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75 Ways for Managers to Hire, Develop, and Keep Great Employees
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75 Ways for Managers to Hire, Develop, and Keep Great Employees

AMACOM, 2016 更多详情

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Recommendation

Given layoffs, downsizing, delayed promotions, mergers, tardy raises, and more, contemporary organizations face challenges that make this a difficult time to manage employees. You can make one mistake and end up as the villain in an expensive civil suit that an upset current or former employee – or even by a professional plaintiff masquerading as an employee – files against your company. Seasoned HR professional Paul Falcone, who passionately advocates the importance of HR’s role, presents 75 proven tactics – selectively sampled here – for managing and inspiring employees while motivating loyalty and performance. He explains what managers can do to elicit the highest level of productivity from their employees while not getting sued by disgruntled people making the most of today’s litigious society. getAbstract recommends his innovative manual to managers and HR professionals. Falcone’s description of his book is apt; it is, as he says, a “consultant in a box.”

Summary

Employees Define Companies

Employees determine the nature of any organization and how well it succeeds culturally and financially. Great workforces fuel great companies, just as inferior employees can make even good companies inferior. The leadership you provide as a manager determines what kind of people work for your company. Strong leaders create positive work environments in which their teams thrive and shine. Weak leaders create problems and hurt the employees who work for them.

The Five Principles of People Management

Besides setting the right tone at work, great leaders hire the best applicants, motivate their teams, and communicate skillfully so that employees understand exactly what the company expects and what they must do to succeed. Worthy leaders positively engage their staff members while insisting on full accountability. They practice “workplace wisdom,” establish an encouraging working environment, and inspire loyalty and excellence. Quality employee management rests on five basic principles:

  1. Managers should engage employees and motivate them to do their best work. Get to know your employees in a personal way, let them know you care...

About the Author

HR professional Paul Falcone has held senior leadership positions at Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and Time Warner.


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