The Invisible Employee: Realizing the Hidden Potential in Everyone by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton Here we find another of the “mini-books” (140 pages), which continue to inspire us via a business fable packed with hard-won wisdom. This one comes to us from the co-authors of a previous bestseller A Carrot a Day. These authors…
Fish! Tales: Real-Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Workplace and Your Life by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen, Philip Strand If you’re reading this book review, you have at least heard about the book from which FISH! Tales evolved. It’s the runaway national bestseller FISH! … the wildly popular little book inspired…
The War for Talent by Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, and Beth Axelrod For the longest time, you had to search for a book that dealt with the subject of attracting, developing, motivating, and retaining talent. Now it seems as though we’re inundated with books on the subject. There’s obviously a reason for this trend. There’s…
Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business: 24 Ways to Hang on to Your Most Valuable Talent by Leigh Branham When you see a number of business authors addressing the same issue, you can be certain that the subject matter is more than likely timely and relevant to a wide audience. So it is…
Contented Cows Give Better Milk by Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden Here we have another cute title designed to grab our attention in order to deliver a “simple as dirt” concept: A person’s degree of satisfaction with their work situation is entirely and directly related to their output. If this concept is so simple, why aren’t…
Lean & Meaningful: A New Culture for Corporate America by Roger E. Herman and Joyce L. Gioia The dynamic duo strikes again! Herman and Gioia join forces here to describe the next generation of corporate culture in America. Demographic and economic shifts are changing the face of corporate America and enlightened organizations are learning that they must…
Workforce Stability, Your Competitive Edge by Roger E. Herman and Joyce L. Gioia He’s back … Roger E. Herman. This is the third book we’ve reviewed by this highly respected Certified Management Consultant. The reason, of course, is quite obvious. He writes great books that we think deserve your attention. He has his thumb on the…
Keeping Good People: Strategies for Solving the #1 Problem Facing Business Today by Roger E. Herman Sounds like a pretty simple title, doesn’t it? So’s the book. It’s a very easy read as it’s written in conversational style by the recognized visionary author Roger Herman. He originally published this book in 1990, and it was…
How to Become an Employer of Choice by Roger E. Herman and Joyce L. Gioia “Employer of Choice” … another buzz word or your key to a successful future at a time when it is indeed difficult to attract and retain qualified employees? Is employee turnover impacting your organization’s ability to serve customers and maintain…