build a strong team. You'll learn as a team member how to be effective on a team.
The Returning to Work Handbook: Reflections and Strategies for Managers
The Center For Leadership Studies
MAY 11, 2020
This handbook is designed to help managers navigate this transition through a new lens, by helping them process the change that has occurred and providing strategies for evaluating their teams’ goals and performance.
Goodbye Handbook, Hello Facebook: Onboarding in the Age of Millennials
Great Leadership By Dan
JULY 29, 2015
Onboarding today looks nothing like onboarding of ten or twenty years ago. Acclimating new millennial employees to company culture requires creative thinking and modern tactics. Read Beth Miller’s new guest post over at About.com Management and Leadership to find out how. Beth Armknecht Miller Millennials onboarding
Don’t Hide These Easter Eggs in Your First Employee Handbook
Women on Business
MARCH 20, 2013
Guest Posts employee handbook human resourcesWe've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven't already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. link].
5Q- an excellent fivefold ministries handbook
Deep Imprints
JUNE 26, 2017
This weekend I spent time reviewing Alan Hirsch’s new book 5Q: Reactivating the Original Intelligence and Capacity of the Body of Christ. First, let me give you my review, and then I’ll tell you what I learned. This book is excellent. In it, Hirsch indicates he is working on his doctorate, and this is clearly […]. Other
The Office Politics Handbook: A book review by Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
The Office Politics Handbook: Winning the Game of Power and Politics at Work Jack Godwin Career Pess (2013) How to survive and then thrive by effectively managing micropolitics in the contemporary workplace As I began to read this book, I was reminded of another, Jeff Pfeffer’s Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t. […].
Mergers & Acquisitions Integration Handbook: A book review by Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 10, 2012
Mergers & Acquisitions Integration Handbook: Helping Companies Realize the Full Value of Acquisitions Scott C. Whitaker John Wiley & Sons (2012) How to combine, consolidate, and integrate resources effectively Most mergers and acquisitions either fail or fall far short of original expectations. Reasons vary, of course, from one situation to another. However, more often than [.].
The Perfectionist’s Handbook: A book review by Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 22, 2011
The Perfectionist’s Handbook: Take Risks, Invite Criticism, and Make the Most of Your Mistakes Jeff Szymanski John Wiley & Sons (2011) A brilliant analysis of the differences between healthy and unhealthy perfectionism I agree with Jeff Szymanski that perfection is best viewed as an on-going process rather than as an ultimate destination.
A Free Handbook for the New Year
Steve Farber
JANUARY 3, 2012
The Daily Handbook for Extreme Leaders (adapted from The Radical Leap Re-Energized ) is a practical, inspiring, and essential guide to being a leader of substance and significance. I’ve had many people tell me that they’ve used The Daily Handbook with their teams and families, too).
The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: A book review by Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 28, 2011
The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: How to create, sustain and accelerate profitable growth Stuart Cross Global Professional Publishing (2011) How to manage strategy effectively and on a continuous basis In fact, everyone in a given enterprise (including but not limited to C-level executives) should be actively engaged in effective management of strategy.
The Perfectionist’s Handbook: A book review b y Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 30, 2011
The Perfectionist’s Handbook: Take Risks, Invite Criticism, and Make the Most of Your Mistakes Jeff Szymanski John Wiley & Sons (2011) A brilliant analysis of the differences between healthy and unhealthy perfectionism I agree with Jeff Szymanski that perfection is best viewed as an on-going process rather than as an ultimate destination.
Update Your Resume and Create Your Life Handbook
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
Meyers, you just gave us all a life handbook! Did you know September is international “Update Your Resume Month&# ? I didn’t either…but it is! This press release by career coach and author, Ford R. Myers, offers five tips to develop attention-getting resumes: 1. Be Brief. Be Specific. Be Active. Be Selective. Be Honest. Taken like this, I think these five tips can apply to just about every facet of a women’s career.
My New Book is Out - The Management Development Handbook
Management Craft
MAY 21, 2012
It is called, The Management Development Handbook, from ASTD Press. One chapter is a set of screen shots from the best employee handbook I have ever seen. Words like “cry,” “love,” and “irreverence,” are shared in this handbook about management. The Management Development Handbook. Hello! Yes, I got all my hair cut off. The Houston humidity is not a curly girl's friend.but I digress. I want to tell you about my new book!
