Reflections on leadership and career development
Manfred kets de Vries, John Wiley
S$52.38 incl GST
Now that times have changed, businesses view career development as the employee’s responsibility. The second of the three books in the Manfred kets de Vries teaches readers how to share their knowledge and talents with others by knowing how to step up when it matters – what leadership is all about.
Kets de Vries takes a unique and special position to analyse leadership by looking at the way basic psychological processes operate on individual and corporate performance. His concept of constructive narcissism will help a lot of readers to understand themselves and others.
At a very practical level, readers will learn much on leadership and career development and better understand the personal and professional development of leadership scholars through the case studies of leaders and organisations, including a thorough study of Vladimir Putin as “CEO of Russia, Inc.”.
After reading this book, you will at least understand the neurotic leader, whether it is in your boss or in yourself.
Creating value through people
Mercer, John Wiley
S$62.01 incl GST
In light of today’s changing workforce, any company that competes on the global stage must rethink the way it manages people. As the economic cycle picks up from the recession, the need for HR practitioners to implement effective human capital strategies has only intensified.
What makes this book unique is the diversity of views through the 20 interviews that reflect the observations, opinions and insight expressed from leaders on talent innovation.
People always say that you learn from experience, and since this book provides excellent guidance to delivering successful talent innovation drawn from personal experiences, it is something that should be on every HR professional’s bookshelf.
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To get everybody to work harmoniously, say you’re going to act like a team and reward everybody based on the metric of on-time performance, then they know either they all get paid or nobody gets paid. That creates a big incentive to get people to work together. Everyone’s in it together.
None of us is as good as all of us
Patricia Sowell Harris, John Wiley
S$43.82 incl GST
Encouraging both diversity and inclusion within our workforce, across all levels, is the most important element of our workforce strategy. Patricia Sowell Harris, McDonald’s global chief diversity officer, offers the inside look at how McDonald’s attracts diverse talent and develops all its employees in ways that give each employee opportunities to succeed and contribute to McDonald’s long-term competitive advantage and success.
For those who want to build an organisation and a business culture that unites individuals in a quest for excellent service and long-term success, None of us is as good as all of us offers all the inspiration and guidance you need.
For business owners, it is a perfect template for encouraging diversity in an organisation and turning that diversity into a long-term competitive advantage.
McDonald’s has revealed its secret sauce for all to see - the power of people.
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The advice for any other organisation seeking to establish a diversity-rich culture: Stay with it! The moment you feel as if you’ve arrived and decided to cut back on your efforts is the moment that you will regress.
