The High Performance Organization or Construction Jobsite Management 2e

The High Performance Organization: Creating Dynamic Stability and Sustainable Success

Author: Linda Holbech

Increased global competition, aided and abetted by technology, has meant that organizations in every sector are having to compete on the basis of speed, cost, quality, innovation, flexibility and customer-responsiveness. If organizations wish to be able to compete successfully in the global marketplace, they need to develop innovative products and services quickly and cost-effectively.

The High Performance Organization provides invaluable information and practical tools for people engaged in leading organizational change efforts as an executive, line manager, HR practitioner or change agent.

This practical text is grounded in organizational reality as well as having a sound theoretical setting. Illustrative case studies have been drawn from consultancy practice and a wide range of current research.

* A topical, how-to approach to change management designed for practitioner use
* Covers managing change as a project and strategic change management and offers clear guidance and practical solutions for maximising success
* Text is supported by research data and case study analysis

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction : towards the high performance organization	5
2	Building culture	27
3	Can culture be deliberately changed?	50
4	Analysing cultures	76
5	Designing the high performance organization	93
6	Creating a 'change-able' organization	123
7	Creating a knowledge-rich context for innovation	149
8	Working across boundaries	175
9	Crossing boundaries of time and place	192
10	Stimulating people to sustainable levels of high performance	215
11	Performance management	239
12	The role of HR in building culture	266
13	Becoming a great place to work	295
14	Careers and work-life balance	319
15	Key skills to survive and thrive in changing organizations	346
16	Becoming a values-based organization	374
17	Leading for sustainable high performance	401
18	Conclusion	420

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Construction Jobsite Management 2e

Author: William R Mincks

This book deals with all facets of construction project management from the contractor?s point of view. It examines the duties that are handled by the project manager, construction superintendent, and construction engineer throughout the progress of a job, from the configurations of a project team through project closeout. A hallmark of this book is its dedicated focus on the activities of jobsite personnel that includes helpful techniques and procedures for effectively managing a project from start to finish. The clear, concise language in which it is written makes this book an essential introduction to the ?real world? of effective management techniques.