Author: Judith Leary-Joyce
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Keywords: people, work, place, organization, employer, choice, becoming
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-08-07
List price: $44.65
ISBN-10: 1843980576
ISBN-13: 9781843980575

How easy would your job be if people working in your sector wanted to work for you rather than any other employer? How much more productive would your organisation be? How much more would you enjoy your job? Some companies can tell you. They are the companies that the "Sunday Times" has listed as the "Best Places to Work." They are companies as big as Asda and Microsoft, or as small as the Bromford Housing Association. They have managed, through hard work and dedication, to create an environment where employees feel valued and respected; where they feel so connected to the company that they go

Author: Diana Winstanley
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Keywords: effectiveness, personal
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2005-01-01
List price: $58.86
ISBN-10: 1843980029
ISBN-13: 9781843980025

This new text on personal effectiveness, by a leading author, is designed to give students a grounding in personal development and provide a context for their other studies. It is suitable for a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including those relating to self-development, management skills, study skills and coaching, and may be used for general business or HRM degrees. The text aims to be both comprehensive and accessible, by the use of learning aids. Each chapter includes learning objectives, vignette examples to illustrate key points, self-check exercises, chapter summaries

Author: David Simmond
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Keywords: training, delivering, designing
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-10-01
List price: $56.69
ISBN-10: 0852929927
ISBN-13: 9780852929926

David Simmonds’ book focuses on the blend between theory and practice. It will not be (merely) a ’how-to’ set of checklists for operational practitioners, nor (just) an academic review of the literature for strategic managers. Instead, each chapter will specifically combine the relevant thinking with appropriate real-life evidence, through the use of pedagogical features.

Author: Iain Maitland
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Keywords: shapers, management, time, managing
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1999-02-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0852927754
ISBN-13: 9780852927755

This guide to managing your time in the workplace includes coverage of: getting it right first time; delegating successfully; recognising time-wasting activities and people; tackling paperwork efficiently; organising work practices; making the best use of travel time; running better meetings; and handling interruptions and the unwanted telephone call.

Author: Iain Henderso
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Keywords: students, mba, management, resource, human
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-02-01
List price: $53.94
ISBN-10: 1843981475
ISBN-13: 9781843981473

This text is aimed at MBA students and Masters students on general business or management programmes, who are or will become general managers, and especially those with some direct responsibility for HRM policies and practices. The purpose of the text is to give the managers of tomorrow a basic grounding in HR theory and practices. The text will place HR in a managerial context and will cover the key areas that a line manager needs to know without placing too much emphasis on historical development.The text will therefore seek to offer a real-world perspective on people management by adopting

Author: Peter Ward
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Keywords: practice, developing, feedback
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 1997-10-01
List price: $53.70
ISBN-10: 0852927053
ISBN-13: 9780852927052

This volume explains how to profit from the 360-degree feedback technique - a feedback methodology developed by NASA to assess developments in space exploration - within an organization. This appraisal process involves feedback from peers, subordinates, suppliers and customers, and can provide accurate and useful insights into individual employee strengths, weaknesses and scope for development. Peter Ward explains its advantages over other assessment methods, and offers detailed guidance on implementation. Effective corporate initiatives and processes are the bedrock of successful organization

Authors:Angela Baron, Michael Armstrong,
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Keywords: performance, action, management, managing
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: $46.65
ISBN-10: 1843981017
ISBN-13: 9781843981015

Managing performance is a critical focus of HR activity. Well-designed strategies to recognise and improve performance and focus individual effort can have a dramatic effect on bottom-line results. The problem is to determine what the processes, tools and delivery mechanisms are that will improve performance in your organisation, as well as determine which ones are best avoided. The authors have tracked performance management processes over the past seven years, and their comprehensive survey reveals what leading organisations are doing to manage their employees’ performance and how they