Beginner guide to human resource management, guidance andrecruiting and maintaining the best employees, getting the most outof employees, and how to deal with all of the legal requirements.Includes training tools and techniques for boosting employeemotivation and performance. Softcover.
【作者简介】
ARTHUR R. PELL, Ph.D., is an author, lecturer, and consultantin human resource management. He has authored 46 books onmanagement, personnel, career planning, and human relations, fiveof which are Complete Idiot's Guides(r) including The CompleteIdiot's Guide(r) to Managing People and The Complete Idiot'sGuide(r) to Recruiting the Right Stuff. He has served on thefaculties of four different universities and conducted seminarsthroughout the United States and Canada.
【目录】
I. “IT'S THE PEOPLE—STUPID!”
1. Human Resources-The Key Management Tool.
“Leave Your Brains at the Door.” Scientific Management. Enter theBehavioral Scientists. The HR Function. Personnel Policies andProcedures.
2. You Gotta Know the Laws.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964. Age Discrimination. AffirmativeAction. The Americans with Disabilities Act.
3. Still More Laws.
Wage and Hour Laws. Equal Pay Act. The Immigration Reform andControl Act of 1986. The National Labor Relations Act. The Familyand Medical Leave Act. Laws on Safety and Health.
II. STAFFING YOUR ORGANIZATION.
4. Twenty-Five Mistakes Companies Make in Hiring.
Getting Started All Wrong. Recruiting Resources. Screening Fiascos.Decision Making Goofs. Losing Good Applicants.
5. Starting the Search.
A Job Is Open. What Does This Job Entail? What You Seek in aCandidate. Internal Transfers and Promotions. Finding the RightCandidate from Within the Company. Using Current Employees as aRecruiting Source.
6. Where the Applicants Are.
Using Help Wanted Ads. Employment Agencies. Government JobServices. Executive Recruiters-Headhunters. Recruiting Networks.Job Fairs. The Internet as a Source for Personnel.
7. Screening Candidates.
Screening the Resumés. Determining Whom to Interview. TheApplication Form. Clauses to Protect You. Evaluating theApplication. The Telephone Screening Interview.
8. Becoming a Better Interviewer.
Preparing for the Interview. The Structured Interview. GettingStarted. Giving Information to the Applicant. Closing theInterview. Remembering the Applicant.
9. Making the Hiring Decision.
Employment Testing. “Wow! What a Background!” But Is It True?Determining Whether the Applicant Can Do the Job. Choosing AmongSeveral Top-Level Applicants. Making the Offer. OvercomingObstacles.
III. BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE TEAM.
10. Getting Started on the Right Foot.
What the New Employee Is Thinking. The Orientation Program.On-Boarding.
11. Training for Today's Job and Tomorrow's Advancement.
Who Needs to Be Trained-And to Do What? Keeping Up with the LatestDevelopments in Training. The Ready-Set-Go Approach to Training.Training Tools. Preparing for Advancement. Does Training PayOff?
12. Getting Ideas Across.
Communications: A Two-Way Process. What You Say. How You Say It.State of Mind. Conducting Effective Meetings.
13. Put It in Writing.
Getting It Down. Write the Way You Speak. The E-MailExplosion.
IV. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY.
14. The Compensation Conundrum.
Determining the Pay Package. Raises, Cost of Living Increases, andOther Adjustments. Does Money Motivate? Incentive Pay. Some NewTwists in Incentive Programs.
15. Benefits: They're Not Fringes Anymore.
Are Benefits Required by Law? Time Off. Health Care.Retirement.
16. Personalizing the Benefits Package. Pensions. Health Plans.Cafeteria Plans. Employee Assistance Programs. Those “Little”Extras-Perks.
V. DAY TO DAY ON THE JOB.
17. Motivating Your Staff for Peak Performance.
Different Strokes for Different Folks. People Crave Recognition.Five Tips for Effective Praising. “Look What the Boss Gave Me”.Effective Recognition Programs. Motivating Off-SiteEmployees.
18. Building Motivation into the Job.
Enjoy Your Work. Avoiding Negative Motivation. Career Pathing—AMotivator for the Ambitious. The Power of Empowerment. WhatEmpowerment Does. Problems of Empowerment. Making EmpowermentWork.
19. Keep 'Em Safe and Healthy.
OSHA-What It Is and What It Does. Creating a Safe Work Environment.Maintaining a Healthy Work Environment. Alcohol and Drug Problems.HIV/AIDS in the Workplace.
20. Employee Problems and Problem Employees.
Controlling Absenteeism. Getting to Work on Time. Dealing withSensitive, Temperamental, and Negative People. Stress andBurnout.
21. Working with a Diverse Workforce.
Sexual Harassment. Religion in the Workplace. Harassment Because ofRace or National Origin. Working with a MulticulturalWorkforce.
VI. KEEPING YOUR STAFF ON THE CUTTING EDGE.
22. Evaluating Performance.
An Overview of Appraisals. Types of Performance Assessments. The360-Degree Assessment. Discussing the Performance Appraisal.
23. Doling Out Discipline.
The Typical Disciplinary System. Disciplinary Actions.
24. When There's a Union Contract.
The Labor Relations Process. The Structure of the Union. Who's Whoin the Union. Negotiating the Contract. The GrievanceProcedure.
VII. THE END OF THE LINE.
25. How to Fire an Employee Legally and Tactfully.
Employment at Will. Termination for Cause. Spontaneous Termination.When You Can Do It. You Can't Fire Me-I Quit!
26. “I Quit.”
Losing Good People. Questions to Ask at the SeparationInterview.
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