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The ultimate guide to human resources challenges, issues, emerging trends, and best practices by two of the most seasoned and respected HR professionals.Every leader will agree that managing people is challenging and growing more complex. Since The Big Book of HR was first published, dramatic changes have taken place in the workplace and the workforce. This tenth anniversary edition incorporates discussions and reflections on these changes which are useful...

There wasn't anything that George Washington Carver couldn't grow. He took the common goober--today's peanut--and created hundreds of useful products from it, turning goobers into a very profitable staple for the South. At the same time, this very special man passed on to everyone who knew him the importance of following one's own dreams.

A reference to help business leaders and human resources managers dissolve office disputes and foster dialogue with employees.Ouch! Did I really say that? What was I thinking? It's uncomfortable to go into a tenuous situation blind and fumbling for words. That's why people run from conflict.Rather than avoid these situations, The Conflict Resolution Phrase Book can help you prepare for and embrace them. Sometimes you just need a prompt to say the rig...

**2023 First Place winner for Adult General Nonfiction from the National Federation of Press WomenFinalist, Career Book Category, 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.The complete guide to human resources processes, issues, and best practices by two of the most seasoned and respected HR professionals.**Managing people is the biggest challenge any organization faces. It’s a challenge that has grown even more difficult over the past decade. Since The Big Book of...

A story of exploration, family ties, and how the territorial interests of a large corporation enabled scientific study of the natural world, Mapmaker is the first biography of Philip Turnor, the surveyor who traversed and mapped vast areas of northern Canada.As the first inland surveyor for the Hudson's Bay Company, Philip Turnor stands tall among the explorers and mapmakers of Canada. Accompanied by Cree guides and his Cree wife, Turnor travelled 15,000 miles by c...

Today's workplaces are dynamic, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that tension can develop quickly and ruinously. The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook is the ideal resource for anyone ready to confront conflict at work rather than run from it. Managed correctly, conflict can be a positive source for innovation and creativity.Using examples drawn from a wide range of corporate and entrepreneurial experiences, along with checklists and other practical tools, The Essen...

* The Boomerang Age was named an Outstanding Academic Title of 2007 by Choice Magazine.Domestic changes are taking place in the lives of young adults in Western industrialized societies. Today's young people often experience less permanency and more movement in a variety of family-related roles, statuses, and living arrangements. Among the most prominent changes is the phenomenon of "boomerang kids," young adults returning to the parental home after their initial entrance into the adult wo...

The award-winning Q&A guide on management from the authors of The Big Book of HR.2020 Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Award in the Career CategoryCongratulations, you're a manager! Now what?Of course, you have expertise in the field you're managing—but there's so much more to know, and your responsibilities can become overwhelming at times. A management career means continuous learning: encountering new situations, solving new prob...

The Only HR Book You’ll Ever Need!“Whether you’re a small business owner, a manager in a business without an HR department, or even a seasoned HR professional, this book will help you handle any personnel problem—from on-boarding to outplacement—quickly and easily.”—Solutions ReviewFor more than a decade, busy managers by the tens of thousands have turned to this best-selling book as a handy guide to the ins and outs of human resources. And...

This edition recovers the extraordinary life of John Brown (ca. 1805–ca. 1876), a self-emancipated African American and victim of medical experimentation who fled enslavement in Georgia in the early 1840s and crossed the Atlantic to claim his future as a medical practitioner. After a dangerous 2,300-mile journey through the United States and Canada, Brown settled in England, where he became an antislavery lecturer; free labor, free produce, and emigration advocate; author of the 1855 slave...

Joan Hightower was a bright accounting student. She graduated with honors, but she anted an exciting career. She applied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She was surprised when they asked her to come for a final interview. She didnt like the Bureau going through her personal life and accounts. So a Mr. Darden explained she was going to be a private nanny for a Mafia family in Rome as her assignment. Her Italian was excellent and they put her in a two-week course to freshen her langu...

**“Practical. Relevant. Easy to grasp. I wish I had THIS book when I became a manager.”—Mack Munro, founder and CEO, Boss BuildersThe Decisive Manager is an essential read for those seeking to work out complicated people issues, address problem areas, and get everyone on track to succeed.**People issues. They seemingly arise out of nowhere and just don’t go away. It’s critical that managers handle them right.As a manager you need to know so many thin...