Personnel and human resources Books

Book SynopsisCrisis at Work examines the impact work, as a precarious entity, has on the intimate and intrapersonal lives of individuals. It examines how we negotiate our identities, the trade-offs we make, and how we achieve greater meaning and fulfilment when our productive lives fail to sustain and fulfil.Trade Review“This book explores how individuals experience and negotiate their identity during periods of dramatic career transition. … The book brings significant complexity to debates about ‘the end of work’ by offering an in-depth empirical exploration of the construction and challenges of alternative life and work trajectories. … the book’s fascinating insights into how individuals negotiate work transitions will hopefully stimulate more much-needed research on how the contemporary shift in work conditions relates to selfhood.” (Maria Adamson, Work, employment and society, Vol. 31 (4), 2017) “Jesse Potter’s new book Crisis at Work is an attempt to gauge the saliency of some of these wilder claims by studying a series of people experiencing significant upheaval in their working careers. … Potter’s introductory scene setting material is a useful summation of current debates in the field and as a whole it provides a snapshot of work orientation among a narrow group of middle-class workers confronting change.” (Tim Strangleman, British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 67 (1), January, 2016)Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Work, Self, Identity 3. Changing 'Careers' 4. Being 'in between' 5. Exiting the Organization 6. Trade-offs 7. The Politics of Self-Determination 8. Self Understanding and the Changing Self

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Book SynopsisRonan Carbery is Senior Lecturer in Management in the School of Management and Marketing at University College Cork, Ireland. Ronan is co-editor of the European Journal of Training and Development. His research interests include career development, talent management and participation in HRD activities. Ronan was awarded the University of Limerick Teaching Excellence award in 2013. He is co-editor of Organisational Behaviour: An Introduction (2016) and Human Resource Management: A Concise Introduction (2013) both published by Palgrave Macmillan. Christine Cross lectures in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Ireland where she has extensive experience of teaching at undergraduate, postgraduate and post-experience levels and has been actively involved in curriculum review and development. Prior to joining UL she worked for a number of the world's leading organisations including Lloyd's bank, Dell Computers and Mars ITrade Review'This book provides a compassionate understanding of not only the fundamentals and processes of HRD, but also of the field's contemporary challenges. It offers insights to those who do not fully appreciate the complexity of HRD and validation for those with a hands-on understanding of the general topics within HRD - an erudite but easy guide for students as well as practitioners.' - Jeanette Lemmergaard, Associate Professor of HRM and Head of Department, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark 'I will definitely be recommending this book. The authors have expert knowledge of the field and skilfully analyse the complex relationship between HRM and HRD in a way that is rarely explored in other texts. The book offers a welcome new dimension to the subject and succeeds in integrating theory with a questioning of taken-for-granted assumptions. This balancing of simplicity with complexity and breath with depth makes an ideal introductory text for all students studying people management, including executive MBAs.' - Aileen Lawless, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, UKTable of Contents1. Introduction to HRD; Ronan Carbery PART I: FUNDAMENTALS OF HRD 2. Strategic HRD; Martin McCracken and Thomas N. Garavan 3. Managing the HRD Function; Ronan Carbery 4. Individual-Level Learning; Linda Dowling-Hetherington 5. Organizational Learning; Ronan Carbery 6. Organization Development; Claire Armstrong PART II: PROCESS OF HRD. 7. Identifying Learning Needs; Paul Donovan 8. Designing HRD Programmes; Jean McCarthy 9. Delivering HRD Programmes; Christine Cross and Mary Fitzpatrick 10. Evaluating HRD Programmes; Sue Mulhall PART III: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES 11. Managing Talented Employees; Clare Rigg 12. Leadership Development; Thomas N. Garavan 13. Graduate Employability; TJ McCabe 14. Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and HRD; Clíodhna MacKenzie.

