Generalship: HR Leadership in a Time of War - Hardcover

Weddle, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1928734189 ISBN 13: 9781928734185

Publisher: WEDDLE's, 2005

Synopsis

A practical guide to leadership based on the principles of military generals, this manual offers specific steps that human resource (HR) managers can take to improve their own work performance and the performances of their employees. Powerful American generals, specifically trained to lead and win at war, are profiled for their battlefield successes and strategies. After identifying the seven key attributes of effective war-fighting leaders, this guide then relates those strategies to the challenges facing HR leaders today, providing a battle plan for victory that will empower HR professionals and enhance the management of human resources in corporate America.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Weddle is the CEO of WEDDLE's, a specialty publisher in the fields of employment and leadership. He writes a biweekly column on employment for The Wall Street Journal, and has previously written columns about job search and career management for CNN and Dow Jones' National Business Employment Weekly. He is the author of CliffsNotes: Finding a Job on the Web, Internet Resumes, and the WEDDLE's WizNotes series.

Review:

"HR leaders will benefit enormously by using this book and its concepts as their model for leading." —Guy Patton, executive vice president of human resources, Fidelity Investments


"A must-read book for human resource professionals, especially those who seek to be true leaders in their corporations." —Jerome N. Carter, senior vice president of human resources, International Paper

About this edition

• Publisher: WEDDLE's
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1928734189
• ISBN 13: 9781928734185
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 150