75 Ways for Managers to Hire, Develop, and Keep Great Employees - by Paul Falcone (Paperback)

About the Book

Your company's success hinges on hiring, inspiring, and keeping the right people. You can't afford to not get staffing right!

Book Synopsis

Products and services will change with demand, but one thing that will always be required for a company's success is having the right people working hard for you.

As a manager, are you cultivating this vital resource? Is there more you could be doing? In this accessible and practical playbook, HR expert and author Paul Falcone helps take the guesswork out of this crucial element for success.

In 75 Ways for Managers to Hire, Develop, and Keep Great Employees, Falcone shows managers how to:

• Identify the best and brightest talent
• Hire for organizational compatibility
• Address uncomfortable workplace situations
• Create an environment that motivates
• Retain restless top performers
• Delegate in a way that develops your staff

Every HR executive has a laundry list of things they wish managers knew--best practices that would enable the entire organization to operate more effectively. Falcone's book 75 Ways for Managers to Hire, Develop, and Keep Great Employees has encapsulated all of this for you in a single indispensable resource!

From the Back Cover

Insider strategies from a top-ranked HR executive.

Ready to move your organization forward? You'll need skilled, motivated, and loyal people to get results. That means eliminating haphazard tactics and policies that quietly demoralize--and building a best-in-class field manual for developing great people.

Paul Falcone, a nationally acclaimed human resources leader, delivers key strategies that managers and executives need to know. Filled with scripts and real-life scenarios, this book demonstrates how to implement a people-focused program that helps you:

- Identify the best and the brightest talent

- Gather crucial information during the interviewing and selection process

- Hire for organizational compatibility

- Communicate openly and honestly to build trust

- Address uncomfortable situations and bad attitudes

- Create a positive environment that engages employees

- Retain restless top performers

- Reengage your team after a layoff or during times of adversity

- Conduct performance reviews skillfully

- Take corrective action when needed, while avoiding "punishment"

- Steer clear of litigation landmines

- Give people opportunities to grow and be recognized

- Practice the kind of enlightened leadership that rallies a team to greatness-- and much more.

Paul Falcone has worked as an HR executive at Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, and Time Warner. Author of the best-selling 2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews and others, four of his books made SHRM's prestigious "Great 8" annual bestsellers list. A top-rated presenter and speaker, he lives in San Diego.

Review Quotes

..". 75 Ways for Managers to Hire, Develop, and Keep Great Employees is an operational field manual for a new leader... speaks to the importance of engagement and employee satisfaction that lies within." -PeopleG2

"Paul Falcone's books are real and applicable to the everyday life of Human Resources. They are for the front-line managers on how to lead effectively." -PeopleG2

"Falcone's [book] contains scripts for most HR issues an executive is likely to face, and the advice is solid...Highly recommended." --Choice

..".makes a strong case that every manager, not just the HR manager play an important role in the hiring and onboarding process." --Leadership Strategy

..".addresses applicable offensive and defensive strategies for managers...Leaders must know how to address issues head-on and build ways to avoid landmines that can negatively impact workplace culture." --SHRM

..".valuable resource on building a high performance team for MBA students, frontline and senior managers, business owners, and HR professionals...comprehensive and full of insight." --PMWorld Journal

"This valuable new book shows you how to select the right people and manage and motivate them to success...this is a book all of us need." --The Representor

About the Author

Paul Falcone is a leadership & human resources consultant in Southern California and has held senior-level HR executive positions with Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and Time Warner. He is the author of several best-selling books, including 2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Reviews, 2600 Phrases for Setting Effective Performance Goals, 101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems, 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees, and 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire, and. Paul's consulting practice focuses on effective hiring, performance management, leadership development, and strengthening the muscle of a company's frontline leadership team. He is a long-term contributor to HR Magazine.

Visit his website: www.PaulFalconeHR.com