Best practices

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John G Fisher

"Non-monetary incentives and recognition programs are an area of employee motivation that is often overlooked. Yet, a strategic focus on non-cash rewards, such as additional time off, "employee of the month" awards, achievement certificates or trophies, and celebratory meals, can generate significant return on investment in employee engagement, performance improvement, and financial results. Strategic Reward and Recognition brings together theory and practice to guide HR professionals, consultants, and senior leaders in developing a clear strategy in developing and implementing the most effective reward programs for their organizations. Author John Fisher provides good practice examples from all over the world, different sectors, and large and small organizations. "-- "Non-monetary incentives and recognition programmes are an area of employee motivation that is often overlooked. Yet, as Fisher's book reveals, a strategic focus on non-cash rewards can generate significant return on investment in terms of employee engagement, performance improvement and financial results. In the present economic context, with companies pushing to deliver more for less, it is a particularly pertinent issue. Strategic Reward and Recognition brings together theory and practice to guide HR professionals, consultants and senior leaders in developing the most effective programmes for their organizations. It features examples of good practice from all over the world, from different sectors and from both large and small organizations, providing coverage of digital as well as in-person schemes"--

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John Zenger and Joseph Folkman

The highly anticipated follow-up to thepopular The Extraordinary LeaderIn their bestselling work The Extraordinary Leader, performancethought leaders John Zenger and JosephFolkman revealed the 16 key competencies that separatethe top 10% of leaders from the rest. Since that first book's publication, they have discovered, throughan extensive study with over 20,000 managers, thatleaders who possessed the ability to motivate outperformedall others. The Inspiring Leader reveals theauthors' newest proprietary research on how top leadersinspire teams to greatness, including the ninebehaviors exhibited by the most successful leaders andhow to implement them.

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Kathy Kolbe

In her new book, Kathy Kolbe explores the importance of instincts - the natural advantage used by high performers that has been proven to be the key to job satisfaction and improved productivity. With a new appreciation of instincts, businesses are finding new ways of organizing and managing employees, and individuals are learning to unleash the potential within themselves. Kolbe, author of the bestselling The Conative Connection, explains how instincts predict success for entrepreneurs, corporate strategists, and sports teams - without bias by gender, age, race, or national origin. In Pure Instinct, Kolbe takes this landmark rediscovery of conation, which defines how and when we act, a step further by showing managers that recognizing the significance of instincts can effectively transform the way we look at everything from hiring practices to team building, training, product development and sales. Based on a fascinating study of high achievers in many diverse fields, Kolbe provides readers with techniques to raise their energy levels to the point where they'll get more done than ever before. The ideas and methods in Pure Instinct are fast becoming what many Fortune 500 companies are calling their competitive advantage.

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Art Silverblatt, Jane Ferry, Barbara Finan

As the media increases in use as our prime source for information and values, there is a great need to impart methods to critically evaluate all aspects of film, television, the Internet, advertising, radio, and print media. Silverblatt, Ferry, and Finan's innovative text offers various critical methods and approaches to media literacy, including autobiographical, ideological, nonverbal, and mythic approaches. Each chapter presents in detail a full description of the approach followed by an essay applying the approach to an analysis of a media presentation.