Human Resources

Personnel Organizer Deluxe

Personnel Organizer Deluxe is a flexible personnel management software for Windows users. Our software solution gives you an easy way to gather, organize and manage information about all employees in your company or organization. For the database novice, Organizer's intuitive interface and ready-to-use personnel management solutions make it easy to set up and use. ...
PrimaSoft PC :: personnel software :: personnel manager :: employee database :: management software :: employee windows software :: database manager :: human resources :: Personnel Organizer Deluxe

FastStart Human Resource Pack

This product contains more than ten highly useful Microsoft Excel templates to manage your HR activities effectively. Organize your workforce with these handy forms. The Human Resource Pack includes: Absence Report, Employment Application, Career Data Card, Employee Disciplinary Card, Performance Appraisal, Warning Form, Injury Claim Form, Interview Form, and Vacation Request Form. The Human Resources Pack#s ten spreadsheet solutions help you be...
Village Software Inc :: Business :: Excel templates :: finance :: spreadsheets :: forms :: :: Human resources :: human resourcem HR :: FastStart Human Resource Pack

Taking Charge of Change- 10 Principles for Managing People and Performance

3 stars (Some good ideas, but not the best.) - This is a good book, but it is not one of the best. Get copies of Kotter, Schein, Beitler, or Collins' books. 5 stars (An Excellent How To Guide on Managing/Creating Change.) - I found the book to be extremely informative. Douglas Smith has done a masterfull job of creating a step by step guide for the process of both Creating and Managing Change in any organization. He also points out why many Change Efforts fail. The 10 step guide that he has created should help us all avoid the common pitfalls of this process and help greatly improve our odds of success. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is either thinking about starting a change effort or currently in the midst of one now. 5 stars (The best hand-on book about Change Management available.) - This is clearly the best book about the practical side of Change Management I've read so far (and I've read more then 20 by now). This book really helps me in my day-to-day work as a Change Manager. Smith has closed a big gap in the Change Management literature, this is the most practical book you can look for! Highly recommended. ...
Perseus Books Group :: Management - General :: Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Entrepreneurship :: Business&Economics :: Business & Economics & Finance :: Douglas K Smith :: :: Taking Charge of Change- 10 Principles for Managing People and Performance

Organizational Behavior- A Diagnostic Approach 7th Edition

1 stars (Excessive examples, choppy writing, poor proofreading) - The book provides useful diagnostic tools and challenging activities and case studies. However, the writing style of the author is poor and very choppy, making it difficult to follow the material. The author uses an excessive amount of real-world examples, but does little justice to covering and explaining the theory and concepts of the subject material. I purchased a used 7th edition of this text book through Amazon.com. The pervious owner of my book (a student, I assume) noted several errors in the book. For example, in Chapter 3, "The Diverse Workforce:...", page 81, heading "INDIVIDUAL VALUES AND ATTITUDES", subheading "Values", paragraph 2, sentence 1, the published text states: "Core values are more susceptible to change, and peripheral values are less susceptible (to change)." However, the sentence in my text book was manually corrected by the previous owner (at the direction of an instructor at another educational institution, I assume) to read: "Core values are less susceptible to change, and peripheral values are more susceptible (to change)." When I first read the sentence, I could not agree with what the author had stated. So I did a search on Google.com and verified from other sources that the author had incorrectly stated this premise. In Chapter 9, Activity 9-5 Behavior Description Questionnaire, page 319, the book provides a table for scoring a 30 statement behavior questionnaire. The activity requires one to select between an A or B statement which is characteristic of their own behavior. However, item number 6 in the scoring table shows two A answers, and item number 7 in the scoring table shows two B answers, making it impossible to obtain an accurate assessment of one's behavior pattern, unless one is able to clearly understand the subject material and correct the scoring table. These are just a few of the errors noted in the 7th edition of this publication. It appears the ...
Prentice Hall :: Business & Economics & Systems & Planning :: Organizational Behavior :: Management - General :: Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Entrepre :: Organizational Behavior- A Diagnostic Approach (7th Edition)

