Kaizen Strategies for Winning Through People: How to Create a Human Resources Program for Competitiveness and Profitability

There Are Two Ways Of Creating Innovation--through People Or Through Structures. Kaizen Emphasizes The Reader's Most Valuable Resource People. The Link Between A Human Resource Strategy And A Business Strategy, Coupled With Continuous Improvement, Is Imperative For Successful Innovation. This Book Shows You How It's Done. Create A Human Resources/performance Program That Really Delivers Competitiveness And Profitability! Never-ending Improvement Techniques That Involve Everyone In Your Organization. New Ideas For Recruiting, Selecting, And Rewarding The Right People. Practical Techniques For Implementing Continuous Education And Development. In This Book, One Of The West's Leading Kaizen Business Consultants Shows Exactly How To Use Kaizen Techniques And Philosophies To Build A Human Resources And Performance Management Program That Drives Exceptional Competitivenss And Profitability. Kaizen Strategies For Winning Through People Demonstrates The Importance Of Linking Business Strategies To Human Resources Strategies, And Shows How To Leverage Successful Kaizen Philosophies And Practices In All Aspects Of Employee Relations. It Contains Practical Guidance On Recruiting And Selecting The Right People; Motivating Your Staff; Implementing Continuous Education And Development; Using Appraisals As A Positive Development Tool; Rewarding Teams And Individuals; And More. For All Managers Who Understand That People Are At The Heart Of Tomorrow's Competitive, Profitable Organizations. Introduction: Why Winning Through People Is Important -- 1. Kaizen -- 2. Linking Business Strategy And Hr Strategy -- 3. Communication -- 4. Recruitment And Induction -- 5. Mentoring -- 6. Teamworking -- 7. Team Leadership -- 8. Training -- 9. Development -- 10. Appraisals -- 11. Rewarding Quality People. Sheila Cane. This Book Will Explain The Importance Of Linking Your Business Strategy To Your Human Resource Strategy And Will Show You How To Implement Kaizen Philosophy Into All Aspects Of Employee Relations. It Will Give You New Ideas On Recruiting And Selecting The Right People, Motivating Your Staff Through Induction Programs, Implementing Continuous Education And Development, Using Appraisals To Develop Your People, Rewarding Teams And Individuals.--book Jacket. Includes Index.