The #1 reason cited in exit interviews for an employee quitting is "my manager". Most managers and executives not only aren't aware of this obvious problem, but probably wouldn't know what to do about it if they were. In The Hands-Off Manager, Steve Chandler and Duane Black offer a new vision for all managers. With stories, examples, and vibrant activities for the reader to practice, this book shows any manager how to coach and mentor employees rather than hover over their shoulders and goad them into action.
Im Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59
Comparing Google to an ordinary business is like comparing a rocket to an Edsel. No academic analysis or bystander's account can capture it. Now Doug Edwards, Employee Number 59, offers the first inside view of Google, giving listeners a chance to fully experience the bizarre mix of camaraderie and competition at this phenomenal company.
Tom Cutter is in love with airplanes and has been from his boyhood. He can remain in England, an employee in another man's aviation business, or he can set out on his own.
The definitive guide to HR communication: Engaging employees in benefits, pay, and performance
Written by nationally recognized HR communication consultants, this book is filled with practical tips on how to take HR employee directed communication from boring to compelling. This handbook, organized around the employment cycle, offers HR professionals an approach and specific techniques they can use every time they communicate (in all forms and mediums). This desk reference will help HR professionals increase employee responsiveness to communications and participation in programs.
Generating honest, no-nonsense feedback through well-written surveys is the first step to dramatically increasing employee engagement, commitment, loyalty—and your company’s bottom line.