Management of Organizational Behavior- Leading Human Resources 8th Edition

2 stars (Management of Organizational Behavior) - Not too bad as these books go but a tremendous amount of verbiage explaining the obvious. Excellent example of turning simple concepts in complex charts and definitions. I would imagine that people in the field love this hyperbole but it's BS to me and pretty much a waste of time to drudge though all of it. 5 stars (Management of Organizational Behavior: Leading Human Resourc) - Used by over 1 million students worldwide, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the applied behavioural sciences, and focuses on fundamental ideas which have stood the test of years of application in different environments. 5 stars (Goes where few texts dare to go: the real-world) - I recommend this to managers as much as students. Sure, the price seems like a lot of cash to shell out at first. But trust me, it is worth it. I had to read it for a Management class, and it started of like a typical OB text, illustrating the history of management studies (Taylor to Maslow to Mayo to Likert to ...). Good stuff, but pretty dull. Then, Hersey et al went where most scholars, even the supposedly worldly MBA types, fear to tread: real-world application! The text covers all of the material covered Blanchard's "One Minute Manager," "Putting the One Minute Manager to Work," and a shelf load of other books. It also does a great job introducing Blanchard and Hersey's Situational Leadership, where the manager matches leadership behavior to a report's ability level and motivation. This replaces "Leadership and the One Minute Manager," and delves much deeper into the topic. Hersey et al also cover: - Behavioral shaping, and positive and negative reinforcement quite nicely - Communications skills necessary to lead reports - Power building, and using effective power bases ... - The list literally goes on and on. I use the concepts I was first exposed to here day in and day out. They work. My OB professor told us that, if he would be limited to just...
Prentice Hall :: Business & Economics & Leadership :: Organizational Behavior :: Management :: Leadership :: Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Human Relations In Busines :: Management of Organizational Behavior- Leading Human Resources (8th Edition)

Presenting With Pizzazz

2 stars (Very basic stuff and NO PIZAZZ at all...) - I was very disappointed with this book. I am a speaker and this book will not help me much. The basic message of the book: the audience must be involved so it learns. No kidding!? This book was "presenting with pizazz" and NOT "tricks to become a better trainer"!!! The title is completely misleading, since I didn't learn how to add any creativity, showbiz or "pizazz" to my presentations! In fact, being known for my surprising presentations, I will really think about writing this book myself, as it was meant to be. I do not recommend this book since it contains only minimal content. 4 stars (Great Tips!) - Almost every book on presentation commanded at least a few hundred pages of text, so you could imagine my sceptism when I bought this book. I am glad to say that I have not regretted this purchase. :) You realise that this book is a no-nonsense, straight to the point tip book, the moment you flip to the content page. The elaborations are concise and punchy. You don't have to mull through numerous pages of boring academia but you get very useful tips. Sharon Bowman is quite obviously an old hand at training. What I also loved were the punchy and witty little words of wisdom that Sharon Bowman boxed up in various parts of the book. It made lots of common sense when you read them, and of course, served to tickle your funny bones. My only reservation about this book is that while the tips are great, its suggested games/pair shares do not seem very useful for most situations - to some extent, these pair shares can seem rather common and boring. Nevertheless, I would take this with a pinch of salt, and rather use these suggested games/pair shares not as the hard and fast model answers, nor as templates, but more as suggested examples. Ultimately any game can become boring and mundane if too many people keep repeating it in different trainings. Your job as a trainer is to make sure this doesn't happen, and that creativi...
Bowperson Publishing :: Teaching Methods - General :: Teaching :: Public speaking :: Motivation in education :: Motivation :: Learning :: Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Handbook :: Presenting With Pizzazz

Peopleware - Productive Projects and Teams- 2nd Ed

5 stars (Extraordinary book) - Peopleware is a book that needs to be read by ALL people related to software development; not just managers and developers. It has created plenty of debate between people in my company because of the 'saving on space' issue; also, some people from my company doesn't yet understand why a developer cannot be treated like a soldier (strict regime); this book helps out to understand such issues (and much more!). Also it has been written in a pleasant and fast way to read. ??Excellent piece of work! The remaining only issue: It doesn't talk anything about the process of selling. Eventhough it's not a 'Sellingware' book, I think it deserves one chapter, just to create a link with the people that are in charge of generating money to support the 100 square feet that each programmer needs. 5 stars (A must read for any Manager.) - This a great book. You will learn without knowing you learned. Stop wasting time reading reviews. Buy the book and read it! 5 stars (Must have if you are a software pro) - Get this book, and read it MANY times, over and over again. If you are a developer, use it to put some ideas to your manager's brain. Try suggesting various ideas. Try lending it to him (I lost a copy of mine that way!) If you are a development manager, try to turn as much as possible from what it says from theory into practice. It will only make everybody's lives much much more productive and happier. ...
Dorset House Publishing Company Incorporated :: Computer software :: Project management :: Organizational effectiveness :: Organizational Behavior :: Management - General :: Management :: Human Resources & Pers :: Peopleware - Productive Projects and Teams- 2nd Ed

