Managing performance is a critical focus of HR ac... more

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. However, performance management delivered badly is a waste of time that will win you no friends. The problem is to determine what processes, tools and delivery mechanisms will improve performance in your organisation, and which are best avoided.Michael Armstrong and Angela Baron have tracked performance management processes over the past several years and can demonstrate which ones deliver and which ones are duds. Their comprehensive survey reveals what leading organisations are doing to manage their employees performance and how they are delivering results.... less

How can strategic HRM make a significant impact t... more

How can strategic HRM make a significant impact to bottom-line performance? This timely book combines an overview of the relevant theory with research evidence and practical guidance as to how human resource practitioners can contribute towards this goal. In addition, the authors have drawn on previously unpublished research to provide authentic voices from real-life managers discussing how they set about developing and implementing HR strategies. The research includes interviews with HR directors and chief executives from a variety of organisations including The Childrens Society, Homebase, Lloyds TSB and the Department of Health.Part I of the book explores the conceptual framework within which strategic HRM takes place. Part II examines the research evidence on the impact of strategic HRM on business performance and outlines the role of the HR function in making that impact. Part III looks at how individual HR strategies add up to strategic HRM, addressing overall organisational issues as well as such specific areas of HR practice as resourcing or employee development. Part IV addresses the practical issues of strategic HRM in action and spells out how HR practitioners can become business partners engaged in improving bottom line performance via strategic HRM.... less

Effective corporate initiatives and processes are... more

Effective corporate initiatives and processes are the bedrock of successful organisations; Developing Practice provides managers with essential frameworks to identify, formulate and implement the best policies and practice in the management and development of people.All employers need to find ways to improve the performance of their people. Yet many of todays personnel departments are abolishing rigid systems of performance management in favour of strategic frameworks that empower individual managers to communicate with, motivate and develop their staff.One of Birtains best-known business writers and the IPDs Policy Adviser for Employee Resourcing draw on detailed data from over 550 organisations - including the latest innovations adopted by leading-edge companies ranging from BP Exploration to the Corporation of London, and from AA Insurance to Zeneca - to illuminate how approaches to appraisal have evolved and to identify current best practice in performance management. They explore its history, philosophy and separate elements, the criticisms it has attracted and its impact (if any) on quantiflable business results.... less

How to cope with everyday letters, application fo... more

How to cope with everyday letters, application forms, sick notes, invitations and replies, classified ads, minutes, and moreThis book is aimed at anyone who sometimes needs help with everyday writing situations. Whether its an absence from school, CV or letter of resignation, here youll find out how to write and set out your documents.There is also welcome advice on how to write agendas, minutes of meetings, press releases, letters of sympathy, apology, congratulations and thanks. Clear, straightforward explanations, sections on common errors and how to avoid them, punctuation, vocabulary and spelling advice, as well as a list of 300 commonly misspelt words will ensure everything you write gets you the result you want.... less

Every year more than 350,000 people take part in ... more

Every year more than 350,000 people take part in the Graduate Record Examinations, more commonly known as the GRE. Approximately 60 percent of graduate programs require applicants to take the GRE, making it necessary to get a good score to get into a good program. An average score on the GRE is around 500 (out of 800) on both the verbal and quantitative sections and a 4 (out of 6) on the analytical writing section. How can you boost your score and ensure acceptance into the graduate program of your choice? Reading 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GRE and using the techniques it details is one way to do so.101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GRE is filled with practice questions and reviews of test topics including: antonyms, analogies, sentence completion, reading comprehension, vocabulary, analytical writing, quantitative comparisons, data interpretation, and math concepts. Additionally, this book provides you with a comprehensive vocabulary list. Some of the strategies you will learn include how to solve analogies when you do not know the meaning of the words and how to solve algebra problems by plugging in numbers in place of variables.In this new book, you will learn about and understand the scoring system, as well as the computerized format and the content. You will learn how to read questions correctly, control your anxiety, and approach each section. Finally, this book will present you with a list of resources to help you prepare and dozens of proven strategies, mindsets, and problem-solving methods.... less

10 Volumes This encyclopedia will provide you wit... more

10 Volumes This encyclopedia will provide you with proven techniques and guide you through the process of training and performance management by giving you an essential overview of various methods that are best suited for your organization.Vol. 1: Managing Performance (Michael Armstrong & Angela Baron)Vol. 2: Evaluating Training (Peter Bramley)Vol. 3: Reward Management In Context (Angela Wright)Vol. 4: Developing Effective Training Skills (Tony Pont)Vol. 5: Appraisal (Clive Fletcher)Vol. 6: Organizational Performance (Editors Johnson, Redmon & Mawhinney)Vol. 7: The Job Evaluation (Michael Armstrong & Angela Baron)Vol. 8: The Motivation (Sarah Hollyforde & Steve Whiddett)Vol. 9: Training Interventions (Margaret Anne Reid & Harry A. Barrington)Vol. 10: 360 Degree Feedback (Peter Ward)... less

This book shatters the myth that corporate succes... more

This book shatters the myth that corporate success is a matter of destiny for a few chosen business barons. It shows that business growth is not the result of some supernormal capabilities of a few super-individuals but is an outcome of a systematic and well planned construct of strategies and actions.Written in an uncomplicated style this book would appeal to corporate managers, students, academia, young executives, entrepreneurs, CEOs and most of all to millions of small business owners. A must read for every entrepreneur, every business leader and every employee of a small or mid-sized company.... less