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Book SynopsisIn Winning Minds, top speechwriter Simon Lancaster blends ancient rhetoric and neuroscience to create the definitive guide to the Language of Leadership. Winning Minds is packed with insights into the effects of metaphors, stories, and sound bites on the brain.Trade Review'Simon Lancaster is a polymath excellent civil servant, brilliant speech writer, talented musician, and fantastic author. If you want to understand why this description breeches the rhetorical device of tricolon, read this wonderful book.' -Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, former Home Secretary "From substance to style, Winning Minds is an excellent insight into the language of leadership written in the clear yet humorous way that is Simon's hallmark." -Richard Solomons, CEO, Intercontinental Hotels Group plc 'Simon's book unlocks the secret of how to be a world class communicator and leader in a book that is as entertaining as it is packed with know-how.' -Darren Childs, Chief Executive Officer, UKTV 'If you need people to care as much as you care, to be moved as much as you are moved and to give as much as you give, read this simple, clear, and effective book.' -Adrienne Kelbie, Chief Executive, Disclosure and Barring Service 'Winning Minds lays bare with shocking clarity the simple techniques that great communicators use to manipulate our emotions. Give them a go and unleash your hidden leader!' -Peter Wanless, CEO, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children 'This brilliant business book is filled with powerful stuff that will change the way you 'think' about language and the way you 'do' leadership. Simon's superb style is somewhere between serious boardroom discussion and a cosy fireside chat. Massively entertaining. Hugely useful. Thoroughly recommended.' -Mark Swain, Director, Henley Business SchoolTable of ContentsPART ONE: THE INSTINCTIVE MIND Metaphors that move minds The Look of Leadership Empathy and the power of nice Smiles and humour Inner purpose Breathing Style What's in a name? PART TWO: THE EMOTIONAL MIND Stories and emotion Personal stories Creating cultures Harnessing history The value of values Flattery and love Great words we love Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. The eternal power of exaggeration PART THREE: THE LOGICAL MIND Threes! Threes! Threes! Balance Rhyme or reason Power of Perspective Think of a number Brevity

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Book SynopsisHeike Mensi-Klarbach is Assistant Professor at the Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations, Department of Management at WU, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.Annette Risberg is Professor of Organization and Management at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.Trade ReviewThis much-needed companion guides readers through diversity theory and practice. A collaboration of leading diversity thinkers and practitioners consider the importance of contextualizing diversity debates and practices within their historical and cultural contexts: a must-read which appreciates diversity and its management in nuanced, sophisticated and precise ways. * Professor Alison Pullen, Professor of Management and Organization Studies, Macquarie University, Australia *This book should be required reading for any individual involved in diversity management and its systemic challenges. It supports individuals, groups and organizations in a systematic and direct way to navigate concepts and case studies from an inclusivity perspective. With a brilliantly simple introduction, along with chapter objectives, outlines and “stop and reflect” vignettes, the book guides the reader through concepts using a sound and solid strategic framework. A must-read! * Dr Javier Clavere, Berea College, USA *This is a valuable tool for enhancing the transformative power of diversity in organizations of all types. The authors present fresh ways to apply management concepts by examining the nuances and complexities of diversity, presenting each topic in an accessible format that eases learning and practical application. An excellent classroom resource for those working, managing and leading in today's cross-cultural, global environment. * Dr Therese Madden, Notre Dame de Namur University, USA *This is a useful, important book. Its authors urge us to pay more attention to diversity in organizations and help us understand the complexity of how to live diversity in a respectful way. The book opens doors to enriching experiences for students and people in business. Readers are equipped with practical lessons, such as how to achieve diversity in teams and deal with resistance. Engaging and insightful content shows the reader how to overcome barriers and realize inclusiveness at school, work and society at large. * Dr. Sylvia van de Bunt, co-director SERVUS, Servant-Leadership Centre for Research and Education, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands *This book offers a comprehensive coverage of the diversity field. It is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and practitioners alike. The book is practically focused, firmly grounded in cutting edge research and includes up-to-date examples. These authentic examples bring the content to life and make this book a very captivating read. * Dr. Meir Shemla, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Rotterdam School of Management, the Netherlands *I very much welcome the second edition of this book, as it makes a significant contribution to the study of diversity in organizations. It demonstrates recent developments of theoretical concepts and concrete practices, meeting the needs of advanced undergraduate and post-graduate courses. It also offers extremely useful insights that can assist managers and others to implement and improve their diversity management strategies and policies. * Andrea D. Buehrmann, University of Goettingen, Germany *Diversity in Organizations provides an excellent introduction to how to manage diversity and create inclusive organizations. With contributions from leading international experts in the field, this book takes a multidisciplinary approach, balancing different theoretical perspectives, concepts and practices, while also capturing recent challenges and trends. It provides students and anyone in diversity in organizations with useful insights, knowledge and expertise. This is a must-read in the field of diversity. * Cathrine Seierstad, Center for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED), Queen Mary, University of London, UK *Diversity in Organizations distinguishes itself from other textbooks on diversity by adopting a critical and reflective approach, while still being very accessible and applied. This is exactly what any teacher, who wishes to equip students with the knowledge to understand practices of exclusion and inclusion, and the skills to contribute to developing equitable organisations, needs. * Charlotte Holgersson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden *Much more than a textbook, this excellently conceived and executed volume welcomes readers into the world of diversity in organizations, cutting through the noise of diversity as mere buzzword. With its intelligently designed format, theory and practice sit comfortably alongside state-of-the-art guidance in this sophisticated work. This is an important resource for those interested in the travels and translations of diversity in organizations around the world. * Marta B. Calás, Professor of Organization Studies and International Management Isenberg School of Management University of Massachusetts - Amherst, USA *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction PART I FRAMEWORK FOR DIVERSITY Chapter 1 Setting the scene for understandingdiversity in organizations Chapter 2 Diversity in Europe: its development and contour Chapter 3 Diversity management: historical development and different rationales PART II DIVERSITY IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS AND AT DIFFERENT LEVELS Chapter 4 Diversity in context Chapter 5 The ‘doing differences’ perspective on gender and diversity Chapter 6 Diversity in teams PART III PRACTICING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Chapter 7 Diversity as strategy Chapter 8 Organizational analysis Chapter 9 Organizational implementation: diversity practices and tools Chapter 10 Diversity change and resistance EPILOGUE DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND BEYOND Chapter 11 Critical reflections on diversity management

