The Value-Added Employee: 31 Skills to Make Yourself Irresistible to Any Company - Softcover

Cripe, Edward J. & Mansfield, Richard S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0884151360 ISBN 13: 9780884151364

Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company, 1999

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward Cripe is president of Merit Performance, Inc., based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has 30 years of experience in organization development, training, competency systems, performance management, and management consulting with companies such as ConAgra, American National Can, CIGNA, Ashland Oil, Cable and Wireless, and The Limited. He is co-developer of the REACH (TM) Coaching Performance Excellence Training program and author of articles that have appeared in Training and Development Journal, HR Professional, Corporate University Review, and others.

Review:

"I surprising have found that 'The Value-Added Employee' book has many roles in our organization. First, we use the three competency areas (people, business and self-management) to structure our managers' and employees' professional development. The model and the competencies give the managers and employees a common language to formulate development plans. Second, we give managers a copy of the book to help themselves and their employees understand all the aspects of work competencies and professional development. They both learn together and have a quick reference guide. Then, we also use the book as a 'bible' when we are conducting career planning sessions with employees. In addition, I feel the book can be used as individual self-help guide to career planning. This is definitely one of my favorite tools I use in my organization development role here at Rexall Sundown." - Carlin Murray, Manager, Corporate Learning & Development, Rexall Sundown, Inc., Boca Raton, FL

About this edition

• Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0884151360
• ISBN 13: 9780884151364
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194