The Value-Added Employee
2nd Edition

Publisher :
Butterworth-Heinemann

Features :
198 pages, figures, worksheets, appendix, index

Format :
8-1/2" x 11" paperback

ISBN: 0-7506-7451-2       Click to See Reviews It's hard to tell if today's competitive job market is more unsettling for employees seeking job security or companies trying to retain loyal workers. The Value-Added Employee provides fresh insights on what makes employees valuable to the organization and how companies can keep productive employees on the job. Employees will understand how to increase their personal marketability by developing specific skills, knowledge, and attitudes. And managers and coaches will find the tools and resources to make employees more valuable to the organization. Even policymakers and human resource professionals can drive change and business improvement through the application of competency modeling processes.

The Value-Added Employee is a step-by-step plan for targeting the competencies an employee wants to develop and employers most desire. It discusses 31 core competencies, including interpersonal competencies, business competencies, and self-management competencies.

Designed as a handbook, The Value-Added Employee is a toolkit of ideas and a workbook to be written in and referred to on a regular basis. Through its use, employees and their companies will discover a firm foundation for meeting future goals.


Contents :
Introduction. Part I: The Road to Value Creation and Career Success. Performance now, career success next. Capitalizing on strengths and building competencies. Where do you want to go, and what are you willing to do to get there? Obtaining the resources and support you need. Part II: Guidelines for Developing 31 Core Competencies. Competencies dealing with people, Business and Self-management. Part III: Appendix. Index.