Download or read book Maximizing Employee Productivity written by Robert Earl Sibson and published by Amacom Books. This book was released on 1994-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've been searching for a commonsense, results-oriented approach to improving employee productivity, look no further. The dean of human resources consulting, Robert E. Sibson, has developed a process known as EP (employee productivity). The beauty of this proven method is that it doesn't require organizational upheaval or large investments in time, money, or new personnel. "If your company or unit has management know-how," says the author, "you already have what it takes to implement and profit from EP." EP shows you how to focus sound and familiar management practices to achieve significant productivity yields in any kind of organization. You won't be sidetracked by Total Quality Management or similar concepts, which Sibson believes are faddish and likely to fail. Instead, you'll learn exactly how to apply his basic 2-step method. It begins with four steps required for every organization: getting executive commitment; developing a productivity culture; making productivity part of every manager's job; and measuring productivity. The remaining steps vary according to specific need. You'll determine how to proceed by measuring the results of your initial work and investing your gain into future actions: using technology more effectively; eliminating unproductive practices; empowering employees; utilizing networking; ensuring excellence in staffing; restructuring through streamlining and possible staff reduction; managing performance; and rewarding performance. At each step, you'll find specific guidelines for implementation and performance measurement. Here, too, are the results of two surveys made by the author - one reporting the experiences of 227 companies with productivity management, the other covering worker attitudes toward productivity - provided as benchmarks for your own productivity management efforts.

Download or read book Increasing Employee Productivity written by Robert Earl Sibson and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Presenteeism at Work written by Cary L. Cooper and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coming to work sick may do more harm than staying home - for the employee, the team, and the firm. Whilst the cost of absenteeism in organizations has been widely acknowledged and extensively examined, the counter-issue of 'presenteeism' has only recently attracted scholarly attention as a phenomenon that harms employee wellbeing, disrupts team dynamism, and damages productivity. This volume brings together leading international scholars from diverse scientific backgrounds, including occupational psychology, health, and medicine, to provide a pioneering review of the subject. International in scope, the collection incorporates both Western and East Asian perspectives, making it an informative resource for multinational companies seeking to formulate human resource strategies and better manage their culturally diverse workforce. It will also appeal to scholars and graduate students researching human resource management, organization studies, organizational health, and organizational psychology.

Download or read book Time Talent Energy written by Michael C. Mankins and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Your Scarcest Resources Business leaders know that the key to competitive success is smart management of scarce resources. That's why companies allocate their financial capital so carefully. But capital today is cheap and abundant, no longer a source of advantage. The truly scarce resources now are the time, the talent, and the energy of the people in your organization--resources that are too often squandered. There's plenty of advice about how to manage them, but most of it focuses on individual actions. What's really needed are organizational solutions that can unleash a company's full productive power and enable it to outpace competitors. Building off of the popular Harvard Business Review article "Your Scarcest Resource," Michael Mankins and Eric Garton, Bain & Company experts in organizational design and effectiveness, present new research into how you can liberate people's time, talent, and energy and unleash your organization's productive power. They identify the specific causes of organizational drag--the collection of institutional factors that slow things down, decrease output, and drain people's energy--and then offer a pragmatic framework for how managers can overcome it. With practical advice for using the framework and in-depth examples of how the best companies manage their people's time, talent, and energy with as much discipline as they do their financial capital, this book shows managers how to create a virtuous circle of high performance.