Book Review: The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook
Chartered Management Institute
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook by Rupert Scofield is written to guide the aspiring social entrepreneur through the full range of activities of starting, building and running a social business. Rupert is the CEO of the foundation for International Community Assistance, a leading microfinance institution. Review by David Stephens FCMI. You are not watching this post, click to start watching
Taking The Stage Is The Newest Handbook For Business Women And Their Supporters
Eric Jacobson
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
Judith Humphrey ''s new book, Taking the Stage: How Women Can Speak Up, Stand Out, and Succee d , is based on a program that has been delivered to over 400,000 women worldwide. Filled with practical and actionable advice , the book is ideal for women at all stages of their career and for the managers and executives committed to supporting and guiding these women on their leadership journeys. This book deals with the qualities and desires deep within all of us," says Humphrey. "It
How to Deal With Negative Publicity
Eric Jacobson
MAY 19, 2022
Today, we feature an excerpt from the book, The Public Relations Handbook. About the Editor of The Public Relations Handbook : Robert L. For more information, please visit [link] Excerpted from The Public Relations Handbook copyright © 2022 by Robert L.
How To Navigate The Ever-Changing Public Relations Landscape
Eric Jacobson
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
The Public Relations Handbook is the book – the fifth edition of the version that premiered in 1967. Take seriously the ideas and lessons offered in The Public Relations Handbook. Dilenschneider The Public Relations Handbook
Noel Tichy’s latest masterpiece, Succession: A book review by Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
DECEMBER 21, 2014
Bob''s blog entries Action Learning: Simultaneous Development and Succession Planning Handbook Chris DeRose Don Pryzgodski GE’s Leadership Center Global Business Partnership Global Leadership in Healthcare Program Global Leadership Program Noel M. Succession: Mastering the Make-or-Break Process of Leadership Transition Noel M.
Business Owners: Are You Guilty Of Negligence?…
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
The Employee Handbook. A good employee handbook will introduce new recruits to the company’s core values, mission and culture, will tell them what’s expected of them, but most importantly, it will tell them what’s permissible and what’s not.
Avoiding the Putrid Beast Destroying Leaders
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 19, 2012
Humility Leading Marks of leaders Personal Growth Taking others higher accounting practices arrogance Disagreement employee handbooks Growth hr guidelines Leadership Development PowerPride is good. For example, “Have some pride” and “Take pride in your work.” Arrogant pride, however, represents the dark, blinding, deceptive underbelly of leadership.
How to be the Leader of Your Own Life
Joseph Lalonde
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Unfortunately, no one gets a handbook complete […]. When we think of leadership, it is usually in a professional context focusing on how we lead organizations, departments, and teams. But, how do we lead other areas of our life, community, health, and well-being?
Rethinking Daydreaming: Why A Wandering Mind Benefits Business
Strategy Driven
MAY 9, 2019
Chris Griffiths, author of The Creative Thinking Handbook: Your Step-By-Step Guide To Problem Solving In Business, is founder and CEO of OpenGenius. Innovation business management Chris Griffiths strategydriven The Creative Thinking Handbook:? Where does an idea come from? It’s a debatable question, and one that likely invokes an image of classic cartoons and lightbulbs above heads. In real life, those “eureka!”
Scott C. Whitaker on completing successful cross-border mergers and acquisitions: An interview by Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
JUNE 1, 2016
Whitaker on completing successful cross-border mergers and acquisitions: An interview by Bob Morris University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Mergers & Acquisitions Integration Handbook: Helping Companies Realize The Full Value of AcquisitionsScott Whitaker is a Partner with Global PMI Partners and has been involved in dozens of mergers and acquisitions totaling nearly $100 billion in value.
Avoiding the Putrid Beast Destroying Leaders
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 19, 2012
Humility Leading Marks of leaders Personal Growth Taking others higher accounting practices arrogance Disagreement employee handbooks Growth hr guidelines Leadership Development PowerPride is good. For example, “Have some pride” and “Take pride in your work.” Arrogant pride, however, represents the dark, blinding, deceptive underbelly of leadership.
David Evans and Dick Schmalensee on “The New Economics of Multisided Platforms”: An interview by Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 24, 2016
Bob's blog entries David Evans and Dick Schmalensee on “The New Economics of Multisided Platforms”: An interview by Bob Morris Global Economics group Handbook of Industrial Organization Harvard Business Review Howard W. David Evans and Dick Schmalensee are among the early pioneers in the research of “multi-sided markets” and the economic principles that inform the unique design of business models, pricing and incentive structures, and product design for these platform-based businesses.
21 Ways to Kill Your Creativity
First Friday Book Synopsis
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Michael Michalko, author of business classics that include Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius (2001), Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques, 2nd Edition (2006), and Creative Thinkering: Putting Your Imagination to Work (2011).
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