Human Resource Management and Human Resource Management Skills CD 9th Edition

Human Resource Management and Human Resource Management Skills CD (9th Edition) ...
Prentice Hall :: Business & Economics & Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Entrepreneurship :: Development - Business Develo :: Human Resource Management and Human Resource Management Skills CD (9th Edition)

Effective Phrases for Performance Appraisals- A Guide to Successful Evaluations

5 stars (Great tool for managers.) - Phrases deal with any situation and make your appraisals sound professional. Anyone who evaluates employees will be pleased with this easy to use book. 5 stars (Never at a loss for words) - This book provides the language for all sorts of business documents, from evaluations, personnel appraisals, management objectives, etc., etc. The best kept secret for creating the perfectly worded document. 4 stars (Stuck on the perfect words?) - This book is good for a quick reference especially when you can't think of a good choice of words to describe a behavior of an employee. Simple and effective. ...
Neal Publications :: Terminology :: Rating of :: Rating :: Performance :: Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Entrepreneurship :: Employees :: Business&Economics :: Business & Econo :: Effective Phrases for Performance Appraisals- A Guide to Successful Evaluations

Organizational Behavior with Student CD and PowerWeb

5 stars (Must read book) - For me this book had a great value. I used it on a college course after having faced the experience of being working on an IT company for 8 months. Actually I would say this book doesn't say anything anyone could not come up with; but I think that's as phylosofy is, common things we are used to, but that hardly we note to be able to do something about. I think this book is being very useful for me even after almost 3 years of be working, I think it helps you understand most of those frustrating situations we have to face daily on a company, allowing us to feel better on our work enviroment, be better partners on work, and make our work a little more productive. Definitly I recommend this book. 3 stars (Common sense in a bound volume) - This book discusses a topic that is a grab bag of different disciplines and has nice illustrations but i dont know if it is worth close to $100. Anyone who has significant work history intuitively knows a bulk of the material in this book. The book could be condensed to include the hard data and scientific findings and leave out much of the intuitively obvious commentary. This book is no worse than scores of similar textbooks on 'soft'topics but with the way prices are going many students are captive buyers,forced to buy textbooks at the teacher's request for perhaps questions used in the book for grading purposes while the general info can readily be found in college libraries. 3 stars (Scholar's choice) - The book may be a good choice for a scholar of OB. If you are a graduate student like I am, you may find it difficult to follow and overloaded with scientific terms. To my mind, the simpler the better, which this book is not. ...
McGraw-Hill-Irwin :: Business & Economics & Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Organizational Behavior In Business :: Organizational Behavior :: Human Resources & Personn :: Organizational Behavior with Student CD and PowerWeb

Managing Human Resources- Fourth Edition

5 stars (Well organized and synthetic) - This book contains the basic principles that any HR or General Manager (especially in the US) is supposed to know. I have been using this textbook as a guide for my MBA studies. I found it very useful in that it clearly explains and organizes almost every important topic about HR management. It gives practical clues on the kind of considerations a manager needs to be aware in day-to-day operation. I used this book to find basic, straightforward ideas about HR principles and how this function is changing in the era of globalization. This way, I could use it to organize my own ideas, and if needed, using the enclosed bibliography, I could go to more specialized books on a particular topic of interest. 4 stars (Good. Breaks down things like Employee Manual) - This book is clear and up to date. I found it very useful for our company. It's a keeper! ...
Prentice Hall :: Business & Economics & Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Personnel management :: Personnel And Human Resources Management :: Human Resources & Perso :: Managing Human Resources- Fourth Edition

Love -Em or Lose -Em- Getting Good People to Stay 3rd Edition

5 stars (Guaranteed Resource!) - Beverly and Sharon have written the book that's sure to stay on your desktop for the next few years. This practical, clever, and oh so useful book is chockfull of ideas to help you win the talent war. LOVE 'EM OR LOSE 'EM provides you with the toolkit you need to retain your talented workforce. You will return to it again and again looking for just the right tool-and you will find it. Guaranteed! I have shared this book with a dozen clients and expect to share it with dozens more. Thank you for investing so much of yourselves in a book that is sure to be a hit with managers everywhere. 5 stars (Beverly Kaye Does It Again) - Beverly Kaye Does It Again! Her classic book is back, updated, and still and always the single best book ever written on the subject of employee retention and engagement. Truly outstanding work! 5 stars (Wow, is this ever timely!) - All I keep hearing about is this new talent war ... people want to leave their jobs, they're not giving their effort, the boomers are leaving, the X'ers aren't staying. In the meantime, businesses are starting to pick up and it's obvious we're not going to have the right people available to do what's needed. So out comes this book ... makes sense? What's even better is it's simple. There's tons of to-do's and tips to keep people. If we don't start doing these common sense things, we don't stand a chance. Thanks Bev and Sharon for a great update, just in the nick of time! ...
Berrett-Koehler Publishers :: Personnel And Human Resources Management :: Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Entrepreneurship :: Business&Economics :: Business & Economics & Finance :: Love -Em or Lose -Em- Getting Good People to Stay (3rd Edition)