Download or read book Topgrading revised PHP edition written by Bradford D. Smart Ph.D. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-04-07 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great companies don’t just depend on strategies—they depend on people. The more great people on your team, the more successful your organization will be. But that’s easier said than done. Statistically, half of all employment decisions result in a mishire: The wrong person winds up in the wrong job. But companies that have followed Bradford Smart’s advice in Topgrading have boosted their successful hiring rate to 90 percent or better, giving them an unbeatable competitive advantage. Now Smart has fully revised his 1999 management classic to reintroduce the topgrading concept, which works for companies large and small in any industry. The author spells out his practical approach to finding and managing A-level talent—as well as coaching B players to turn them into A players. He provides intriguing case studies drawn from more than four thousand in-depth interviews. As Smart writes in his introduction, “All organizations, all businesses live or die mostly on their talent, and any manager who fails to topgrade is nuts, or a C player. . . . Those who, way deep down, would sooner see an organization die than nudge an incompetent person out of a job should not read this book... Topgrading is for A players and all those aspiring to be A players.” On the web: http://www.topgrading.com/

Download or read book Compensation and Motivation written by Thomas J. McCoy and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Compensation and Motivation" is the first book in the Culture of Partnership series. With a strong foundation in social science and behavioral psychology, this book will show you how to develop incentive plans that work! Turn the cost of compensation into an investment that will increase revenue and profit, enhance the value of the organization and motivate all employees to deliver the business strategy. Compensation and Motivation describes how to develop the right reward system that will engage and motivate the target audience. Employees come to work for the rewards, either material (money), social (recognition and appreciation) or both. Mr. McCoy shows how to combine behavioral psychology and business strategy to create a reward system that offers fulfillment to the employees if they deliver on the company goals. This book goes beyond just showing how to link pay to performance. It shows how to balance the array of rewards that a company can offer (cash, benefits, meaningful work, social recognition and appreciation) so that the maximum motivation is obtained with the least overall cost. It's called "the mix that motivates." Since this book was initially published, over 65 percent of all businesses now offer some form of incentive to all employees. However, many of those efforts are ineffective in achieving the organization's goals. This book shows how to engage all employees in the business, motivate them to perform at exceptional levels, create a common focus and a feeling of shared destiny (teamwork.) Learn how to become an employer of choice. Learn how to engage employees so that the operation "runs itself." Learn how to use compensation as the engine that drives a Culture of Partnership.

Download or read book Solving Employee Performance Problems How to Spot Problems Early Take Appropriate Action and Bring Out the Best in Everyone written by Anne Bruce and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-07-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put every employee on the path to excellence! Solving Employee Performance Problems provides the tools you need to handle the most difficult employees—from the chronically late or distractingly dramatic to the disruptive, dishonest, or downright insubordinate. Taking a heavy-handed approach to such behaviors might make you feel good for a little while—but using the measured, proactive techniques outlined in this book will be better for you, your staff, and your business. With Solving Employee Performance Problems, you’ll learn how to take ownership of your employees’ behaviors, master conversations about poor performance, conduct productive follow-ups, and ultimately generate: Greater engagement and ownership of work Higher levels of collaboration and productivity Increased loyalty and retention rates Gainful ROI from everyone who works for you There’s a direct link between growth of individual employees and organizational growth. Use Solving Employee Performance Problems to be someone who manages proactively. It’s the only way to make a positive difference in the life of your employee—and make a positive impact on the future of your company.

Download or read book Motivating Strategies for Performance and Productivity written by Paul J. Champagne and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1989-02-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews current theories on how to improve employee performance and shows how to adapt these strategies to specific work situations. The authors have chosen 10 currently popular performance-enhancing strategies for study, ranging from behavior modification techniques to team-based and employee participation approaches. For each strategy, they discuss the relevant theory and provide actual case studies of implementation. AMA Journal In the face of ever greater competition from abroad, no issue is more important for U.S. business than improving employee effectiveness and productivity. In this volume, Champagne and McAfee offer both a review of current theories on how to improve employee performance and a guide to adapting these strategies to specific work situations. While previous studies have tended to focus strictly on theory or on step-by-step guidelines alone, Champagne and McAfee combine theory, actual company examples, and clear-cut guidelines in order to offer the human resource professional a well-rounded, comprehensive overview of workable motivation strategies and techniques. The authors have chosen 10 currently popular performance-enhancing strategies for study, ranging from behavior modification techniques through team-based and employee participation approaches. For each, the authors discuss the relevant theory and then provide actual case study examples of their implementation. Because every situation is unique, the authors also outline ways in which particular strategies can be molded to fit a variety of situations. Throughout the book, steps that can be taken by managers to implement performance and productivity enhancing strategies, even in the absence of a formal company program, are elucidated fully. A book for managers in all kinds of organizations--from hospitals and schools to corporations and not-for-profit firms--Motivating Strategies for Performance and Productivity is an important contribution to the human resources literature.

