Hiring for Fit: A Key Leadership Skill

Hiring for Fit: A Key Leadership Skill

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A key skill for any leader is the ability to hire a great team, and this skill requires a considerable depth of knowledge of the complex subject of fit. Most organizations talk about the need to hire for fit, but many go about hiring in the wrong way because their leaders don’t fully understand the concept of fit.
Hiring for Fit goes to the heart of what fit really means and provides expert insight for anyone involved in making hiring decisions. The author studied the personality traits and attributes of successful hires and developed a comprehensive system to hire the right fit for any role. The entire process is an application of her unique Trait Alignment Protocol (TAP), which is the key to identifying fit and maintaining fit over the long term.
By applying the thorough and practical fit strategy described in the book, leaders will gain expertise in the complex subject of fit, replace seat-of-the-pants hiring with a reliable process, gain confidence in assessing a candidate’s fit, make well-founded hiring decisions that avoid common hiring pitfalls, and pave the way for effective employee retention and advancement and for succession planning.

Core Concepts of Project Management

Core Concepts of Project Management

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This book addresses project management in the context of general project management. An introductory chapter discusses project features in general. Part I of the book focuses on the important human element in project management. Part II discusses two processes involved in the initial project definition stage, as well as covering estimation. Part III involves planning, and also deals with project risk and implementation.
A feature of the book is an effort to tie content to that of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Each chapter includes reference to how each chapter relates to the PMBOK structure and relationship to the 2020 PMP Exam Outline.

Present! Connect!: Create and Deliver Presentations that Capture, Entertain, and Connect to ANY Audience

Present! Connect!: Create and Deliver Presentations that Capture, Entertain, and Connect to ANY Audience

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Most people have the skills needed to become a successful presenter, but they don’t use them. When they learn how to use these skills, they begin to enjoy the successful outcome of a focused, thoughtful, and informative presentation. This is the premise of author Tom Guggino’s career as a leading presentation coach. As a former stand-up comedian, Tom applies the secrets of communicating your passion, commitment, and unique personal style. He has developed The Presentation Process to make professionals, executives, and students become effective presenters who enjoy making a presentation that fulfills its promise. Tom Guggino shares his acclaimed knowledge as a premier practitioner of helping people bring out their talents to become a successful presenter. PRESENT! CONNECT! Combines a one -on-one conversational style with photos, cartoons, and case studies that can improve your presentation skills quickly. Get ready to tap into your skills and start having fun presenting.

How to Succeed as a Solo Consultant: Breaking Out on Your Own

How to Succeed as a Solo Consultant: Breaking Out on Your Own

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This book is written for a person who has gained experience and is thinking about striking out on his or her own as a consultant or a service-based entrepreneur. The reader is taken through the steps of deciding on whether they have the tools to start a new business and what they need to do before making the leap.The author focuses on the major steps of a start-up consulting practice, including business formation decisions, verbalizing the business offerings, determining market viability, and much more. Additionally, he dives into less-often discussed topics such as office space, business insurance, business ethics, and the impact on the family unit. Each chapter provides homework that outlines the steps the reader needs to complete to gain confidence they have the tools to succeed. This book also emphasizes the lifestyle implications of any solo proprietor service business.

The Future of Work: How Artificial Intelligence Can Augment Human Capabilities

The Future of Work: How Artificial Intelligence Can Augment Human Capabilities

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Jobs, and nature of work as we know it, are changing rapidly. Disruptive changes to work behaviors and business models will have a profound impact on the nature of work and worker. In this book, experts from industry and academia explore how innovative companies are leveraging arti? cial intelligence and intelligent tools to enhance and augment human worker rather than replace it.

Behind the Scenes of Health Care: Motivation and Commitment of Health Care Employees

Behind the Scenes of Health Care: Motivation and Commitment of Health Care Employees

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Behind the Scenes of Health Care presents an extensive review of motivation and commitment among health care workers in support and bedside care roles. The publication includes two research studies: motivation and commitment of support
services employees in a health care environment and the correlation between patient experience feedback and nursing motivation and engagement. Additionally, the publication includes two case studies: cultural disruption in a health care system and a service organization review of turnover. Lastly, and most significantly, the publication provides a framework and model, The Tri-Factor Model, to assess and measure workplace dynamics of motivation, commitment, and culture that is also applicable to turnover analyses.
Readers of Behind the Scenes of Health Care are provided tools to understand motivation, commitment, and cultural components in the contemporary workplace that may be applied to any organization.

