Human Capital has been clearly identified as a key differentiator between the high performance organizations and others. It is truly believed that unlocking human capital will be the biggest competitive edge for any organization in the next decade. The book is clearly intended to help top management make insightful people-related decisions. It is full of pragmatic ideas presented in a simple, readable style that any CEO and HR practitioner will find useful. More importantly, the suggestions made by the author will be useful in dealing with the everyday HR challenges. If it is any solace, you know that managing the relationship with your wife itself is a challenge. Imagine having to do that with hundreds of people. It’s not a challenge for the faint hearted and some of the world’s best CEOs still haven’t figured it out. The solution is to use your best judgment, use the best external and internal advise you can get, be strong, put your hand on your heart, and do the right thing. After all they are all human beings with families and without them, your company will have no soul.

Table of Contents:
Part-I: Strategic Imperatives * The Board and Human Capital * Have CEOs Turned into HR Managers? * The Never-Ending Challenge of Work-Life Balance * The Real HR Stuff for CEOs * Structure and Musical Chairs–—For Whom did the Music Stop? * Restructuring and Living to Tell the Story * Driving Enterprise Performance * Driving Individual Performance * Identify and Take Care of the Rock Stars! * A Stock Option Program that Works * Dealing with Cultural Diversity—A Unique Middle East Challenge * Strategic Project Management * Role of the Strategy Management Office * It is Lonely at the Top * HR Management in Family Businesses * HR Challenges in a Merger Situation Part-II: Operational Stuff * An HR Department that Works! * Developing an HR Scorecard * Can Manpower Planning Work? * Innovative Fix for Hiring Challenges * Mentoring—Does It Sound Greek? * The Nightmare Called Training * I Just Called to Say Hello! * Taking Care of Happy Campers * Having a Great Off-site * Employee Ethics and Responsibilities * Setting up Your Firm’s Oscars * Effective Sales Force Compensation * Managing Employee Exits