The Essential HR.

Armstrong Sharon

Mitchell Barbara

Whether you are a newly promoted manager, a seasoned business owner, or a human resources professional, knowing the ins and outs of dealing with HR issues is critical to your success. The Essential HR Handbook is a quick-reference guide that sheds light on the issues that keep managers up at night. It is filled with information, tools, tips, checklists, and road maps to guide managers and HR professionals through the maze of people and legal issues, from recruiting and retaining the best employees to terminating poor performers.

With this book, you'll learn how to effectively and efficiently:

• Individually manage each employee, starting on his or her first day.

• Manage a multi-generational workforce.

• Appraise job performance.

• Coach and counsel.

• Provide equitable pay, benefits, and total rewards strategies.

• Identify legal pitfalls and stay out of court.

The Essential HR Handbook is the one HR guide every manager needs on his or her desk!

Sharon Armstrong, Barbara Mitchell

The Essential HR Handbook: A Quick and Handy Resource for Any Manager or HR Professional

“Armstrong and Mitchell have provided a comprehensive and concise overview of human resources with practical advice, tips, forms and checklists. A must read for managers, small business owners, and individuals new to the HR profession.”

    – Cornelia Gamlem, SPHR, president of GEMS Group ltd. www.gemsgroup-hr.comwww.gemsgroup-hr.comwww.gemsgroup-hr.comwww.gemsgroup-hr.com (http://www.gemsgroup-hr.com)

“Armstrong and Mitchell have given us an excellent primer to educate our newly hired or promoted people managers on the must-know elements of human resource management. From the perspective of both historical and emerging trends, they succinctly present a pragmatic and uncomplicated explanation of why and how these issues are essential to business success. Among the many nuggets they offer are numerous, practical and proven ways to safely say what needs to be said in employee conversations, interviews, and evaluations. Even this old dog learned some new tricks!”

    – Gary Cluff, manager, Corporate Recruiting, The MITRE Corporation

“As a HR practitioner of 26 years, I strongly recommend this book to all HR professionals who want to bring added value, and who wants to become a significant strategic partner in their organization. This book is a must have for any HR professional’s library.”

    – Ben Lastimado, ED, author, Increasing Your HR Profession’s Value – Make Them Want You For a Strategic Partner

“If you want to know the core elements that any Human Resources professional should have in mind as they map their strategy and advise their organization, Sharon Armstrong’s and Barbara Mitchell’s work is a great source. And a strong manager should be keeping the points in The Essential HR Handbook front and center in their leadership of people! This is a great straight-forward resource for any desktop!”

    – Naomi Morales, deputy vice president, Human Resources and Administration, PhRMA

“As promised in their introduction, the authors of The Essential HR Handbook have really made it all about the people. This is a handy reference for anyone trying to be an effective manager of people. If nothing else, be sure to read Chapter 12 and know the challenges for the future.”

    – Dr. Janet Stern Solomon, SPHR, professor of management, The George Washington University

“This book should become �The Source’ for professionals in Human Resources. It covers the essential considerations in the field in a well-written, authoritative and yet very readable style. If you are at all interested in the growing area of Human Resources, I strongly urge to read The Essential HR Handbook .”

    – Henry P. Baer, former Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Practice, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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