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Book SynopsisThe art and science of talent search: how to spot, assess, woo, and retain highly talented people.How do you find talent with a creative spark? To what extent can you predict human creativity, or is human creativity something irreducible before our eyes, perhaps to be spotted or glimpsed by intuition, but unique each time it appears?Obsessed with these questions, renowned economist Tyler Cowen and venture capitalist and entrepreneur Daniel Gross set out to study the art and science of finding talent at the highest level: the people with the creativity, drive, and insight to transform an organization and make everyone around them better.Cowen and Gross guide the reader through the major scientific research areas relevant for talent search, including how to conduct an interview, how much to weight intelligence, how to judge personality and match personality traits to jobs, how to evaluate talent in online interactions such as Zoom calls, why talented wom

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Book SynopsisMindful Leadership Coaching takes an in-depth look at the coaching processes. The insights provided here will help coaches and executives to use frameworks for transforming attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. It advises on how the best leadership coaches help their executive clients create significant personal and professional change.Trade Review'This monumental book is the synthesis of nearly 35 years of research and practice in psychoanalysis, top executives consulting and training ,individual/group coaching. The reader enjoys a fireworks of intelligence, culture, theoretical rigour and practical robustness, all this elegantly written in simple words and fun reading. The author also shares with us his emotions, reflections, interrogations and real-time clinical decisions during coaching. A 'must read' for coaches, reflective executives and academics.' -Georges Trepo, EMERITUS PROFESSOR, HEC Paris "In this book Manfred Kets de Vries empties out the overflowing minds of executive coaches, so that they can overcome their anxieties and doubts and see what was right there in front of them all along: the coaching relationship and all the dynamics at play there. I heartily recommend this book to all professional coaches who want to deepen and explore their own coaching relationships. To paraphrase T.S. Eliot, reading this magnificent text you will not cease from exploring your coaching relationships and at the end of all your exploring you will arrive where you started and know the place for the first time.' -Erik de Haan, Director of the Ashridge Centre for Coaching, Ashridge Business School & Professor of Organisation Development and Coaching, VU University, Amsterdam "Often, we are so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to understand why we do what we do. Once more, Manfred Kets de Vries takes us on a journey into our personal interior to help us to become more reflective practitioners. This book is a 'must read' for anyone interested in leadership coaching for personal and professional transformation." -Soumitra Dutta, Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean and Professor of Management Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University 'This book is an absolute must for executives, coaches, and HR and learning and development professionals. An executive will find cues for exploring her or his inner theater. A coach will be challenged to evaluate her or his practice. An HR or learning and development professional will be better prepared for making educated choices about facilitating coaching interventions and managing the company's pool of coaches. Manfred Kets de Vries has once again given all of us an opportunity to think and talk about what really matters for human beings in modern organizations.' -Professor Konstantin Korotov, PhD. Director of the Center for Leadership Development Research, ESMT European School of Management and Technology, Berlin "There are hundreds of books on coaching in general, fewer books specifically on leadership coaching and merely a handful on leadership coaching using the psychodynamic approach. Kets de Vries in his latest book skillfully uses the interplay of conflicting emotional forces to provide an excellent guide to leadership coaching which can be considered as groundbreaking." -Vaseehar Hassan PhD, Advisor and Board Member, Guidance