In this new collection of articles on talent acquisition and retention, Adrian Furnham, author of 'The Elephant in the Boardroom', offers an engaging and witty look into the world of the talented manager. Based on solid research thisbook offers a substantial introduction to the importance of talent in the workplace. ADRIAN FURNHAM Professor of Psychology at University College, London, UK. He is on the editorial board of a number of journals, has received many awards, and was recognized as the most productive psychologist in the world from 1980 to 1989. He is the author of over 600 journal articles and more than 42 books, including successful, popular management books. He acts as a consultant to a number of bodies including HM Government, British Airways, HBOS and SAP and also a number of multinational corporations. He writes regular columns in the 'Daily Telegraph' and 'The Sunday Times' and is a frequent contributor to BBC radio and television. INDICE: A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware ofCreatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion atWork - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off the CEO Smart Arses - Spirituality at Work - Striving for Power - Surveillance at Work - Taking Care and Taking Charge - Taking Offence - The Catch Phrase Technique - The Content of Job Advertisements - The Dangers of Forecasting - The Drive for Money - The Emotional Contract at Work - TheLeader Profit Chain - The Legacy Problem - The Narcissistic Manager - The Hyper-moral Obsessive - The Scientific Understanding of the Public - The Work Ethic - To do a PhD - What is Conscientiousness? - Whistle Blowing at Work - Wit at Work - Writing as Therapy - Writing Your Own Obituary - -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-36974-0
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 02/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés