{"product_id":"business-psychology-in-practice-isbn-9781861564764","title":"Business Psychology in Practice","description":"Organisations are communities. Increasingly the leaders of those communities are drawing on the services of psychologists to help them realise the potential of their “human capital”. What do these business psychologists do to assist in the identification, motivation and development of the talent that employees bring into their communities?  \u003cp\u003eThe authors, all Principal Members of the Association of Business Psychologists, are experienced and qualified professionals who candidly share their experiences and learning derived from those experiences. They provide case studies and examples from real interventions, they ask provocative questions about conventional thinking and practice and they explain the models that help them make sense of the complex organisations in which they operate. Business Psychology in Practice takes us on an excursion behind the scenes in organisations. This book will be of interest to consultants, those who commission their services and anybody wrestling with ‘people issues’.\u003c\/p\u003e  Contributors.  \u003cp\u003eForeword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1. Consulting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction. \u003ci\u003e(Pauline Grant).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/b\u003e What Clients want. \u003ci\u003e(Charles Mead and Rachel Robinson).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e Make or Break - Structuring The Initial Meeting. \u003ci\u003e(Anne Hamill).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e The Consulting Project lifecycle. \u003ci\u003e(Siobban McKavanagh).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/b\u003e The Consulting Relationship. \u003ci\u003e(Mark Loftus).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/b\u003e Values-based Consultancy. \u003ci\u003e(Sue Clayton and Trevor Bentley).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2. The organizational Landscape\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction. \u003ci\u003e(Pauline Grant).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/b\u003e A Fairy-ish Story. \u003ci\u003e(Pauline Grant).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/b\u003e Avoid Being Your own worst Enemy! \u003ci\u003e(Malcolm Hatfield).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/b\u003e The Political Terrain. \u003ci\u003e(Kylie Bains).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/b\u003e Team Development - a Case Study Based on 'appreciative Inquiry'. \u003ci\u003e(Sarah Lewis).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3. Prediction\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction. \u003ci\u003e(David Thompson).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13\u003c\/b\u003e Themes of Measurement and Prediction. \u003ci\u003e(David Thompson).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14\u003c\/b\u003e Assessment Centres Getting More Bang for Your Buck. \u003ci\u003e(Simon Brittain and Rob Yeung).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15\u003c\/b\u003e Technology and Large-volume Assessment. \u003ci\u003e(James Bywater and Helen Baron and Howard Grosvenor).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16\u003c\/b\u003e Practical Issues in Running International assessment and Development Centres. \u003ci\u003e(Helen Marsh, Penny Markell, Ellen Bard, Mark Williams and James Bywater).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17\u003c\/b\u003e High-potential Talent Assessment.\u003ci\u003e(Maria Yapp).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18\u003c\/b\u003e Assessment in Organizations at The Crossroads,. \u003ci\u003e(Malcolm Hatfield).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4. Releasing Talent\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction. \u003ci\u003e(Sarah Lewis).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 20\u003c\/b\u003e Releasing Talent Across an Organization. \u003ci\u003e(Kate Oliver and Shane Pressey).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 21\u003c\/b\u003e Teams.Systems Within systems. \u003ci\u003e(George Karseras).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 22\u003c\/b\u003e Unleashing Leadership and Learning Within an International Bank. \u003ci\u003e(Ellie Boughton, Michael Burnett, James Bywater and John Mahoney-Phillips).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 23\u003c\/b\u003e Releasing Talent Through Coaching. \u003ci\u003e(Sue Clayton).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 24\u003c\/b\u003e Why Chief Executives Hire Coaches. \u003ci\u003e(Janey Howl).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chapter 25\u003c\/b\u003e A Case history of Releasing Talent Through Coaching. \u003ci\u003e(Christopher Ridgeway).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5. Business Psychology applied to Systems\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 26\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction. \u003ci\u003e(Pauline Grant).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 27\u003c\/b\u003e Best Practice Performance Management in today's Commercial Reality. \u003ci\u003e(Nadine Burton).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 28\u003c\/b\u003e The Psychology of Customer Relationship Management. \u003ci\u003eJo Hennessy and Rod Vincent).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 29\u003c\/b\u003e Improving Options for Managing Risks to Business and Employee Health. \u003ci\u003e(Kieran Duignan).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 30\u003c\/b\u003e Psychological Principles and The Online Evaluation Environment. \u003ci\u003e(Joanne Share-Bernia).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6. Organizational Change\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 31\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction. \u003ci\u003e(Pauline Grant).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 32\u003c\/b\u003e Organizational Change - an Historical overview. \u003ci\u003e(David Thompson).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 33\u003c\/b\u003e Using Culture and Climate Profiling to Drive Organizational Change. \u003ci\u003e(Paul Brewerton).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 34\u003c\/b\u003e Designing and Implementing Strategic Change Programmes. \u003ci\u003e(Roy Drew).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 35\u003c\/b\u003e The Role of Psychology in Implementing Large-scale Change With Diverse Cultures. \u003ci\u003e(Sylvana Storey).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 36\u003c\/b\u003e 'Why Won't They do what we Tell Them?'. \u003ci\u003e(Richard Plenty).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 7. Epilogue\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 37\u003c\/b\u003e Business Psychology - The key Role of learning and Human Capital. \u003ci\u003e(David A Lane and Amin Rajan).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePauline Grant\u003c\/b\u003e is a Principle Member of the Association of Business Psychologists.  Organisations are communities. Increasingly the leaders of those communities are drawing on the services of psychologists to help them realise the potential of their “human capital”. What do these business psychologists do to assist in the identification, motivation and development of the talent that employees bring into their communities?  \u003cp\u003eThe authors, all Principal Members of the Association of Business Psychologists, are experienced and qualified professionals who candidly share their experiences and learning derived from those experiences. They provide case studies and examples from real interventions, they ask provocative questions about conventional thinking and practice and they explain the models that help them make sense of the complex organisations in which they operate. Business Psychology in Practice takes us on an excursion behind the scenes in organisations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to consultants, those who commission their services and anybody wrestling with ‘people issues’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988873265381,"sku":"NP9781861564764","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781861564764.jpg?v=1761781864","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/business-psychology-in-practice-isbn-9781861564764","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}