Global Trade Strategies: Interacting with Trade Institutions and Businesses

Global Trade Strategies: Interacting with Trade Institutions and Businesses

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Developing global business strategies in today’s competitive and disruptive environment calls for greater interaction between the business sector and government.
Among the instruments available today are various market analytic tools. These tools coupled with new business models not only provide a competitive edge but also becomes a necessity to survive in the global ever changing trade environment.
This book concerns everyone dealing with market selection, market strategies, and trade policy. The reader will be able to develop global strategies based on trade information and trade flows analysis. An analysis of the most competitive countries in world trade shows the importance of pro-business policies, access to modern infrastructures, investment in research, and increased productivity.
The authors explain how to design practical strategies in a global context, greater competition and uncertainty due to the introduction of new business models.

Successful Recruitment : How to Recruit the Right People For Your Business

Successful Recruitment : How to Recruit the Right People For Your Business

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Successful Recruitment provides the practical guidance and knowledge needed to recruit the right people, avoiding the many pitfalls that can arise in the recruitment process. It begins by identifying why recruitment is so often unsuccessful, leading to time, money, and energy being wasted in recruiting people who lack the attributes required to succeed in your organization. It then sets out how to put in place an effective recruitment process, by:
‧ Planning the process.
‧ Laying firm foundations, ensuring that job descriptions, person specifications, and application forms are fit for purpose.
‧ Ensuring that advertising is targeted to reach the right applicants.
‧ Sifting and shortlisting to ensure that the right candidates are selected for interview.
‧ Developing the knowledge, skills and processes to ensure that interviews enable you to accurately assess the candidate’s ability to do the job.
‧ Effectively utilizing other assessment methods alongside the interview.
‧ Concluding the process properly and ensuring that the right candidate is appointed.
‧ Effectively inducting the successful candidate into your organization.
The author pays particular attention to the recruitment interview, explaining three different approaches to interviewing and the key skills required to conduct an effective interview, as well as considers some of the specific issues involved in recruiting internationally. The book concludes by considering the future trends and innovations which will affect how recruiting is handled over the next decade.

The Economics of Online Gaming: A Player’s Introduction to Economic Thinking

The Economics of Online Gaming: A Player’s Introduction to Economic Thinking

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This book is made from the connections that the author saw when he compared his experience inside a video game with what he learned through a formal study of economic theory. Set in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) of Eternal Lands, it follows the true story of Mr. Mind, a gamer who builds a business inside the game world that he calls RICH. This business grows from a small start-up to an unregulated natural monopoly that abuses its market power by intentionally losing money to drive competitors out of business. RICH becomes so influential that it breaks the market process with a unique case of regulatory capture. Through this story, the book demonstrates how economic thinking is absorbed by experimenting inside an online video game.

The Economics of Online Gaming covers basic economic concepts, unique economic issues, and general economic themes. Each of these topics begins with the context of a story and continues with an explanation of the economic theory behind it, finishing with a relevant real-world connection. It supports economic theory in an emotional way that cannot be shared through math or charts or graphs. Appendix B provides a comprehensive outline of ideas for teaching and discussion in each chapter.

Risk Management for Nonprofit Organizations

Risk Management for Nonprofit Organizations

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This book positions risk management as a key element in successfully managing a nonprofit organization. Risk management in nonprofits has several unique characteristics that distinguish it from risk management in for-profit organizations. The authors present and explain specifically tailored strategies and tactics for risk management in nonprofits.
Risk Management for Nonprofit Organizations is a straightforward, yet comprehensive guide that can be used to easily communicate effective risk management ideas among the various stakeholders who comprise a nonprofit organization. This is a book that can be used to educate and inform nonprofit professionals as well as the nonprofessional volunteers who are so critical to the operations of many nonprofits. It is a tool that will enhance both understanding and communication of risk management principles.
Written in clear, jargon-free language, it is a resource that can be read by board members, professional nonprofit managers, volunteers, and other stakeholders of the nonprofit organization. As a tool for building a common appreciation and understanding of risk management, this book has the potential to become a valuable asset for the nonprofit organization.