Human Resource Management International Digest: Volume 23 Issue 1

It’s not the job that you do but the way that you do it

Advances the view that employee potential needs to be assessed based on capability to handle the breadth and complexity of a given role, for which past performance may not serve…

Albert Einstein inspires employee development at Stonegate: Pub company’s people policies are based on the great inventor’s approach

– Describes how Stonegate Pub Company has introduced a career-development pathway with scientist Albert Einstein as its figurehead.

Over-16s look to their future with Edwardian Group London: Traineeships provide insight into the hotel and hospitality industry

– Describes the over-16 traineeships and graduate-management program at Edwardian Group London, an hotel and hospitality company.

JAS delivers cheaper, more effective employee development: Learning-management system transforms training at freight forwarder

– Observes how the introduction of a new learning-management system has made training easier, cheaper and more effective at international freight-forwarder JAS.

KPMG cuts through complexity for young recruits: Programs attract talent from a wide range of backgrounds

Describe how KPMG in the UK has expanded its school-leaver and apprenticeship schemes to give more young people the chance to experience working life in the areas of auditing…

Stars of the future give Bhushan Power and Steel the edge: Systematic program for identifying and developing the talent of tomorrow

– Consider the various employee-development initiatives at Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL), India.

Jaypee takes the express-way to strategic HR: Outsourcing deal cedes control of toll employees

– Details some of the advantages and pitfalls of human resource (HR) outsourcing.

Exceptional HR leadership rests on four foundations: Business acumen, trust, expertise and culture make up the cornerstones

Considers the four foundations of exceptional human resource (HR) leadership – strong business acumen, trustworthy leadership, great HR expertise and cultural stewardship – that…

Authentic appreciation creates a winning workforce: Focus on the individual and watch the transformation take place

– Emphasizes the importance of keeping staff happy and feeling appreciated and reveals how best to do this.

Make your people before making your products: How to maximize the potential of an inclusive workforce

– Considers the challenges facing people developing talent strategy in global organizations and ways of overcoming them.

The X factor that can help to motivate Generation Y: Performance evaluation in IT needs to move from the manufacturing model

– Explains why performance evaluation designed for manufacturers is inappropriate for information technology organizations.

The tools and techniques of effective change management: Why some reformers succeed while others fail

– Equips leaders with tools and techniques to lead change effectively.

Coaching and Mentoring Theory and Practice 2nd ed.

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