Human Resources for the Non-HR Manager

Human Resources for the Non-HR Manager gives every manager, regardless of their functional role, access to cutting-edge research and evidence-based recommendations so they can approach their people management responsibilities with confidence. Day-to-day people management is increasingly the responsibility of front-line managers, not HR professionals.But managers are often poorly prepared for these responsibilities; they receive little training (and sometimes have little interest!) in HR.People management is never easy, and it is particularly challenging in COVID-19’s "next normal" workplace, where managers must engage diverse employees across a wide range of working arrangements.This book focuses on the special relationship that line managers have with their employees and describes managers’ responsibilities across the entire employee lifecycle - from front-end recruiting and hiring through to long-term retention.The content is grounded in rigorous academic research, but the book’s con