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Senior Executive Assessment is a concise and practical guide that demystifies assessment that is conducted at the senior-executive level. Defines Senior Executive Assessment, describes its benefits, and explains how it differs from assessment at lower levels Discusses how significant shifts in markets and business models can require a change in the characteristics needed in senior executives Provides a practical model with suggestions for assessing senior executives Offers guidelines for determining what assessment methods to use in an organization Examines practical considerations in how to choose professionals to conduct senior executive assessment
Real Time Leadership Development provides research and practices-based guidance and tools for leaders to use to fully leverage experience-based development for their own growth and to build the next generation of leaders in their organization. Teaches you how to identify the key experiences, competencies, and relationships that are critical in the development of current and future leaders. Answers the question "Leadership for the sake of what?" by helping you identify your leadership principles and think about your legacy. Provides guidance on organization-wide metrics such as employee surveys, succession management metrics, and performance development plan audits. Includes "Taking Action" sections that provide tools for developing future talent in individuals, teams, and organizations. Discusses relevant books, articles, and research studies that deepen your understanding of the subject matter.
CAREER PATHS “I like how Carter, Cook, and Dorsey have balanced the perspective and needs of the employee with the needs of the organization. They’ve provided a practical toolkit for practitioners, rooted in a strong conceptual model. I have looked at other sources on career paths in organizations, but this is the book I’d actually use to design a system.” Steven D. Ashworth Ph.D, Manager, Human Resource Research & Analysis, Sempra Energy Utilities “If you are, like me, a consultant who helps organizations develop and utilize their talent toward maximum performance; or a business leader building a worldclass organization with limited financial resources; or a Human Resources manage...
Integrating findings from research and practice in order to makepractical, evidence-based recommendations for preventing andaddressing systemic workplace mistreatment, this book: Focuses on the recursive effects of mistreatment inorganizations and how individual and organizational well-being canbe enhanced by carefully-designed policies and procedures. Creates a complete picture by bringing together relevantresearch from fragmented fields such as organizational psychology,labor relations and labor economics. Enables you to identify best practices for resolvingmistreatment occurrences, for creating a civil workforce, andpreventing recursive mistreatment.
This book presents an evidence-based best practice approach to the design, development, and operation of formal mentoring programs within organizations. It includes practical tools and resources that organizations can use such as training exercises, sample employee development plans, and mentoring contracts. Case studies from organizations with successful mentoring programs illustrate various principles (e.g., how the mentoring program is aligned with other organizational systems) and suggest best practice contemporary strategies.
Designing and Implementing Global Selection Systems providesinsights and essential management tools for planning andimplementing an effective global staffing system. Provides the basic principles of employee selection andinsights into the challenges of globally standardized selectionsystems Describes common pitfalls and the most effective best practicestrategies for global staffing issues Includes helpful sidebars with examples to assist in making thebest choices regarding selection system development andimplementation
Performance Management presents an end-to-end practicalmodel of effective performance management that shows how to developand implement performance management systems that yield bottom lineresults. Practical step by step guidance and examples Realities associated with implementing best practices andavoiding common pitfalls Jobs and circumstances where common practices will and will notwork well Proven approaches from leading organizations Insights for everyone involved in performance managementthrough senior leadership
Nationally recognized leadership experts Kaplan and Kaiser have conducted thousands of assessments of senior executives designed to determine when their strengths are betraying them. They draw on their data to identify four fundamental leadership qualities.
"In this section of the book, I discuss the following: 1. why 1:1s; 2. communicating about 1:1s; 3. 1:1 cadence; 4. scheduling and location of 1:1s; 5. questions making up a 1:1; and 6. what a 1:1 agenda can look like. These topics are designed to get you on the path toward excellent 1:1s. These are the critical foundational topics to understand before you move into actually conducting the 1:1, which is section 2 of the book"--
Developing Women Leaders answers the question “How do we best develop women leaders?” with practical solutions drawn from current literature and the author’s personal interviews with high-achievers in major US companies and universities. Presents research-based, practical solutions to help people in organizations develop talented women Describes what organizations and individuals need to know about leadership competencies, personality, and leadership styles Explains gender-related issues that affect the behaviors of both women and men at work Integrates first-hand accounts by high-achieving women and men from major US companies and universities about their leadership experiences Separate chapters addressed to CEOs and Human Resource executives, managers, and women offer practical suggestions to implement in their organizations, using examples from some 'best practice' companies Has relevance across the range of all organizations including Fortune 500 companies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and small businesses Has significance for every aspect of society – business, government, law, families, careers, and health