Managers may dread dealing with performance problems, but this sanity-saving guide by HR expert Paul Falcone is here to help. Revised to reflect the latest developments in employment law, the third edition of 101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems explains the disciplinary process and provides ready-to-use documents that eliminate the stress and second-guessing about…
Even with a terrific project management program in place, problems can arise to derail your team's hard work. The last thing you need in the heat of battle is academic theory. You need field-proven fixes, practical answers to urgent questions, and simple strategies for navigating around obstacles. 101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them explores a wide range of these real-world …
Are leaders born, or made? And what's the single most important quality a real leader should possess? Philosophers and management theorists have endlessly debated-and just as endlessly written about-these subjects for centuries. Finally, here's a book that cuts to the chase. In 68 of the most succinct, no-punches-pulled pages you'll ever read, acclaimed author-speaker-coach John Baldoni maintai…
It takes passion to start a new business. But that same entrepreneurial enthusiasm can also lead you astray. Over six million Americans start businesses every year. ThatÆs 11 startups a minute launched by passionate dreamers hoping to transform their lives for the better. But a huge gap exists between the skyrocketing levels of desire and what entrepreneurs actually achieve. The harsh rea…
Music is present in almost every facet of human life. So why doesn't it show up in training? Throughout time people have used music to learn their ABCs as well as more complex societal histories and even scientific formulas. Could you, the trainer, be missing out on a useful tool that can: establish a positive mood minimize negative conditions aid memorization enhance reviews foster creativity?…
Sometimes, something as simple as a laminated card with short, to-the-point instructions can do more to help an employee complete a task with high assurance of accuracy than hours or days of training. Such job aids are a quick, easy, and often inexpensive way to improve performance fast. Job aids reduce the amount of information that an employee needs to remember for tasks that are infrequent…
Guides readers toward an understanding of human performance improvement and how to use it for real organizational value.
The juxtaposition of the words "lecture" and "interactive" might at first appear an unlikely pairing, but Thiagi has managed to pull off an intellectual slight of hand in Interactive Lectures so that the unusual word association makes perfect sense. While admitting that lectures are "probably the most ridiculed training technique," the author provides a solid argument for taking a second look…
Design your succession planning strategy. Succession Planning Basics will equip you with the background and implementation tools you need to devise and execute a forward-thinking succession planning program for your organization. It offers theory, processes, and best practices for organizations embarking on a succession-planning project, addressing the basic concepts and steps for success. Th…