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“To win the marketplace, you must first win the workplace.”
- Doug Conant
Investing in People: Financial Impact of Human Resource Initiatives by John Boudreau and Wayne F. Cascio
Nowadays, HR specialists often have to prove that their actions have an impact on the company's efficiency. The authors of the book, relying on their own methodology, propose effective techniques allowing to precisely define the financial results of decisions in the field of HRM and the choices of employees themselves.
Book review - performance management by Linda Ashdown
At a time when business is in great need of growth, the most important leaders bring to their organizations a focus on performance. This view is different from the stubborn focus on efficiency that has characterized managerial thinking over the past 30 years.
Work efficiency is most often defined as "the number of hours of work performed to accomplish tasks in relation to the standard in terms of business applications or conditions." Efficiency is to do the same with less money. Companies most often increase efficiency, trying to reduce the number of working hours needed to achieve the same level of production. Translate to bills because the company creates less on wages and other service costs. Therefore, efficiency consists in reducing the denominator, i.e. expenditure - number of employees, working hours - in order to change profitability.
Work rules: Laszlo Bock
The key message in this book: It’s clear why everyone wants to work at Google. Google also gives power to its employees and keeps them happy and challenged at their jobs. By reviewing these strategies, you can lead and maintain a successful company. Actionable advice: Hire in teams.
Book Summary: Measure What Matters by John Doerr
Why you need to read this book
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learn how to prioritize tasks and respond flexibly to changing market conditions;
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start setting ambitious goals and track them against specific and measurable key outcomes;
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figure out how to motivate employees to teamwork;
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understand how to achieve the largest ambitious super goal.
WHO? Solve your problem number 1 - Book Summary
Who! - this is the number one problem. Not that.
1001 ideas to reward and motivate employees by Bob Nelson - book summary
People are the most valuable and at the same time the most problematic asset of any organization. How to make a person feel good at work? How to achieve full return? How to protect the company from “brain drain”? How to get the most talented, bright and productive employees themselves, and save money on salaries? “Everything is possible”, says Bob Nelson, because money is not the main thing.
Summary: “Remote: Office Not Required” by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
«Remote is not just a powerful toolbox … It’s full of fascinating insights into collaboration, innovation, and the human mind».
Leo Babauta, author of Zen Habits: Handbook for Life
Today we prepare something interesting. We make a summary of the book “Remote. Office is not required” if you don't have time to read this book, just use our summary. It takes 5 minutes to read it.