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Proving the Value of HR: How and Why to Measure ROI (Practical HR Series)
Jack J. Phillips, Patricia Pulliam Phillips
Society For Human Resource Management, 2005
Measuring the return on investment (ROI) of human resources programs (HR) is critical for success in today's business world and is an absolute requirement for HR professionals who are part of the senior executive team. Responding to the current accountability demands that continue to challenge human resource professionals, this manual illustrates the use of ROI methodology as a communication tool ...
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The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America 54 reviews
Philip K. Howard
Grand Central Publishing, 1996
Death of Common Sense
+ A must read
+ We reap what we sow.
Well-written and well-researched book that presents the frightening picture of the beast that law in America has become. The author provides good historical background for the reader to appreciate the insidious development of what has become our current laws, how these laws have actually become ...
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Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything1563 reviews
Stephen J. Dubner
William Morrow, 2006
Review for Freakanomics
+ Freakonomics vs. Freedomnomics
+ Conventional Wisdom v. Levitt
+ Freakish curiosities and economic data...
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How to Argue & Win Every Time: At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday82 reviews
Gerry Spence
St. Martin's Griffin, 1996
A Powerful Book that Shows Arguing is Important
+ Very helpful
+ Well done
This is an extremely helpful book from one of America's greatest trial lawyers. It is also an easy read. In short, Spence believes that arguing is important because it shows that you believe in something important. To go through life without sharing these beliefs is not to live at all.
I was ...
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Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior 59 reviews
Phil Jackson
Hyperion, 2006
Zen Master he is
+ Thanks, Phil.
+ An enjoyable book offering a meaningful glimpse into the mindset of one of the NBA's greatest coaches
+ Sacred books
+ More than a game!
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Jesus CEO : Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership56 reviews
Laurie Beth Jones
Hyperion, 1996
The Tao of Jesus for C E O
+ Practical, pointed, real
+ Jesus CEO
+ director
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking 951 reviews
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2007
Let your unconscious pre-judge for you...
+ quite thought provoking
+ Amazing
+ Great Book for the thinking person
+ The decisions you make in the blink of an eye
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The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary73 reviews
Mark Sanborn
Doubleday Business, 2004
Are you a Fred?
+ The Fred Factor
+ Positive Results From Fred
+ Great book to encourage those who have served you exceptionally well
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HR Answer Book, The: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals15 reviews
Shawn Smith, Rebecca Mazin
AMACOM, 2004
An excellent resource
+ Great resource!
+ Keep Within Easy Reach
+ HR Answer Book, The: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals
+ This is easy !
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In148 reviews
Roger Fisher, Bruce M. Patton, ...
Houghton Mifflin, 1992
One of the best books ever written on negotiation
+ Getting To Yes - An Education In Negotiating Effectively
+ A Book Needed by Every Manager in Business
+ Good book to gain knowledge on doing negotiation
+ Good introduction on negotiation
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Now, Discover Your Strengths330 reviews
Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton
Free Press, 2001
Management tool
+ A Look in the Mirror
+ The good and the bad
Probably the best management and personnel development tool around! Four staff members were each given a copy to read and to follow the instructions for getting an analysis. Each was asked to bring the analysis for their annual job review. They expected the typical "this is good and that is bad" ...
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Six Disciplines® Execution Revolution: Solving the One Business Problem That Makes Solving All Other Problems ... 10 reviews
Gary Harpst
Six Disciplines Publishing, 2008
Planning and Execution
+ An excellent pick for anyone looking to make their business venture an enduring success.
+ Holistic Approach Makes This A Winner
+ A Great Book for a Struggling Business Environment
+ The Persistence to Make the Hard Choices
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't699 reviews
Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
Good to Great
+ Good to Great -- the "fluffless" road to greatness
This is one of the best books on business ever written. Very easy to read and even easier to put into action.
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The Basic Practice of Statistics w/CD-ROM10 reviews
David S. Moore
W. H. Freeman, 2006
Key Points
+ decent
+ Advice From the Corporate World
I notice that most of the reviews for Moore's THE BASIC PRACTICE OF STATISTICS have been written by students. I found these reviews insightful to read. My students (like the ones who composed the reviews) are not math majors and do NOT want to enroll in a statistics course.
Being sensitive ...
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Winners Never Cheat: Even in Tough Times28 reviews
Jon M. Huntsman
Wharton School Publishing, 2005
Quick Read
+ Just Great
+ Words to live by
+ A must Read for everyone
+ WINNERS never Cheat
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Wingtips with Spurs4 reviews
Michael L. Gooch
Multi-Media Publications Inc., 2008
Excellent management advice delivered with a virtual cowboy twang
+ Refreshing.... down to earth.... a must read if you are in management at any level!
+ Excellent!
+ Fantastic Advice for Business Leaders
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High Five! The Magic of Working Together33 reviews
Ken Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles
William Morrow, 2001
Guidance for managers, educators, and students alike!
+ High five is no jive
+ Quick & Fun Read for Any Coach or Team Builder
+ Wow, what a book!
+ Team work - A neccessity in any workplace
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable216 reviews
Patrick M. Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2002
Foundation for Team Building
+ Improve Your Teamwork
+ great point of reflection
+ Best book I've read all year
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Up the Organization: How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits (J-B Warren ...18 reviews
Robert C. Townsend, Warren Bennis
Jossey-Bass, 2007
A truly polemical business classic that retains its sharp edge 30 years on
+ Great business book by a experinced corporate executive
+ Entertaining, timeless business wisdom
+ Best Management Book Ever
+ Unsung hero of American business- rocks the house
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The One Minute Manager162 reviews
Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson
William Morrow, 1982
They Scoffed at It
+ Great for new leaders
+ One Minute Manager
+ 27 Years and Still Counting...
+ A One Minute readable with a great context book
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