Improving HR Performance

by McDonald, Michael L.; Leach, Leon J. (CON); Robinson, Dan (CON); Polumbo, Ralph (CON); Lord, Stuart C. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780314216618
• ISBN10: 0314216618
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-30
• Publisher: Aspatore Books

Summary

Improving HR Performance is an authoritative, insider-s perspective on making the most of your HR team by strategizing to meet changing requirements. Featuring HR executives representing some of the top companies in the nation, this book provides best practices for expanding HR's role, setting high expectations, and measuring success in a people business. In today's performance-driven business environment, these authors outline how to make a direct impact on the company's numbers by scouting top talent, putting the right people in the right places, and identifying and removing weaknesses as necessary. This book provides valuable insight for those looking to align HR as a partner to the business by soliciting internal feedback and helping the organization become an employer of choice. Highlighting the importance of seeking continuous improvement, these authors also discuss how to effectively create a culture of development, overcome performance issues, and motivate employees to rise to the challenge. The different niches presented and the breadth of perspectives represented enable readers to get inside some of the leading HR minds of today, as these insiders offer up their thoughts around the keys to advancing HR to the next level of execution.

Table of Contents

The "Chief Performance Officer": Improving Hr Performance Through Leadership	p. 7
Using Caring, Integrity, And Discovery to Become an Employer of Choice	p. 17
Building A Culture of Longevity among Key Employees	p. 25
Connecting the Dots between Brand Business Performance	p. 35
Communicating the Importance of Hr Training	p. 47
Celebrating Short Wins to Achieve Long-Term Success	p. 55
Aligning Hr as Strategic Business Partner to Bring Forth Change	p. 63
Transforming And Improving Hr'S Value In The Midst of Economic Uncertainty	p. 71
Transforming to Improve Through Radical Transition	p. 79
Becoming A Strategic Business Partner and Taking your Seat at the Table	p. 89
Communication, Not Isolation: Working as a Company to Improve Process and Increase Retention	p. 99
Human Resource Management Across the Ages: What we Need Today	p. 107
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