Giraffes, Black Dragons, and Other Pianos (GOOD, Edwin M.)
A Technological History from Cristofori to the Modern Concert Grand. Second Edition.
An evidence-based guide to delivering high performance. Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management addresses all areas of performance management. From setting objectives and giving feedback to managing underperformers and having difficult conversations...
Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management addresses all areas of performance management. From setting objectives and giving feedback to managing underperformers and having difficult conversations, HR professionals can use this handbook to optimize staff performance at individual, team and organizational level. This fully updated and restructured sixth edition analyses the latest developments in performance management, including the shift from ratings and annual reviews, as well as the more traditional functions. Pre-eminent HR expert Michael Armstrong examines where these new approaches should be embraced and where traditional methods of performance management may be preferable. Packed with examples, exercises, checklists and new case studies from leading organizations, this book remains the most authoritative and engaging text on performance management.
Supporting online resources include an instructor’s manual, a student's manual, lecture slides, a glossary of terms and a literature review.
Michael Armstrong is the UK’s bestselling author of human resource management books, including Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice and other titles published by Kogan Page. With over a million copies sold, his books have been translated into 21 languages. He is managing partner of e-reward as well as an independent management consultant. He has been a chief examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and HR director of a publishing company.
"If you need advice on managing performance at the organizational or individual level, this is the book for you. It gives solid explanations and offers advice you can use.” - John Heap, Managing Director, Institute of Productivity, and President of the World Confederation of Productivity Science
"There is a reason why Michael Armstrong’s HR books represent a gold standard: they are both thorough and academically rigorous but benefit from real-world experience and an informed perspective on practice. This book reflects the latest thinking on performance management but also points out, quite rightly, that the annual appraisal has in itself never been a catch-all solution." - Robert Jeffrey, Editor, People Management
"A well-researched, cogent and real-world look at the practice, pros and cons of modern performance management." - Jamie Lawrence, Managing Editor, HRZone.com
A Technological History from Cristofori to the Modern Concert Grand. Second Edition.
This book is a continuation of Czech Classic Painting of the 19th Century, published by Artia in 1955. The period dealt with is the transition period of the last third of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. In this book we have set ourselves a modest task: to present, within the limits imposed, the main characteristics of some of the most important personalities of the time...
Manhattan girls are famously svelte, even though New York has more food temptations than any other city on the planet. How do they eat out, indulge in all types of cuisine, sneak in junk food and still manage to stay so trim and toned?
Featuring 1,000 unpublished photographs, this is the first book about the 4,500 Norwegian volunteers in the Waffen SS. Written by Geir Brenden and Tommy Natedal - who have researched the Norwegian volunteers since the 1980s - the book is based on Geir and Tommy's large photo archive and covers the various fronts where most Norwegian volunteers fought.
Selected Cartoons from YOU CAN DO IT, CHARLIE BROWN VOL I | And we love you anyway. So what if Lucy hollers at you... Or if your team deserts you... Or if Snoopy’s your pal only at dinner time... MILLIONS OF PEANUTS FANS WANT YOU EXACTLY THE WAY YOU ARE...
Strategic Business Reporting - International and United Kingdom (SBR - INT and UK). For exams in September 2018, December 2018, March 2019 and June 2019.
How to Become Free from Anxiety Disorders and Depression. A unique inisght into the cause and cure of anxiety, phobias, OCD and depression.
Kniha v anglickém jazyce... Supporting every learner across the IB continuum.
The Evolution of an Enterprise: From a Company of One to a Company of 1,000! Every Life a Legacy! - Every Small Business a School! Michael E. Gerber, The man Inc. Magazine calls "The World's #1 Small Business Guru".
Back from summer vacation, Kyousuke and his classmates prepare for the Athletic Festival. However, Purgatorium Remedial Academy is no normal school, and the students' physical activities could lead to broken bones — or even death! And if that isn't enough to crush his spirits, Renko’s mother pays a surprise visit...
As galactic armadas clash in quest of the ancient fleet of the Progenitors, a brutal alien race seizes the dying planet of Garth. The various Uplifted inhabitants of Garth must battle their overlords or face ultimate extinction. At stake is the existence of Terran society and Earth, and the fate of the entire Five Galaxies...
An Antidote to Chaos. The No.1 International Bestseller. In this book, the author provides 12 profound and practical principles for how to live a meaningful life, from setting your house in order before criticizing others to comparing yourself to who you were yesterday, not someone else today.
Think you know the real Tina? Think again. Here’s the real story. And love's got everything to do with it.