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Summary: The 4-hour workweek - Timothy Ferriss

by Must Read Summaries

This work offers a summary of the book “ THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich” by Timothy Ferriss.

Timothy Ferriss is a serial entrepreneur. In addition to speaking...

The Top 10 Things You Must Know About Hiring the Best

by Cathy Fyock

Skills, facts, strategies, techniques...whatever it takes! FT Press's quick new Top 10s bring together the 10 most crucial things you MUST know to get great results, right now!

Supercharge your workforce with...

Common Sense Management

by Roger Fulton

For anyone newly promoted to a management position, the influx of expectations and responsibilities can seem daunting. In Common Sense Management, veteran management consultant Roger Fulton distills a career's...

Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys

by John Kador & Katherine Armstrong

The Right Phrase for Every Situation...Every TimeGenerating honest, no-nonsense feedback through well-written surveys is the first step to dramatically increasing employee engagement, commitment, loyalty--and...

Managing the Older Employee

by Casey Hawley

Gen Yers are coming into their own. Now making up the largest segment of the workforce at 80 million strong, many are new managers. With so many Baby Boomers holding off on retirement, these new Gen Y managers...

Finding Heroes: An Approach to Attracting and Retaining Human Capital

by Larry A. Dillon

"The purpose of this book is to help hiring managers learn and hone their skills to interview anyone successfully. It was written to be an easy weekend read and a quick reference guide for use just prior to...

Writing Clear and Simple HR Messages

by Alison Davis & Jane Shannon

This Element is an excerpt from The Definitive Guide to HR Communication: Engaging Employees in Benefits, Pay, and Performance (9780137061433) by Alison Davis and Jane Shannon. Available in print and digital...

Set New Hires Up For Success with the Right Orientation Program

by Alison Davis & Jane Shannon

This Element is an excerpt from The Definitive Guide to HR Communication: Engaging Employees in Benefits, Pay, and Performance (9780137061433) by Alison Davis and Jane Shannon. Available in print and digital...

How to Measure the Effectiveness of HR Communication

by Alison Davis & Jane Shannon

This Element is an excerpt from The Definitive Guide to HR Communication: Engaging Employees in Benefits, Pay, and Performance (9780137061433) by Alison Davis and Jane Shannon. Available in print and digital...

Getting Your Message Right: Communicating Effectively with Employees

by Alison Davis & Jane Shannon

This Element is an excerpt from The Definitive Guide to HR Communication: Engaging Employees in Benefits, Pay, and Performance (9780137061433) by Alison Davis and Jane Shannon. Available in print and digital...

Treat Your Employees Like Customers

by Alison Davis & Jane Shannon

This Element is an excerpt from The Definitive Guide to HR Communication: Engaging Employees in Benefits, Pay, and Performance (9780137061433) by Alison Davis and Jane Shannon. Available in print and digital...

Perfectly Able: How to Attract and Hire Talented People with Disabilities

by Lighthouse International & Jim HASSE

An inspiring, practical guide for incorporating disability into any organization's diversity program.

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Performance Appraisal Phrases

by Peter Gray & John Carroll

Performance reviews, minus the dread.

Nobody likes performance appraisals. To make the most of them, though, managers and supervisors can take advantage of this guide, complete with the phrases and words they...

Perfect Phrases for Writing Job Descriptions

by Carole Martin

Whether it’s making a sale, managing a business, or handling any tough scenario, thePerfect Phrases series has the tools for precise, effective communication in any situation.With Perfect Phrases books, readers...

Save Your Stuff in the Workplace: How to Protect & Save Employee Possessions, Collectables, Memorabilia, Artwork and other Corporate Assets

by Scott M. Haskins

In 1994, in response to the Northridge Earthquake in the Los Angeles area, Scott Haskins was asked to write a pamphlet entitled "How To Respond After An Earthquake." 500,000 units were distributed to the public...

Enacting Solutions

by Claude Rosselet & Georg Senoner

Managers and consultants consistently note that much of what has been planned is not implemented and that on the other hand other things that were not planned successfully emerge. The driving forces for innovation...

The Birth of a New Workforce: 21st-Century Strategies That Will Revolutionize Your Business

by Randall W. Hatcher

A veteran in the staffing and outsourcing industries, Randy Hatcher has collected over thirty years of tested ideas for transforming companies and making them more competitive. In “The Birth of a New Workforce,”...

Precision Recruitment Skills with Impact

by Rod Matthews

Have you ever...?* Hired someone, only to find out months later that you have a 'square peg in a round hole'?* Wanted to reduce the time and money you spend recruiting while increasing the quality of the people...

HR Strategic Project Management SPOMP: Implementing Organizational Change: Five Strategies to Seduce and Influence Stakeholders, and Boost Your Career

by Leon M. Hielkema

*** Award-Winning Finalist in the "Best New Business Book" category of The 2012 USA Best Book Awards *** SEDUCE STAKEHOLDERS. As an experienced internal HR consultant, project manager, program manager, change...

Finders Keepers: Attracting and Retaining Top Sales Professionals

by Russell J. Riendeau

Are You Chasing a Purple Squirrel? (purple squirrel n: an ideal job candidate who, in reality, does not exist) Too often, managers waste time chasing a purple squirrel. A sales candidate may be skilled at selling,...