Richard A Beatty: 3 books

"At the age of twenty, Rick joined IBM Canada Ltd. as a computer operator and over his thirty years of service rose to lead international sales teams on multi-billion dollar deals. At age fifty, Rick retired to pursue personal interests. With life-long sweetheart, Phyllis, the couple bought a 2005 Harley-Davidson...

In a marketplace fueled by intangible assets, anything less than optimal workforce success can threaten a firm's survival. Yet, in most organizations, employee performance is both poorly managed and underutilized. The Workforce Scorecard argues that current management and human resources practices...

Do you think of your company's talent as an investment to be managed like a portfolio? You should, according to authors Becker, Huselid, and Beatty, if you're interested in strategy execution. Many companies fall into the trap of spending too much time and money on low performers, while high...