Investments, Malaysia "In our fast-paced world executives are struggling with what it means to be a leader and their coaches are equally puzzled with understanding how to help their clients develop as leadership talents. Manfred Kets de Vries explores these two interdependent topics to help both fields develop new perspectives. Mindful Leadership Coaching meets the needs of coaches in recognising the psychological challenges facing business leaders around the world. Manfred's advice on dealing with psychopathic leaders should be in every career handbook because it is critically valuable to anyone in or aspiring to the executive suite. Combining his long experience in coaching SOB executives with his knowledge of psychology he offers powerful insights that could literally save people's careers and more importantly their self-esteem." -Professor Randel S. Carlock, Berghmans Lhoist Chaired Professor in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise "So far, apart from Manfred Kets de Vries, no one has described so lucidly emotionally and profoundly the inner lives of leaders and the paths of their development. This book will become absolutely indispensable for both coaches and executives. It invites us into the usually inaccessible atelier/workshop of leadership coaching where paramount changes take place. Case studies abound in this book and they allow the reader to not only live through the experience of the joint work of a coach and coachee, but they also allow one to change oneself. The psychodynamic approach to achieving real personal and organizational changes is portrayed in great detail and it opens for us a whole Universe of inexhaustible opportunities and resources aimed at professional growth." -Andrey Vladimirovich Rossokhin, Doctor of Psychology, Head of the Department of Psychoanalysis and Business Consulting at National Research University Higher School of Economics (NRU HSE)Table of Contents1. The Hedgehog's Kiss 2. The Art of Forgiveness 3. Are you a Victim of the Victim Syndrome? 4. Are you in the Rescuing Business? 5. Are you dealing with an SOB Leader? 6. The Coaching Conundrum 7. Teaching Executives how to Play 8. Creating Tipping Points

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Book SynopsisStephen Taylor, Chartered CCIPD, is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Exeter Business School and a Chief Examiner for the CIPD. Before his academic career he worked in a variety of management roles in the hotel industry and in the NHS.Graham Perkins is Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at University of Exeter Business School. Prior to a career in academia, he held a number of HR and Learning and Development roles in both public and private sector firms.Trade Review"A thorough and contemporary text which combines academic rigour with real world experience. An excellent accompaniment to the new level 7 CIPD qualifications. I'll certainly be including this text as essential reading on our people management programmes. I highly recommend it!" * Kay Maddox-Daines, Director of Academic Development, Acacia Learning Ltd *"This book provides superb coverage of this topic for practitioners and students alike. It moves the reader beyond knowledge and understanding into application, integration and critical thinking My students will greatly appreciate it." * John Mitchell. Head of Faculty, CIPD Advanced Diploma, Oakwood International *"The book is a great source for appreciating the complex and contemporary world of managing people in organisations. Learners of HRM will benefit from the book's helpful practical tools for analysis in addition to the comprehensive treatment of the subject." * Dr David S. A. Guttormsen, Associate Professor in Organisation and Management, USN School of Business, University of South-Eastern Norway *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction; Chapter - 02: Globalisation; Chapter - 03: Technology – past; Chapter - 04: Technology – present; Chapter - 05: Economy; Chapter - 06: Labour markets; Chapter - 07: Population; Chapter - 08: Society; Chapter - 09: Public policy; Chapter - 10: Regulation; Chapter - 11: Change; Chapter - 12: Agility & resilience; Chapter - 13: Flexibility; Chapter - 14: Innovation and creativity; Chapter - 15: Productivity and competition; Chapter - 16: Ethics and values; Chapter - 17: Sustainability; Chapter - 18: Equality, diversity and inclusion; Chapter - 19: Wellbeing; Chapter - 20: Working internationally

