A practical, easy-to-use guide for job changers and job seekers, The Career Transition Pocketbook details seven key stages to the career transition process: self-questioning, goal setting, preparing a career history, networking, applying for jobs, getting ready for interviews and evaluating job offers. Each stage is described in a separate chapter.

The Managing Change Pocketbook is for all those people responsible for managing change or wishing to understand an imposed change. Now in its 4th edition, this popular title in the Pocketbooks Series explains what change is and why it is necessary, why some change needs proactive management, the effects of change on people, how to gain commitment, how to manage change, the tools available, ways to communicate, and examples of success and failure.

The necessity to deal with change has never been greater. Organisational survival depends upon it. Yet, far more than half of all change projects fail, with expensive consequences. The Transformative Change Pocketbook equips managers and leaders with the essentials to deliver organisational change and transformation, either working independently or through aligning a team of individual experts to work productively together. The book is structured around a model, 'the 7 C's of Change', that examines in detail the steps to be taken in each of the key stages of a change journey. Clarifying and Co-ordinating the change programme come first, followed by building Capability, gaining Commitment and creating Change Champions. Communicating the change and Cementing it (making it stick) complete the journey. Teams working on a change project may find they have to address the stages in the order of their own priority and there are self-diagnostic tools to help in assessing this priority and evaluating progress against each of the '7 C's'.

Get off to a flying start as a new manager, with the help of this time-saving ebook. Each chapter can be read in five minutes or less (ideal for reading in your coffee break or on the train) yet the tips you'll pick up can benefit you throughout your whole career. The short chapters are structured so that you can read them in any order, dipping into your chosen topic as the need arises. Topics include: assertiveness, career development, decision making, handling difficult conversations, interviewing (and being interviewed), learning, listening, managing meetings, negotiating, NLP, organising yourself, persuading, presenting, rapport, report writing, self-confidence, stress management, time management and transactional analysis. Each comes with an exercise to help you put your newly-gained know-how into action straight away. Now you don't need to search through numerous lengthy management books trying to unearth the gems that will actually be of use in your everyday work - Mike Clayton has done that hard work for you, distilling some of the most helpful business models and presenting you with the essence: clear, succinct summaries of the techniques that will serve you best. Quick Tips For Managers will be helpful to experienced managers too, as a concise refresher.

Recruiting successful candidates leads to improved performance, increased customer satisfaction, enhanced organisational reputation, greater staff morale and a positive reflection on those involved in the recruitment process. The Managing Recruitment Pocketbook explains how to plan recruitment, attract the right candidates, assess CVs and application forms, get the most out of the interview, use different methods of selection and how to make the job offer. Under 'attracting the right candidates', the pocketbook looks at advertising methods, using the internet, employing recruitment agencies and recruiting internally. Selection methods addressed include psychometric tests, personality questionnaires, assessment centres, presentations and work sample exercises. The final chapter covers how to pull all the selection information together, references, medicals, handling unsuccessful candidates and making the eventual offer. Complementing this new title are two other existing pocketbooks, The Interviewer's Pocketbook and The Succeeding At Interviews Pocketbook.

People in business are conditioned to believe they must communicate in a rational, objective and logical manner, without emotion, if their point is to be accepted. The reality is, however, that stories engage both hearts and minds and are the most effective means to engage and persuade. The Storytelling Pocketbook shows readers how to use stories to get their ideas across and make a deeper connection with their audience. With practical exercises throughout, the book shows you how to create your own story frameworks, and explores the different settings in which you might use them, eg to ignite organisational change, to transfer knowledge, to build brands, to develop people.

Mindfulness is our capacity to focus, to really pay attention and use our brain's resources wisely. Using an 8-step model, the Mindfulness at Work Pocketbook will allow HR and OD practitioners, coaches and team leaders to experience it for themselves and see how they can develop and implement mindfulness-based interventions within their organisations. Building a mindfulness culture in the workplace brings significant benefits both to the individual (greater job satisfaction, less stress, improved performance) and the organisation (lower absenteeism, higher productivity, reduced costs). The 8-step model spans an eight-week period with exercises for each stage. It begins by raising awareness of how the mind works and continues by building mindfulness skills and sharpening awareness of thought processes, especially how these can trigger stress. Integrating mindfulness into everyday life is dealt with in the final stages. The many exercises afford plenty of opportunities for much-needed practice.