Download or read book Creating the Productive Workplace written by Derek Clements-Croome and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006-08-21 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of a classic title, featuring updated and additional material to reflect today’s competitive work environments, contributed by a team of international experts. Essential for anyone involved in the design, management and use of work places, this is a critical multidisciplinary review of the factors affecting productivity, as well a practical solutions manual for common problems and issues.

Download or read book Ways To Increase Productivity At Work written by IntroBooks Team and published by IntroBooks. This book was released on with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To define productivity at the workplace in simple words, it is about how efficiently an organization's employees achieve their company's goals and objectives and produce best goods or services to meet their customers' demands and expectations. Maintaining great levels of productivity at the workplace can help the companies in reducing expenditures, increase the satisfaction level of customers and other stakeholders, go for expansion plans, and stay ahead of the competitors in the market. A decline in workplace productivity can have adverse effects on a company's overall performance and profitability. Thus, employers and employees together can comprehend the reasons behind the low workplace productivity, work on them at professional as well as personal levels to bring the work performance back on track and take it to new heights. An employer can train the employees on work potentials, reorganize and modernize business processes, and nurture higher optimism among the company workforce. In the end, an employee is a kind of an investment for the company, and the investment would only be worthwhile if it delivers the returns on the right time for the company. Only then it would be a win-win situation for both, employees and employers.

Download or read book Performance written by Mark A. Stiffler and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-07-06 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unified approach to performance management that integrates organization and employee performance Performance provides a practical framework for rethinking what performance management is and how it can be used to better execute strategy. It clearly presents a unified approach for aligning, measuring, rewarding, reporting, and analyzing the performance of an organization and its people that enables executives and managers to move beyond today’s incomplete and fragmented approach to performance management. Featuring real-world illustrations and intuitive, practical, and actionable steps to creating a performance-driven organization, this essential guide will fundamentally change how you think about your organization’s performance.

Download or read book State of The Global Workplace written by Gallup and published by Gallup Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only 15% of employees worldwide are engaged at work. This represents a major barrier to productivity for organizations everywhere – and suggests a staggering waste of human potential. Why is this engagement number so low? There are many reasons — but resistance to rapid change is a big one, Gallup’s research and experience have discovered. In particular, organizations have been slow to adapt to breakneck changes produced by information technology, globalization of markets for products and labor, the rise of the gig economy, and younger workers’ unique demands. Gallup’s 2017 State of the Global Workplace offers analytics and advice for organizational leaders in countries and regions around the globe who are trying to manage amid this rapid change. Grounded in decades of Gallup research and consulting worldwide -- and millions of interviews -- the report advises that leaders improve productivity by becoming far more employee-centered; build strengths-based organizations to unleash workers’ potential; and hire great managers to implement the positive change their organizations need not only to survive – but to thrive.

Download or read book Smartphone and App Implementations that Improve Productivity written by Tahir M. Nisar and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The introduction of digital applications into businesses has revolutionized the way employees and managers carry out their jobs while also benefiting them socially. Smartphone and App Implementations that Improve Productivity looks at the benefits of apps in the workplace and introduces academic perspectives that link prospective advantages with practical commercial examples. The analysis is structured into chapters that include real world application while at the same time critically assess implied benefits of the new app technology and draw out the main findings and conclusions. Tahir M. Nisar brings into focus the emerging role of digital applications and big data in enterprise decision making. Readers will learn how companies can achieve more efficiency and effectiveness in their business operations through new types of organizational design strategies and mechanisms of employee mobility and work-life balance that draw on digital apps.

