John Townsend: 91 books
Handbook for Strategic HR - Section 7
Globalization, Cross-Cultural Interaction, and Virtual Working Arrangements
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Organizations are globalizing at a frenetic rate. The world is becoming more connected each year and each generation of technology speeds up this process. What once took weeks and then days to share now can be done in minutes. This section will help you understand the dynamics of culture and diverse...
Handbook for Strategic HR - Section 6
Change Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
The pace of change is increasing and shows no signs of slowing down. This section brings you the best thinking from forty years of the OD Practitioner journal on:- The different kinds of change and what's needed to achieve each one.- What you must do to see change initiatives through to completion.-...
Unlocking Your Family Patterns
Finding Freedom from a Hurtful Past
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 1995
Revised and updated from the original, this honest and forthwright look at families of all shapes and sizes will help you down the path of healing (whether you know you need it or whether yo're just not sure).
Unlocking Your Family Patterns combines decade's worth of counseling wisdom and pastoral...
Texas Women and Ranching
On the Range, at the Rodeo, and in Their Communities
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2019
The realm of ranching history has long been dominated by men, from tales—tall or true—of cowboys and cattlemen, to a century’s worth of male writers and historians who have been the primary chroniclers of Texas history. As women’s history has increasingly gained a foothold not only as a field...
Handbook for Strategic HR - Section 2
Consulting and Partnership Skills
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
The role of the HR professional has shifted from personnel administrator to business adviser, which includes consulting and partnering with the organization’s leadership and other service providers. This section will help you learn what core skills are needed for consulting; how to develop partner...
Handbook for Strategic HR - Section 4
Thinking Systematically and Strategically
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Thinking systemically and strategically means moving beyond a focus on the individual to understand the larger organizational and environmental systems and how the dynamics of those systems impact work performance and the readiness for change. This section will explain how certain problems recur and...
Handbook for Strategic HR - Section 3
Use of Self as an Instrument of Change
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
“Use of self” is what Organizational Development practitioners call the complex set of awareness and behaviors that make it possible to be genuinely helpful to others. Effective use of self is essential for influencing change in an organization. This section will help you understand how your assumptions...