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They stem from the logic of financial accounting--the arbiter for determining whether a company is maximizing shareholder value--and its fundamental flaws in dealing with human capital. Financial accounting views employee costs as fixed costs that cannot be reduced and fails to account for the costs of bad employees and poor management. The simple goal of today's executives is to drive down employment costs, even if it raises costs elsewhere. In Our Least Important Asset, Cappelli argues that the financial accounting problem explains many puzzling practices in contemporary management--employers' emphasis on costs per hire over the quality of hires, the replacement of regular employees with \"leased\" workers, the shift to unlimited vacations, and the transition of hiring responsibilities from professional recruiters to more expensive line managers. In the process, employers undercut all the evidence about what works to improve the quality, productivity, and creativity of workers. Drawing on decades of experience and research, Cappelli provides a comprehensive and insightful critique of the modern workplace where the gaps in financial accounting make things worse for everyone, from employees to investors.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56226426061173,"sku":"9780197629802","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780197629802_6cd1a94b-f39d-4977-9589-8d8cf09f8b63.jpg?v=1786011642"},{"product_id":"9781647825218","title":"Hbr's 10 Must Reads on Performance Management","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerformance management is changing. Adapt your approach along with it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, performance management has been seen as an annual chore by managers and HR departments alike. 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We've combed through hundreds of \u003cb\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/b\u003e articles and selected the most important ones to help you make your process more adaptable, conduct better feedback conversations, and encourage the growth of your employees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will inspire you to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn where current performance management processes are falling short\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOvercome organizational bias to evaluate performance fairly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSculpt employees' jobs to meet their skill sets and interests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoost collaboration by aligning goals across functions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse people analytics ethically and transparently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp your people identify and use their strengths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of articles includes \"The Performance Management Revolution,\" by Peter Cappelli and Anna Tavis; \"Reinventing Performance Management,\" by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall; \"Getting 360-Degree Feedback Right,\" by Maury A. 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HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. 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We've combed through hundreds of \u003cb\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/b\u003e articles and selected the most important ones on how HR leaders can partner with the C-suite, drive change throughout the organization, and develop the workforce of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will inspire you to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverhaul performance management practices to jump-start motivation and engagement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse agile processes to transform how you hire, develop, and manage people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablish diversity programs that increase innovation and competitiveness as well as inclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse people analytics to bring unprecedented insight to hiring and talent management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepare your company for the double waves of artificial intelligence and an older workforce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClose the gap between HR and strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of articles includes: \"People Before Strategy: A New Role for the CHRO,\" by Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey; \"How Netflix Reinvented HR,\" by Patty McCord; \"HR Goes Agile,\" by Peter Cappelli and Anna Tavis; \"Reinventing Performance Management,\" by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall; \"Better People Analytics,\" by Paul Leonardi and Noshir Contractor; \"21st-Century Talent Spotting,\" by Claudio Fernandez-Araoz; \"Tours of Duty: The New Employer-Employee Contract,\" by Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh; \"Creating the Best Workplace on Earth,\" by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones; \"Why Diversity Programs Fail,\" by Frank Dobbins and Alexandra Kalev; \"When No One Retires,\" by Paul Irving; and \"Collaborative Intelligence: Humans and AI Are Joining Forces,\" by H. 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