The best 27 Hiring books

Inspired describes the best practices of creating successful software products and explains the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them. The lessons are applicable in a range of product environments, from fledgling start-ups to large corporations.

• Anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes view of how great software products are created
• Anyone working or wishing to work in software product management
• Anyone hoping to build innovative software products

Profit from the Positive explains how leaders can increase productivity, collaboration and profitability by using the tools of positive psychology to boost their employees’ performance. It gives clear examples of how small changes can make big differences.

• Business leaders, managers, executive coaches
• Human resource professionals
• Anyone who wants to get ahead by being positive

If you want to design the best possible workplace, improve employee satisfaction and ultimately motivate your staff to deliver better results, look no further. The Best Place to Work will guide you through the process of improving your working environment, leading to more enthusiastic and productive employees.

• Anyone who’s interested in workplace design
• Anyone who’s concerned about employee satisfaction
• Managers who want to improve productivity

The Gen Z Effect (2014) shines a light on the changes that we face in a hyperconnected world, both as individuals and in business. By embracing the mind-set and innovations of Generation Z, we can manage these changes and unite to create a brighter future for a world that no longer divides itself into generations.

• Companies looking to lead their market in a hyperconnected world
• Managers who want to learn more about which future technologies will boost their teams‘ productivity
• Those interested in the employment and education opportunities that Generation Z will bring

In Talent Magnetism, author Roberta Chinsky Matuson shows you how to transform your workplace into an environment that draws top talent like a magnet. The book offers practical advice on how to develop a strategy to stay ahead of the competition by identifying how evolving technology and a new generation of workers have changed business in the twenty-first century.

• CEOs, business owners or senior executives
• Anyone working in human resources or in recruiting

Hire With Your Head (2007) will make you think twice before drafting a standard job offer that’ll only attract standard recruits. Learn when to be the seller and when to be the buyer in the HR market so that you’re guaranteed the pick of potential employees. By rewriting the recruitment process from advert to interview, Hire With Your Head will revolutionize your hiring practice.

• Recruitment and HR managers
• Team leaders
• Anyone involved in hiring

Great People Decisions (2007) explains the many ways in which personnel choices can make or break an organization. Full of practical, immediately actionable advice, this step-by-step guide to finding and hiring the right candidate for the right job is helpful for businesses of all shapes and sizes.

• Anyone who has ever hired the wrong person for a job
• Anyone who is in charge of building solid and efficient teams
• Entrepreneurs, managers and CEOs

Widgets (2015) is a guide to improving employees’ performance, regardless of the field they work in. These blinks outline the fundamental principles, based on scientific research, that will help any company improve its efficiency, profitability and worker satisfaction.

• Every entrepreneur or manager interested in improving employee performance
• Anyone working in human resources

The Essential HR Handbook (2008) is a guide to human resources management. These blinks are full of useful tools and important insights on how to manage your organization’s most important resource: human capital.

• Anyone working in human resources
• Managers who want a better understanding of their organization’s inner workings
• Anybody who is in the process of hiring new employees

The Ideal Team Player (2016) explores the role teamwork plays in today’s business environment and shows you how to build a team geared for success. These blinks explain what makes a good team player, how to find them and which strategies you’ll need to build a company around the concept of teamwork.

• Human resources specialists and business leaders
• Professionals curious about their capacity teamwork
• Employees struggling with team relations at work

In today’s competitive environment for talent, effective communication is crucial for showcasing human resource programs in a way that will help attract, retain and engage key talent. Whether introducing new HR programs or re-launching existing ones, the IMPACT communication model presented in these blinks will help deliver your messages so that employees understand, appreciate and take action on them.

• HR professionals who want to improve their communication toolbox
• Communication specialists who want to learn a new model for communicating effectively

Who (2008) is your guide to the greatest problem that faces every business leader: how to hire competent staff. These blinks are chock-full of actionable tips on how to ensure your firm has a steady supply of adept candidates to choose from and that all your hires are in step with your goals.

• Managers, entrepreneurs and recruiters
• Job seekers
• Anyone with the power to hire and fire

Misplaced Talent (2015) is a practical guide to hiring the employee best suited for the job and how to keep that employee happy and satisfied. Many businesses don’t even know what skills they should look for in an employee – or, if they do, they’ll forget about keeping that employee motivated once he or she is on board. It’s important to know how to do both of these things, so find out how to avoid all the messy pitfalls and keep your workforce happy.

• Human-resource employees
• Readers unhappy with their current job
• CEOs and managers who want to hire the best people

Based on the work practices at Netflix, Powerful (2017) is a guide to building a work culture that can adapt to today’s fast-paced and ever-changing markets. It offers insights that are rooted in an unconventional way of managing people. You’ll discover eight practices of management that’ll help you create a successful work culture and business.