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to executive coaching, this fully updated second edition ofers a wealth of practical, proven coaching tools and techniques. Essential reading for professional coaches, students, managers and leaders at all levels.

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Table of ContentsPart I: What Is Agile Consulting Chapter 1: The Agile Consultant Chapter 2: Agile Evolution: More than Methodology Chapter 3: The EVOLVE Framework for Agile Evolution Part II: The EVOLVE Agile Consulting Framework Chapter 4: Explore and Engage Chapter 5: Visualize Success Chapter 6: Observe and Plan Chapter 7: Lead Teams to Agility Chapter 8: Visible Results Chapter 9: Evolve the Enterprise Part III: Engaging at Enterprise Level Chapter 10: Agile Strategy Chapter 11: The Leadership Commitment< Chapter 12: The Agile Enterprise Chapter 13: The Agile Consulting Model Part IV: Running the Agile Consulting Practice Chapter 14: The Agile Consulting Skill Set Chapter 15: Agile Domain Expertise Chapter 16: Conclusion: Towards the Agile Enterprise Chapter 17: Appendix: The Roots of Agile: History and Background Chapter 18: Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis timely guide explains how businesses can effectively integrate and coordinate career and succession planning programs to meet the personnel demands of the future.Drawing on their experience and expertise with workforce development, the authors of this book based its content on a single but important premise. With global economic instability, a slowdown in workforce growth, extraordinary competition for the best talent, and the rapid advance of technology, there is an immediate need to integrate career and succession planning programs. Explaining how to do just that, this practical, user-friendly guide is the first to link those critical business tools, showing readers how to prepare for tomorrowand the many years after.The book presents a systematic approach through which businesses can integrate and coordinate career planning and succession planning programs. Part One makes the business case for moving beyond segregated career and succession planning and shows why they must be inTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part I. Making the Business Case for Moving Beyond Career and Succession Planning: Why They Must Be Integrated ONE: Reflections on the Contemporary Business Scene: Why Career and Succession Planning Must Be Integrated TWO: An Approach to Integrating Career and Succession Planning Programs Part II. Foundations for Integrating Career and Succession Planning THREE: Human Capital, Workforce Planning, and Learning and Development FOUR: Establishing an Infrastructure to Support the Integration of Career and Succession Planning FIVE: The Diverse Workforce: Generations at Work SIX: Competencies and Values: Keys to Successful Career Development and Succession Planning SEVEN: Assessment and Evaluation for Career Development and Succession Planning Programs EIGHT: The Role of Technology: Using Information Management to Enhance Career Planning and Succession Management Part III. Strategies for Integrating Career and Succession Planning NINE: Coaching and Mentoring TEN: Self-Directed and Lifelong Learning ELEVEN: The Self-Assessment Approach: Finding Value in a New Methodology TWELVE: Emerging Leaders and Leadership Development THIRTEEN: Employee Engagement FOURTEEN: Skill Gaps and Other Approaches to Employee Responsibility and Organizational Response Part IV. Addressing the Future Of Career Development and Succession Planning FIFTEEN: The Future of Career Development and Succession Planning SIXTEEN: Frequently Asked Questions and Their Answers Appendixes Appendix 1. Pitching Transformation: How to Build a Business Case for HR and Talent Management Solutions Appendix 2. Lexicon of Workforce-Related Terms Appendix 3. 2011 National Survey of Working America Commissioned by the National Career Development Association (NCDA), Appendix 4. Characteristics of Four Generations That May Be Found in the Same Workplace Appendix 5. Coaching vs. Mentoring: 25 Ways They're Different Appendix 6. Introduction to Talent Development Reporting Principles (TDRp) Notes Index

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