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Taking the best elements of a product-management approach and applying them to HR activity can transform the people function. This book shows you how. Written for all HR professionals and business leaders, Built for People explains how to improve workforce and business performance by developing people-centred ways of working, evidence-based decision making and a culture of continuous feedback and iteration. It explains everything from what this approach means for business professionals, what the benefits of it are and how to do it effectively. It covers how to proactively develop an employee experience which attracts, engages and retains the talent the business needs and supports them to operate at their full potential. There is also practical guidance on the importance of user research, sprint planning, vision development and how to encourage a continuous feedback loop in your team. This book includes the importance of testing and iteration and how to define metrics for success, as well as showing you how to handle organizational change, company culture clashes and how to build and improve overall business performance and employee experience at scale. Full of tools, case studies, exercises and advice from those who are already seeing the benefits of a product-management approach, this is essential reading for all business leaders needing to develop an agile, innovative and evidence-based approach to their people operations.

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Attract the very best talent with a compelling employer brand!Employer Branding For Dummies is the clear, no-nonsense guide to attracting and retaining top talent. Written by two of the most recognized leaders in employer brand, Richard Mosley and Lars Schmidt, this book gives you actionable advice and expert insight you need to build, scale, and measure a compelling brand. You'll learn how to research what makes your company stand out, the best ways to reach the people you need, and how to convince those people that your company is the ideal place to exercise and develop their skills. The book includes ways to identify the specific traits of your company that aligns with specific talent, and how to translate those traits into employer brand tactic that help you draw the right talent, while repelling the wrong ones. You'll learn how to build and maintain your own distinctive, credible employer brand; and develop a set of relevant, informative success metrics to help you measure ROI. This book shows you how to discover and develop your employer brand to draw the quality talent you need. Perfect your recruitment marketing Develop a compelling employer value proposition (EVP) Demonstrate your employer brand ROI Face it: the very best employees are the ones with the most options. Why should they choose your company? A strong employer brand makes the decision a no-brainer. It's good for engagement, good for retention, and good for the bottom line. Employer Branding For Dummies helps you hone in on your unique, compelling brand, and get the people you need today.

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Taking the best elements of a product-management approach and applying them to HR activity can transform the people function. This book shows you how. Written for all HR professionals and business leaders, Built for People explains how to improve workforce and business performance by developing people-centred ways of working, evidence-based decision making and a culture of continuous feedback and iteration. It explains everything from what this approach means for business professionals, what the benefits of it are and how to do it effectively. It covers how to proactively develop an employee experience which attracts, engages and retains the talent the business needs and supports them to operate at their full potential. There is also practical guidance on the importance of user research, sprint planning, vision development and how to encourage a continuous feedback loop in your team. This book includes the importance of testing and iteration and how to define metrics for success, as well as showing you how to handle organizational change, company culture clashes and how to build and improve overall business performance and employee experience at scale. Full of tools, case studies, exercises and advice from those who are already seeing the benefits of a product-management approach, this is essential reading for all business leaders needing to develop an agile, innovative and evidence-based approach to their people operations.

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Das Buch ist eine Einführung in die Programmiersprache Java. In den ersten Kapiteln werden die Grundlagen behandelt: Klassen, Objekte, Interfaces und Pakete. Weitere Kapitel befassen sich mit Benutzeroberflächen, der Ausnahmebehandlung, der Threadprogrammierung, mit Client/Server-Implementierung, Javas Sicherheitsmechanismen und dem Aufruf entfernter Methoden. Alle Sprachkonstrukte und die verwendeten Klassen der Java-Standardbibliothek werden an Beispielen verdeutlicht. An die einzelnen Kapitel schließt sich eine Reihe von Übungsaufgaben an. Die kompletten Beispielprogramme und Lösungen zu den Übungen befinden sich auf der beiliegenden CD-ROM.In der 4. Auflage wurde die Behandlung des IO-Frameworks um das New IO API (NIO), das seit JDK 1.4 neben das streambasierte API tritt, erweitert. Einige Client/Server-Beispiele wurden auf NIO umgestellt. Bei der Ausnahmebehandlung wurde das neue Java-Sprachkonstrukt der Zusicherungen (assertions) ergänzt.

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