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Authors: Effron, Marshall Goldsmith (Editor), Robert Gandossy
ISBN-13: 9780471434214, ISBN-10: 0471434213
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: April 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Effron

Book Synopsis

New and faster technology, redefined values, and shifting customer demands are changing the way businesses operate in the twenty-first century. Human resources and business leaders are faced with the challenge of redefining their strategies on leadership, talent, and diversity, while evaluating their operational effectiveness. This book presents the compelling contributions of thought leaders-such as David Ulrich, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and Jeffrey Pfeffer-who offer a road map for what these leaders can expect. Renowned HR executives also provide their expert advice and prescriptions for the future. The nature of human resources will continue to evolve as the new century progresses-with this book, HR professionals can change with it.

Marc Effron (Darien, CT) is the Global Practice Leader for Hewitt Associates Leadership Practice. His leadership work centers on helping organizations attract, develop and retain top leadership talent. Robert Gandossy (Redding, CT) heads Hewitt's Global Practice Leaders for Talent and has over twenty years' experience in human resources, leadership, and change management. Marshall Goldsmith (Santa Fe, CA) is a founding Director of The Alliance for Strategic Leadership, a consulting organization.

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
Pt. I	People: HR's Bottom-Line Asset
1	Getting Extraordinary Results from Ordinary People	3
2	Looking North on the Leadership Compass: Effective HR Management for the New Century	11
3	The 21st Century Workforce: Implications for HR	19
4	Engaging the Generations	25
5	Globalization: How Real Are the People Challenges?	35
6	Understanding Referent Groups and Diversity: A Key Challenge for Human Resource Leaders	51
Pt. II	Emerging Practices
7	Putting Pride to Work: Recapturing the Power of the Most Effective Motivational Force	59
8	Leveraging HR: How to Develop Leaders in "Real Time"	67
9	Strategic HRM Measurement: From Justifying HR to Strategic Talent Leadership	79
10	Human Resource Management and Business Performance: Lessons for the 21st Century	91
11	The Icarus Syndrome: Talent Management and Derailment in the New Millennium	99
12	Maximizing the Probability of Success of Newly Recruited Executives	109
13	Learning via Education and Training	115
14	Beam Me Some Talent, Scotty! Knowledge, Learning, and Technology on the Starship Enterprise	121
Pt. III	Emerging Organization and Culture
15	Free to Choose: Fostering the Innovative Organization	129
16	Building a New Partnership	135
17	Get Down to Business	143
18	Accomodating Change in the 21st Century	149
19	Managing Global Total Rewards	157
20	Globalization of HR: 21st Century Challenges	169
21	Challenges of a Global Marketplace	177
Pt. IV	Leading Change: The Enduring Task
22	When Change is Out of Our Control	187
23	Mother's Work Is Never Done: Myths and Facts about Organizational Change	195
24	Unilever's Path to Growth: Reflections on a Journey in Progress	203
25	Finding the Missing Link: Connecting Your Business Strategy and Leadership Strategy	215
26	Convergence of HR: Leadership and Change Management	227
Pt. V	The HR Profession: Coming Demise or New Beginning?
27	Is This the End of HR?	239
28	Transforming Your HR Department into a Start-Up Professional Services Firm	245
29	What's Next for the People Function? A Missing Link for Delivering Value	251
30	Profession at a Crossroads	259
31	Human Resources and Power: Oxymoron or Necessity?	265
32	Managing for Execution: HR Delivery Imperatives for the 21st Century	273
33	HR as a Trusted Partner	281
34	The HR Head as Trusted CEO Advisor: Six Strategies for Becoming a Valued Partner to Senior Management	287
	Notes	295
	About the Contributors	307
	Index	323