Famous "Work-Out" change-management tool explained by the people who helped develop it.
GE's legendary Work-Out program played a key role in the company's phenomenal success over the past decade and has been implemented in many other organizations. Now three executives and consultants who developed the original Work-Out approach at GE--often working directly with CEO Jack Welch--discuss the inner workings of Work-Out and their experiences at successfully implementing the program at GE.
Filled with effective assessment and decisionmaking tools, The GE Work-Out provides...
Famous "Work-Out" change-management tool explained by the people who helped develop it.
GE's legendary Work-Out program played a key role in...
The business community is waking up to the fact that in today's turbulent and competitive marketplace, a company's marketing, technological or financial edge can be won or lost overnight. Survival is dependent on managing the competitive capability of all its employees. This book shows why and how the most effective way to compete is from the inside out, with employees aware of market demands, a commitment to company success and connecting what is done inside a company with the needs of customers and suppliers.
The business community is waking up to the fact that in today's turbulent and competitive marketplace, a company's marketing, technological or financi...
Sixty-three stellar academics, consultants, and practitioners look at the future of human resources
The follow-up to the bestselling Tomorrow's HR Management (978-0-471-19714-0), this book presents an international panel of expert contributors who offer their views on the state of HR and what to expect in the future. Topics covered include HR as a decision science, understanding and managing people, creating and adapting organizational culture, the effects of globalization, collaborative ventures, and investing in the next generation. Like its bestselling...
Sixty-three stellar academics, consultants, and practitioners look at the future of human resources
How to use intangibles to increase the value of your business
Originally published under the title Why the Bottom Line Isn't, this revised and updated edition shows business leaders how to build long-term value through assets not accounted for on the company's financial statements. Through leadership, service, corporate culture, and the ability to attract top talent, businesses can create real, measurable value that goes beyond simple bottom-line numbers.
Based on research drawn from human resources, finance, IT, and leadership, How Leaders Build Value offers ideas...
How to use intangibles to increase the value of your business
Originally published under the title Why the Bottom Line Isn't, this revise...
In 1995 The Boundaryless Organization showed companies how to sweep away the artificial obstacles-such as hierarchy, turf, and geography-that get in the way of outstanding business performance. Now, in this completely revised edition of their groundbreaking work, management experts Ron Ashkenas, Dave Ulrich, Todd Jick, and Steve Kerr offer an up-to-date version of their comprehensive guide to help any organization go -boundaryless--and become a company with the ability to quickly, proactively, and creatively adjust to changes in the environment. With new examples, a new commentary on the...
In 1995 The Boundaryless Organization showed companies how to sweep away the artificial obstacles-such as hierarchy, turf, and geography-that get in t...
Aims to issue a challenge to HR professionals: define the value you create and institute measures for your performance, or face the inevitable outsourcing of your function. This book provides hands-on tools that show HR professionals how they can operate in all four areas simultaneously.
Aims to issue a challenge to HR professionals: define the value you create and institute measures for your performance, or face the inevitable outsour...
Three experts in Human Resources introduce a measurement system that convincingly showcases how HR impacts business performance. Drawing from the authors' ongoing study of nearly 3,000 firms, this book describes a seven-step process for embedding HR systems within the firm's overall strategy--what the authors describe as an HR Scorecard--and measuring its activities in terms that line managers and CEOs will find compelling. Analyzing how each element of the HR system can be designed to enhance firm performance and maximize the overall quality of human capital, this important book heralds the...
Three experts in Human Resources introduce a measurement system that convincingly showcases how HR impacts business performance. Drawing from the auth...
What makes a great leader? It's a question that has been tackled by thousands. In fact, there are literally tens of thousands of leadership studies, theories, frameworks, models, and recommended best practices. But where are the clear, simple answers we need for our daily work lives? Are there any? Dave Ulrich, Norm Smallwood, and Kate Sweetman set out to answer these questions--to crack the code of leadership. Drawing on decades of research experience, the authors conducted extensive interviews with a variety of respected CEOs, academics, experienced executives, and seasoned...
What makes a great leader? It's a question that has been tackled by thousands. In fact, there are literally tens of thousands of leadership...
Every day, thousands of people put great effort--and money--into becoming more effective leaders, through seminars, personal coaching, and employee development plans. These undertakings can do wonders to help leaders of all stripes improve their effectiveness. But not every leader finishes what he or she starts--and many revert back to less effective habits, often without even realizing it.
How can you ensure that you stick with all the positive changes you have made? How do you make sure you don't slip back into your old ways?
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MAKE YOUR LEADERSHIP EFFORTS STICK
Every day, thousands of people put great effort--and money--into becoming more effective leaders, thr...
""It is easier to conceptualize, conceive, and write about utopia than to actually make it happen. Thirty years ago, when some of us chose to go into academics and live more in the world of ideas, Ralph Christensen chose to go into the world of practice. To be honest, he was then and is now one of the best 'thinkers' in the profession -- and he has shown repeatedly that he can turn ideas into action.""
-- Dave Ulrich, from the Foreword
For decades now, human resources professionals have sounded the drumbeat of change: HR must transform itself from an...
"Foreword by Dave Ulrich
""It is easier to conceptualize, conceive, and write about utopia than to actually make it happen. Thirty years ago, ...
