| In a knowledge economy that celebrates innovation, diversity and corporate values, it is imperative for employers to "walk the talk" and "put their money where their mouth is" when it comes to creating and sustaining a healthy, viable culture for their greatest asset: their people.
With her latest book, nationally known work-life expert Karol Rose has responded directly to the growing demand and challenges of employer-sponsored, work-life initiatives. The book, Work-Life Effectiveness: Bottom-Line Strategies for Today's Workplace, updates and illuminates the concepts presented in Rose's previous effort, Work-Life Effectiveness: Programs, Policies and Practices, a book often referred to as the work-life profession's "bible."
The new book culls down and assimilates mountains of information and years of research to build a strong business case for designing, implementing and enhancing work-life programs. It arms the novice with facts, uncovers trends and reinforces the significance of a frequently overlooked and underappreciated component of total rewards.
The book encompasses a broad range of work-life and HR-related topics, such as how to:
- Develop a work-life strategy
- Conduct a needs assessment
- Implement dependent care programs
- Encourage workplace flexibility
- Design management training initiatives.
Clearly, work-life is not an easy concept to get one's arms around, and subsequently, responsibility for work-life can be found in several areas of a company including human resources, benefits, employee relations, training, diversity and health and wellness.
This book unravels the complexity of the work-life subject and provides concrete examples, guidelines, how-to information and case studies, as well as current research and statistics. It begins with a strong preface and introduction by two of the profession's most respected voices: Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP) director Kathie Lingle, and Sandra Burud, Ph.D., co-author of the popular book, Leveraging the New Human Capital.
The remaining chapters cover various topics, such as:
- How work-life programs have changed in the last five years
- Ways that work-life initiatives relate to other company initiatives, such as benefits, wellness, diversity and organizational change
- Types of resources and tools used to develop, manage, promote and evaluate work-life initiatives
- Ways to deal with resistance from management
- ROI, impact studies and other collected data, including AWLP survey briefs.
The work-life field has existed for more than two decades, and it has never faced a more challenging, yet promising time. Organizations are working harder than ever to understand and address changing business and employee needs.
This book provides an invaluable resource for rewards professionals who want to enter the discussion informed and confident — and remain engaged with their employers on a whole new level by proposing bottom-line strategies for today's workplace.
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| "This book provides a clear description of the tactical and strategic approaches employers can take to provide a work environment that enables all employees to contribute to their highest potential. The compilation of definitions, guidelines, case studies and statistics from the most relevant research make this an invaluable resource for HR professionals." |
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Shayne Parker
Senior Manager, Diversity and Employee Engagement Programs, Lucent Technologies |
| "This new book is the ultimate field guide for smart organizations that want to respond to the dynamics of today's workforce. It is the practical information that all types and sizes of organizations need to plan and implement critical work-life activities." |
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Sandy Burud, Ph.D.
Author, Leveraging the New Human Capital: Adaptive Strategies, Results Achieved and Stories of Transformation (Davies-Black, 2004) |
| "This book is guaranteed to make you think and debate and discuss what kind of workplace you want to be known for and then get on with creating the strategy and action steps to get there." |
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Kathie Lingle
Director, Alliance for Work-Life Progress |
| "[This] book provides, in one convenient volume, a wonderfully detailed and practical guide to work-life programs and practices including a review of the history and lots of supporting research data. The approach fits very nicely with the way I prefer to teach my graduate course — now in its seventh year. The makeup of these graduate classes consists of students with a mix of HR and work-life experience so I especially like the fact that [this] book addresses the needs and interests of readers whether they are new to work-life and need to know how to introduce a program or have many years of experience and are looking for ways of sustaining existing programs or enhancing them with 'the next best thing.'" |
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Helen H. Solomons, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Human Resource Development (HRD) Programs, Villanova University |
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| Author(s): |
Karol Rose |
| Publisher: |
WorldatWork Press (2006) |
| Pages: |
175 |
| Cover: |
Soft |
| ISBN: |
1579631444 |
| E-Book ISBN: |
9781579632359 |
| U.S. and Canada |
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| List $59.95 USD | Member $44.95 USD |
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