Download or read book Extreme Productivity written by Robert C. Pozen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Required reading for professionals—and aspiring professionals—of all levels.” —Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Former Chairman of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Robert C. Pozen, one of the business world’s most successful—and productive—executives, reveals the surprising secrets to workplace productivity and high performance. It's far too easy for working professionals to become overwhelmed by a pile of time-sensitive projects, a backlog of emails, and endless meetings. In order to be truly productive, they must make a critical shift in mindset from hours worked to results produced. With Extreme Productivity, Pozen explains how individuals can maximize their time and energy by determining and focusing on their highest priorities. He also provides a toolkit of practical tips and techniques to help professionals at all stages of their careers maximize their time at work. This essential handbook empowers every person with proven methods for prioritizing their time to achieve high-impact results and refine their career goals for long-term success, all while leading a full and meaningful personal life as well.

Download or read book A Company of Owners written by Daren Martin and published by Clovercroft Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lack of employee engagement is the biggest challenge facing business owners and leaders today. Daren Martin delivers proven insights and solutions he uses to create ownership cultures in some of the biggest companies in the world. This quick reading, hard hitting, solution oriented book will soon be a staple in top business leaders’ libraries. Using insights gleaned from years helping companies and coaching leaders, Dr. Martin teaches company leaders how to turn team members into owners. The visually appealing graphic layout easily engages readers and leads them through a dynamic learning process. This book is intense, humorous, challenging, thought provoking and extremely engaging.

Download or read book People Operations written by Jay Fulcher and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the Best Companies are Skipping HR and Winning the Future of Work with People Ops People Operations: Automate HR, Design a Great Employee Experience, and Unleash Your Workforce explains how leaders at small- and medium-sized businesses can stop spending time on HR administration—"paperwork"—and start focusing on the "peoplework" that truly fuels employee growth and productivity. Authors Jay Fulcher, Kevin Marasco, Tracy Cote of Zenefits, the leading people operations platform, provide readers with a playbook for creating a massive competitive advantage by eliminating antiquated approaches to HR. The book takes a look at how work has changed and what companies need to do about it, and the new approach they must take to processes, systems, and best practices. You'll learn how to eliminate busywork and hassle, and how to use that newfound time and capital to empower your biggest asset: your people. You'll receive the end-to-end guide to: Digitizing legacy HR functions Using robots for the busywork you hate Employing software to design and improve your employee experience Assembling and empowering your "people team" Utilizing the included plans and templates to guide each stage of your business transformation Perfect for managers, leaders, small business owners, and executives, People Operations is perfect for anyone who wants to optimize HR, maximize their workforce investment, support their employees, and modernize their business.

Download or read book Crucial Accountability Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations Broken Commitments and Bad Behavior Second Edition Paperback written by Kerry Patterson and published by McGraw-Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hold anyone accountable. Master performance discussions. Get RESULTS. Broken promises, missed deadlines, poor behavior--they don't just make others' lives miserable; they can sap up to 50 percent of organizational performance and account for the vast majority of divorces. Crucial Accountability offers the tools for improving relationships in the workplace and in life and for resolving all these problems--permanently. PRAISE FOR CRUCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY: "Revolutionary ideas ... opportunities for breakthrough ..." -- Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People "Unleash the true potential of a relationship or organization and move it to the next level." -- Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager "The most recommended and most effective resource in my library." -- Stacey Allerton Firth, Vice President, Human Resources, Ford of Canada "Brilliant strategies for those difficult discussions at home and in the workplace." -- Soledad O’Brien, CNN news anchor and producer "This book is the real deal.... Read it, underline it, learn from it. It's a gem." -- Mike Murray, VP Human Resources and Administration (retired), Microsoft