John W. Slocum Books

In The Smarter Organization, based on years of hands-on work with some of the world's most successful corporations, McGill and Slocum will show you how to make the idea of the learning organization become a practical reality in your company. Drawing upon real-life examples from over 175 companies, this book reveals what makes for a learning organization and how you can make your company smarter. You will learn how to create a learning culture, how to craft a learning strategy, how to design structures and systems that promote learning, how to motivate a work force through learning, and how to lead a learning organization.

Master the skills to become a high performance manager in today's competitive business world with the unique, competency-based approach found only in Hellriegel/Slocum's ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, 13E. These prominent authors have distilled the expertise of hundreds of leading managers into seven key managerial competencies most important for your OB success. New assessments and interactive critical thinking exercises help you master the core competencies — managing self, ethics, communication, diversity, across cultures, teams, and change. Actual cases from today's business, memorable examples and the most current managerial thinking provide a clear connection between OB theory and practice in today's business world. Discover the OB foundation you need to become a highly effective organizational leader today and tomorrow.