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You can never have enough tips and ideas in management and so we have put together a review of some of the books available by Kogan Page.
Appraising your staff, by Philip Moon
Developing Management Skills, by Margaret Dale
Cases in Reward Management, by John Stredwick
Successful Recruitment and Selection, by Margaret Dale
Performance Management, by Michael Armstrong
Performance Management
Key Strategies and Practical Guidelines
Author : Michael Armstrong
Second Edition
Managing staff performance is an effective mechanism for developing both staff and organizational growth. By clarifying an organization's objectives, translating these into clear individual goals, and reviewing these goals regularly, performance management provides a well-structured and effective management tool.
This timely second edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of innovations in performance-management processes, particularly in the field of personal-development planning, 360-degree feedback and the extensive efforts made by organizations to integrate their business planning and performance processes.
Performance Management provides the ideal action plan for any manager wanting to get the best from their employees.
It is packed with detailed, practical advice on topics that include:
the basis of performance management;
performance-management processes;
measuring performance;
360-degree feedback;
managing organizational performance;
performance management and pay;
the practice of performance management.
Michael Armstrong is a management consultant, author, and Fellow of the Institute of Personnel Management and the Institute of Management Consultants. His best-selling books on business and management include: A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice (7th edition), A Handbook of Management Techniques (3rd edition), How to be an Even Better Manager (5th edition) and Reward Management (3rd edition).
Successful Recruitment and Selection
A Practical Guide for Managers
Author : Margaret Dale (Hardback)
This highly practical introduction to recruitment and selection techniques provides recruiters with all the information they need to be able to make the right appointment every time. With detailed advice on attracting the right sort of candidate, selection methods, shortlisting, testing, making the decision and appointing, this book clearly shows that face-to-face interviews are only a small, and often unreliable, part of the recruitment process. This step by step guide is illustrated throughout with detailed case examples that show how any manager can improve their chances of getting the best person for the job.
CONTENTS:
1. Why making the right decision is important
2. Describing the right job and the right person
3. Attracting the right person
4. Providing more information
5. Applications - sifting and shortlisting
6. Selection methods
7. Impact on the applicants
8. Making the decision
9. Induction
10. Evaluating the decision
Cases in Reward Management
Author : John Stredwick
This book, an ideal complement to Reward Management (Armstrong and Murlis) looks at the key areas of the subject, including: gainsharing; competence-based pay; performance-related pay; shop-floor incentives; flexible benefits.
It uses a series of instructive case studies, drawn from such major international companies as BP, Glaxo, RTZ and Mercury.
Developing Management Skills
Techniques for Improving Learning and Performance
Author : Margaret Dale
Second Edition
Constant evaluation of managerial performance is essential for all organizations which want to succeed and flourish in today's commercial environment. However, assessment alone is not enough; managers must also be able to learn how to devise and implement improvement strategies in order to stay ahead. This completely revised and updated book provides practical advice on what to do after evaluation.
It offers a step-by-step guide on how to transform theories into action and is packed with real-life examples and case studies plus tips and checklists. The book highlights pitfalls and offers effective solutions. Developing Management Skills is essential reading for any manager interested in improving their own performance and that of their organization.
Appraising your staff
By Philip Moon
Many small companies lack the time and expertise to appraise their staff effectively. This can lead to poor staff morale, bad communication and, ultimately, high staff turnover.
Packed with advice and exercises to facilitate effective appraisal, this user-friendly guide is essential reading for any line manager, small business person or personnel manager.
These titles can be ordered from www.kogan-page.co.uk
Or have a look at these Human Resources titles available from Amazon...
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