The Trouble With Hr

Tailored to HR professionals, business executives, managers, and entrepreneurs, The Trouble with HR supplies powerful, proven strategies for getting the best people on board---and keeping them there.

A 2006 study by IOMA found that companies with effective talent management practices retain employees for longer time periods and outperform industry averages by 22 percent. But most HR departments are still using the same old cookie-cutter approach to finding new hires. This book offers a revolutionary new approach to attracting and hanging onto the best and brightest talent, providing real-world strategies for: • identifying and evaluating prospective employees • deciding who will develop and progress into the management ranks • fitting the person’s skills to the job • developing a strategy to groom one’s staff and keep them happy • and finding ways to reward them properly and keep them engaged The book explores the latest thinking in employee relations, compensation and benefits, training, on-boarding, and development practices. This is a unique, powerful book no one concerned with finding and retaining the best people should be without.

Sixty-three stellar academics, consultants, and practitioners look at the future of human resources The follow-up to the bestselling Tomorrow's HR Management (978-0-471-19714-0), this book presents an international panel of expert contributors who offer their views on the state of HR and what to expect in the future. Topics covered include HR as a decision science, understanding and managing people, creating and adapting organizational culture, the effects of globalization, collaborative ventures, and investing in the next generation. Like its bestselling predecessor before it, The Future of Human Resource Management offers the very best thinking on the future of HR from the most respected leaders in the field.

The complete guide to human resources processes, issues, and best practices by two of the most seasoned and respected HR professionals. Managing people is the biggest challenge any organization faces. It’s a challenge that has grown even more difficult over the past decade. Since The Big Book of HR was first published, we’ve seen dramatic changes in the workplace and the workforce. This 10th anniversary edition incorporates discussions and reflections on these changes and examines new and emerging trends useful for any business owner, manager, or HR professional, with the most current information to get the most from their talent—from strategic HR-related issues to the smallest tactical details of managing people. The Big Book of HR, 10th Anniversary Edition includes up-to-date information about: The challenges of remote and distributed workforces Diversity, equity and inclusion Workplace harassment and its prevention Changing technology and its impact on every facet of people management Pay equity and its effect on transparency in compensation Benefits that meet the needs of a multigenerational workforce State and local laws that are addressing societal changes Gamification and other training strategies

Written by a leading team of authors with contributions from top HR professionals, Do We Need HR? is an important book which addresses issues surrounding the role, structure and challenges for HR departments and how the field may be affected by new types of organizations, networks and methods of working.

Managing people is the most challenging part of any leader's job. And that job's not getting any easier as the human resources profession grows more dynamic and constantly changes. The Big Book of HR provides any business owner, manager, or HR professional with the most current information to get the most from their talent--from strategic HR-related issues to the smallest tactical detail of managing people. Each topic covered includes information on associated legal issues--such as the recent changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime regulations--and stories from leading organizations to illustrate the positive impact human resources can have on organizations of any size. Each chapter ends with discussion questions to encourage additional thought. Sample forms and templates plus a list of additional resources are also included. The latest edition of The Big Book of HR includes up-to-date information about how to: Select, engage, and retain the best talent for your organization. Develop attractive and fair compensation and benefits programs. Manage and develop your employees. Resolve conflict and maintain communications throughout the organization. Develop performance-management systems that reflect current trends and best practices. Use technology to effectively manage the human resources function.

Whether you are a newly promoted manager, a seasoned business owner, or a human resources professional, knowing the ins and outs of dealing with HR issues is critical to your success. The Essential HR Handbook is a quick-reference guide that sheds light on the issues that keep managers up at night. It is filled with information, tools, tips, checklists, and road maps to guide managers and HR professionals through the maze of people and legal issues, from recruiting and retaining the best employees to terminating poor performers. With this book, You'll learn how to effectively and efficiently: Individually manage each employee, starting on his or her first day. Manage a multi-generational workforce. Appraise job performance. Coach and counsel. Provide equitable pay, benefits, and total rewards strategies. Identify legal pitfalls and stay out of court. The Essential HR Handbook is the one HR guide every manager needs on his or her desk!

It seems that HR has become the place where employees go to vent about every petty slight or departmental squabble. And employees somehow expect HR to instantaneously fix these and smooth over all their workplace relationship issues. Certainly, employees who come to HR to lodge legitimate complaints of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation is one thing-but this petty nonsense with employees running to HR about anything and everything is getting out of control. The problem with HR being The Complaint Department is that organizational resources are not being allocated to HR to help deal with this increase in employee foot traffic. The result is that a lot of HR professionals, many of whom are women, are working longer and longer hours every day just to try to keep their heads above water with their workloads. And, with technology having changed the way we work, HR is also much more accessible after work hours. And, some HR professionals are beginning to hit a burn-out factor in their careers from a lack of work/life balance. In this enlightening, informative, and entertaining book, internationally recognized professional speaker, author, and HR consultant, Natalie Ivey, discusses the eight root causes to The Complaint Department phenomenon and very specific organizational and personal strategies to diplomatically push back on issues and problems that HR shouldn't own. She highlights how HR's involvement in departmental concerns is actually an enabling behavior which is creating the "on ramp" for the foot traffic to HR's door and how this enabling behavior is crushing the productivity of the HR department. She also shares specific communication tips and techniques to use when handling difficult employees and assertive communication tips on how to deal with conflict-averse managers who are shirking their leadership responsibilities and creating more work for HR. Lastly, she provides great insight into how to execute a "stay or go" HR career assessment to improve work/life balance and personal and professional satisfaction.