• Leaders and managers
• Entrepreneurs
• Anyone interested in the stupendous rise of Netflix

Build It (2018) takes a look at one of the most important yet overlooked secrets behind business success: employee engagement. Drawing on a decade of research into 2,000 companies, Glenn Elliott and Debra Corey explore the tactics of some of today’s best-known firms to shed light on how they keep their workers switched on and productive. One common theme? They all tore up the HR rulebook, and this path-breaking book is designed to help you do just that.

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• CEO’s and entrepreneurs looking to improve their businesses
• HR people looking to engage their employees
• Managers wanting to improve the performance of their team

The Truth About Employee Engagement (2007) tells you how to turn any type of job from miserable to meaningful. Using three key tips, you’ll find joy and satisfaction in your work. The blinks offer guidance for employers on creating an environment in which employees can thrive, and advice for job seekers on how to find the job that will be the perfect fit for them.

• Managers who want to motivate their employees
• Employees seeking to improve their work experience
• Job seekers looking for more than a paycheck

The Fearless Organization (2018) delves into psychological safety and how the workplace can become an environment in which everyone feels confident enough to pitch in and do their best. These blinks explain why people hold back on sharing their ideas at work, how this harms businesses, and how leaders can encourage a culture of openness, questioning, and experimentation that leads to learning and innovation. 

• Forward-thinking leaders who want to encourage innovation and learning
• Human resources managers looking to get the most out of their talent
• Team players interested in creating a supportive workplace

Hiring Success (2020) is all about helping you find and retain the best people for your business. This no-nonsense guide explains the techniques necessary to contact, connect with, and onboard the right talent to meet your present and future goals.

• CEOs aiming to build talented teams
• HR pros looking to become HR superstars
• Jobseekers wanting to understand the hiring process

Give & Get Employer Branding (2020) is a handy introduction and guidebook into the world of employer branding. You’ll find all the basic information you need to reinvigorate your employer brand in order to attract the best candidates and turn your current employees into loyal and eager ambassadors for your organization.

• Anyone working in human resources
• Managers who want to attract better candidates
• Executives tired of wasting time and money on ineffective recruitment techniques

Conscious Leadership (2020) reveals what it takes to lead a purpose-driven business that sees beyond the bottom line. Drawing on his experience as CEO of one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States, John Mackey shows how leaders can shape their businesses to become more innovative, competitive, and socially responsible.

• Organizations seeking their purpose
• Business coaches who want to help strengthen leaders, teams, and enterprises
• HR departments looking to improve their hiring practices

Game Changer (2020) is a guide to attracting the superstar talents that power the modern economy. By explaining how to identify and manage top talent, it will help you understand what strategies are needed for firms and workers to stay on the cutting edge.

• Recruiters looking for the next big hire
• Managers responsible for great talent
• Skilled workers looking to level up

Beat Gender Bias (2020) explores the beliefs and behaviors that underpin the glass ceiling and that stop women and girls from reaching their full potential. It explores the persistence of workplace sexism and explains how leaders can tackle it.

• Sociology buffs looking for a different perspective 
• Feminists hoping to create change in their workplaces
• Leaders seeking insights into equality and diversity issues

Working Backwards (2021) tells the story of how Amazon changed the way people live. It explores founder Jeff Bezos’ leadership philosophy, and reveals how this philosophy has informed Amazon’s most iconic products and services. 

• Executive coaches looking for fresh insights
• Entrepreneurs hoping to turbo-charge their business
• Managers wanting to boost their teams’ performance

Inclusion on Purpose (2022) shows leaders how to foster a culture of inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. Putting the experiences of women of color front and center, it provides impactful inclusion strategies which don’t only benefit the marginalized but every employee in the organization.

• Those wanting to use their privilege for good
• Leaders of team and organizations
• HR professionals

Smart Work (2022) is a handbook for leaders navigating the post-pandemic transition into a world of remote and hybrid work. These are challenging times for managers, argues author Jo Owen. What worked in the office won’t necessarily work in remote teams. But if there’s one thing Covid-19 showed us, it’s that we can adapt – fast. And change is a good thing, he insists. Why? Well, mastering these challenges isn’t just about future-proofing your job – it’ll also make you a better leader. 

• Leaders and managers 
• Team players 
• Self-starters

Buy Back Your Time (2023) teaches entrepreneurs how to hire the right people for the right tasks, so they can free up the time they need to build their empire. Practical advice and success stories guide those who feel stuck in their busy lives out of the tedium of small chores and into the limitless field of pure production.

• Entrepreneurs who are looking to scale their business
• Anyone who feels stuck in the daily grind of work
• Managers trying to find ways to inspire employees

The Robot-Proof Recruiter (2019) argues that while AI and automation threaten traditional recruiting methods, the solution isn’t better technology but better humanity, showing recruiters how to leverage distinctly human skills like curiosity, empathy, and relationship-building to stand out in an oversaturated digital landscape. 

• Recruiters who want to grab the attention of quality candidates
• HR professionals ready to optimize their hiring processes
• Hiring managers keen to employ the right candidate, first time