Author: Patricia Wallace
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: transforming, work, technology, new, workplace, internet
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 2004-02-02
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 0521809312
ISBN-13: 9780521809313

The Internet, and all the netcentric innovations that emerge from it, have transformed the workplace and our working lives in a very short time. The net added a window to the world on worker’s desks, and made 24 by 7 connectivity to the workplace a reality--blurring the line between work and time off. It triggered new styles of teamwork, new leadership challenges, new modes of communicating, new job roles and employer-employee relationships, and new, alarmingly effective tools for workplace surveillance. The capabilties offered by netcentric technologies might seem to eliminate completel

Author: Graham Andrewartha
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Keywords: workplace, communication, mastering, overlooked, understood
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2002-09-01
List price: $20.95
ISBN-10: 1865089443
ISBN-13: 9781865089447

Written for employees who feel overlooked or under recognized and for individuals who want to communicate more effectively, this book details how not to be misunderstood and to avoid conflict. It reveals communication patterns in individuals and shows how, when certain people’s patterns match, communication is successful and they are understood. Also covered are the reasons why other people’s patterns do not connect, communication is disrupted, and the individual is overlooked. This book shows individuals how to better develop their own personal communication profile, enabling them

Author: Elaine Biech
Publisher: ASTD Press
Keywords: professionals, learning, workplace, handbook, astd
Number of Pages: 904
Published: 2008-07-15
List price: $139.95
ISBN-10: 1562865129
ISBN-13: 9781562865122

Authoritative, complete, and current, the ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals is an easy-to-use, must-have reference tool for all learning professionals. This ’go to’ resource and reference guide, edited by Elaine Biech, is packed full of key methodologies, practices, and procedures on every topic including training design and delivery, analyzing needs, measurement and evaluation, e-learning, organization development, managing the learning function, and human performance improvement. The ASTD Handbook brings together authors who represent the best practitioners in t

Author: Bruce D. Schneider
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: life, core, workplace, transforming, leadership, energy
Number of Pages: 221
Published: 2007-11-09
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0470186364
ISBN-13: 9780470186367

In Energy Leadership, renowned coach Bruce D. Schneider teaches how to understand the most important personal resource of all -- energy, and shows how to harness it to achieve success in the workplace, the home, and in the world at large. This engaging and fast-paced story clearly explains how managers and leaders from all walks of life can use the principles of Energy Leadership to inspire themselves and others to achieve extraordinary results in whatever they do. The author provides insight into a cutting edge coaching process he has developed, which has positively impacted the lives

Authors:Thomas M. Tripp, Robert J. Bies,
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: stop, revenge, workplace, truth, getting
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-01-27
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0470339675
ISBN-13: 9780470339671

Tripp and Bies educate employees and managers about the right and wrong ways to deal with workplace conflict, specifically revenge. The authors have amassed dozens of lively stories, insights and counter-intuitive truths to bring to the book. Not only will managers and employees find this information useful and entertaining, but most readers will find applications in their home lives as well as in their work lives. The core argument is that revenge is about justice. Avenging employees are not unprofessional, out-of-control employees; rather, they are victims of offenses who feel compelled t

Author: Frederick S. Lane
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: workplace, privacy, compromising, technology, employee, naked
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2003-05-30
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0814471498
ISBN-13: 9780814471494

Most people would be shocked to know the many ways in which corporations monitor their activities -- including e-mail, phone conversations, video surveillance, GPS tracking of company cars, and even the use of infrared badges. The Naked Employee reveals the rapid technological advances that are shrinking workers’ personal space, provides clear explanations of relevant legislation, and examines the social and moral implications of employee monitoring. It’s up to individuals to know which parts of their daily lives may fall under the corporate magnifying glass. This timely book arms

Author: Roger Chevalier
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: performance, workplace, improving, guide, manager
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2007-03-08
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0814474187
ISBN-13: 9780814474181

Foreword by Marshall Goldsmith While many supervisors know how to identify flaws in their employees’ performance, only the best managers truly know what it takes to fix the problem. A Manager’s Guide to Improving Workplace Performance offers a practical, step-by-step approach to guiding employees to excellence by analyzing their problem areas, developing creative solutions, and implementing change. Employee performance expert Roger Chevalier has helped thousands of managers and human resources professionals to bring out the best in their workers. Using case studies and real-life example