Human Resource Management Book Report

The book ties several aspects of Human Resource Management together. The first link to HRM is building emotional bridges and being positive is tied to employee relations. Dessler explains, “Employee relations is the activity that involves establishing and maintaining the positive employee-employer relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity, motivation, morale, discipline, and to maintaining a positive, productive, and cohesive work environment.” (Dessler, 2014) Furthermore, employee relations is key to HRM. A human resource manager job is to manage the human assets. The second link to a strong HRM is performance appraisal. Dessler describes a performance appraisal, “Evaluating an employee’s current and/or past performance …show more content…
The book gives varying ways to help improve companies. It also lists actual steps on how to implement the programs. The book covers business ethics, training and career path, performance appraisals, building bridges, teaming, and ways to be positive in a non-golden rule management organization all of which is important in human resources. The fundamental rule of the book and a commandment in the Bible is “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” (Holoviak, Golden Rule Management: Give Respect, Get Results, 1993) To me this means, treat others as you would want them to treat you. Joseph Cueto …show more content…
Additionally, building emotional bridges with your workers can create a relationship between worker and manager. Moreover, the book has several links to human resources management. The book provides employee relations pointers, performance appraisal tips, and career management pointers. To conclude, this book was informative and interesting read that will benefit all human resource