In Essential Management, Dr. Ronald Gribbins, Mary Ruzicka, and Lisa Youngdahl use their combined decades of experience to provide a detailed approach of the essential concepts and functions of organizational behavior and HR management supported by a systems approach. Building off the fact that HR Management is a highly interrelated and looped activity, this book provides the know-how to make real changes in day-to-day activities.
Readers will delve into two major sections to understand the systems thinking approach presented: general management and HR.
In the general management section, the authors focus on teaching practices for improving business operations including:
● Leadership.
● Strategy formation.
● Decision making.
● Motivation.
● Culture and Transformational change.
In the HR section, practitioners will learn unique approaches to:
● Identifying and explaining scopes of the work.
● Candidate selection.
● Employee compensation.
● Evaluating performance management.
● Broaching the subject of termination.
● Managing transactional change.
Intended as a helping hand for practicing HR leaders, Essential Management provides critical insight and guidance to be proactive rather than reactive in routine HR situations.