Paul Falcone Resource

Greatly reduce the stress of managing a team with this quick and reliable information on how to correctly master-both legally and ethically-progressive discipline and structured termination, from the leading voice in HR expertise. This resource takes the highly complicated subjects of progressive employee discipline and structured terminations-actions that can be rife with legal issues and paperwork-and breaks down the process for HR professionals and managers to easy-to-understand steps. Chock full of wisdom from Paul Falcone, a renowned expert on labor & employment law and business decision-making and problem-solving, this book answers questions ranging from basic to sophisticated, including: • Why should I conduct an exit interview? • How do I protect my company from negligent hiring claims? • How do I terminate a long-term employee with a history of positive performance evaluations? • And much, much more Each question is followed by an easy-to-implement solution, making this book perfect both as a concise overview and as a practical reference.

Ready-to-use words, phrases, descriptions, and action items right at your fingertips to organize and streamline employee reviews, create clear and effective career development plans, and monitor performance year-round, from the leading voice in HR expertise. Whether you're an HR professional or a manager, turn to this great tool for scripts and templates you can apply immediately to your employee reviews. Chock full of wisdom from Paul Falcone, a renowned expert on appraisal, motivation, and professional and career development, this book: • Provides sample phrasing for key performance areas to drastically reduce the time it takes to complete multiple employee reviews. • Offers language to use for both positive and negative evaluations that offer concrete and constructive feedback. • Includes many examples of behaviors, strengths, and opportunities to document when writing any type of evaluation or performance appraisal. Mid-year, end-of-year, and all appraisals in between, this handy, easy-reference resource helps turn a task many managers dislike and avoid-giving performance reviews-into a much more succinct, positive opportunity that puts your employees on the path to success.

Simplify the hiring process and put the right people in place the first time with the help of scripts, templates, and tools you can apply immediately, from the leading voice in HR expertise. Part operational field manual, part guiding hand, Paul Falcone, a renowned expert on effective hiring, performance management, and leadership development, walks you through some of the most critical people challenges you'll face and provides the keys to getting the results you're looking for during the interviewing, hiring, and onboarding process. Chock full of leadership wisdom from Falcone, this book: • Examines the most often used interview questions and offers new interpretations when reading candidate responses. • Identifies the red flags in the candidate assessment process, such as people who give long inventories of unproven claims that delay getting to the answer to your question. • Provides small business owners who often struggle to meet crucial HR demands with simple tools to guide them through effective interviewing, hiring, and onboarding. Getting the best employees on board and weeding out the worst-without getting slapped with expensive lawsuits-are two of the most crucial and difficult jobs of human resources professionals and general managers. This book provides quick, reliable information on how to do it right.

An accessible and practical playbook by leading HR expert Paul Falcone to cultivate your most vital resource: having the right people working hard for you. Take the guesswork out of one of the most crucial elements for success-selecting the right people and managing and motivating them to success-using the wealth of knowledge contained within this ultimate desk reference. Chock full of wisdom and real-life scenarios on leadership, communication, and team building, this book covers topics ranging from basic to sophisticated, including: • Identifying the best and brightest talent. • Hiring for organizational compatibility. • Addressing uncomfortable workplace situations. • Creating an environment that motivates. • Retaining restless top performers. • Delegating in a way that develops your staff. • And much, much more Ultimately, this practical playbook is for managers at all levels and is a single, indispensable resource that will help them hire more effectively, exercise healthy communication, and build great teams.

Quickly understand complex HR concepts surrounding the modern workplace to ensure you-and those you supervise-are practicing leadership principles that sustain an ethical workplace while protecting your company from liability. This essential handbook, part of The Paul Falcone Resource Series, is both an operational field manual and guiding hand to walk you through some of the most critical people challenges you'll face. Chock full of leadership wisdom from Paul Falcone, one of the preeminent voices in the HR space for more than two decades, this book is the go-to reference for: • Managers in various disciplines who often face ethical challenges in the workplace and need quick pointers to help them navigate those situations. • HR leaders who are responsible for ensuring that managers have the tools they need to ethically manage their people and protect the company while doing so. • Small business owners who often struggle to meet HR demands and are in need of simple tools to guide them through of workplace ethics. Whether you are a first-time manager and need an easy-to-understand resource that will teach you what you need to know in the moment, a senior leader looking to mentor your team members, or fall anywhere in between-this book will help you cement your reputation as a selfless and emotionally intelligent leader who sets high expectations and achieves exceptional results. Easy to understand series will serve as a reference for managers who need to quickly understand complex HR concepts.