The Distance Manager- A Hands On Guide to Managing Off-Site Employees and Virtual Teams

5 stars (Highly Recommended!) - Kimball Fisher and Mareen Duncan Fisher document the special skills needed for the new but increasingly common task of managing far-flung work groups. The approaches that they examine are becoming increasingly essential for all managers. Although they explore relevant technologies carefully, their human relations advice is probably more important. The Fishers emphasize the interpersonal and leadership skills that a manager needs to head a virtual team. If you read this book cover to cover, it can seem repetitive, since many of the rules and tips offered in one area overlap with those in other areas. However, the book is designed to allow you to review specific management challenges and technologies, and to ignore areas that are irrelevant to your situation. We [...] recommend this clear, practical work to anyone who leads virtual teams and to the telecommuters and freelance workers who report to them. 4 stars (Ideas on Distance Management) - This book presents a new approach to managing people from distance. It also gives clear examples and cases. This book is a must for managers who control their team from distance, either nationwide or global-wide. ...
McGraw-Hill :: Business & Economics & Management :: Telecommuting :: Teams in the workplace :: Management - General :: Management :: Internet - General :: Human Resources & Pers :: The Distance Manager- A Hands On Guide to Managing Off-Site Employees and Virtual Teams

Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews - Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases That Describe Your Employ

3 stars (Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews .... Not!) - The background to giving appraisals is very good, as is the advice on how to conduct an interview. For this alone the book is worth purchasing. Included within this book are many pages of "perfect phrases". To state they are perfect is, I feel, a little misleading. Although I must mention that at the start of the book it is stated that these sentences should be altered to suit the individual. My gripe is that the sentences have not been rated very well. For example, on page 41 under Accuracy, Outstanding options provides you with "Mistakes don't slip through" as one of the choices. Should that not read, "Exceptionally accurate at all times". Many of the sentences are very weak and fail to use any "power words" to strengthen an employee's qualities. My feelings are that the book has been thrown together from previous appraisals with little though to the content of the phrases. The "sentences" require regrading and stronger words added to give them more bite. Also other attributes need to be added to give the book a wider audience such as: Loyalty, Sense of Duty, Competence, Confidence but to name a few. 5 stars (Phrases and a lot more) - Doing performance reviews--preparing for them, filling out the form, and understanding how to make them effectively improve an employee's performance--can be a challenging task. How do you make it a positive experience, for yourself and for the employee? It's not easy. How do you let the person know he or she is not living up to the organization's expectations? Again, not easy. This book can help in doing these things. The majority of book is given over to phrases you can use in over 70 different categories of performance. Each category has five levels of phrases, from outstanding to unacceptable. Even if some phrases don't fit exactly what you're looking for, you have a place to start and you can easily modify them to fit your purposes. I also like the first part of the b...
McGraw-Hill :: Business & Economics & Management :: Terminology :: Rating of :: Management - General :: Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Entrepreneurship :: Employees :: :: Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews - Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases That Describe Your Employ

Strategic Human Resource Management with InfoTrac

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South-Western College Pub :: Business & Economics & Human Resources & Personnel Management :: Strategic planning :: Organizational effectiveness :: Labor productivity :: Human capital :: Hu :: Strategic Human Resource Management (with InfoTrac)

MyPeople

Maintain a flexible easy-to-manage personnel database of your employees. MyPeople maintains both current and past employees in a powerful program that provides instant access to either individual or collective records. With MyPeople , you can quickly assemble sub-lists of your employees in meaningful ways, such as a seniority list, birthday list, alphabetical listings with associated information such as job title, SS#, or any other info you need!...
RAD Software :: RAD Software :: shareware :: personnel :: management :: employees :: employer :: human resources :: MyPeople

IntelliRoster Professional

IntelliRoster Pro features a HR Personnel Manager, unique-rule based designs, and advanced reporting that delivers a powerful workforce management solution - right to your desktop. Use schedule designs and scheduling templates to automate workforce scheduling. Deploy as standalone, workgroup or over industry standard networks without the need for specialist IT support...
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