How can succession planning be established and managed in organizational settings? That question has provoked much thought among business leaders, government leaders, and nonprofit administrators. Many employers face talent shortages and are also experiencing an exodus of baby boomers from workplace settings. Those issues, combined with the effects of a recent pandemic, have many employers scrambling to prepare successors for the future. In previous books, William J. Rothwell has explored ...

CompTIA® Cloud+ CV0-003 Exam Cram is an all-inclusive study guide designed to help you pass the updated version of the CompTIA Cloud+ exam. Prepare for test day success with complete coverage of exam objectives and topics, plus hundreds of realistic practice questions. Extensive prep tools include quizzes and our essential last-minute review CramSheet. The powerful Pearson Test Prep practice software provides real-time assessment and feedback with two complete exams.Covers...

Prepare for CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 exam success with this Exam Cram from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT certification.This is the eBook edition of the CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 Exam Cram. This eBook does not include access to the Pearson Test Prep practice exams that comes with the print edition.CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 Exam Cram is an all-inclusive study guide designed to help you pass the updated version of the CompTIA Linux+ exam. Prepare f...

As organizations face a loss of people due to retirement, resignation, or disability, leaders are paying more attention to their talent management strategies, from grooming internal successors to aggressively recruiting from their competitors. The need is most acute in technical and other “knowledge” areas, where the loss of a particular skill set demands an equally focused response. Invaluable Knowledge clarifies the unique (and urgent) issues of attracting, developing, retaining, and tra...

William Rothwell honored with the ASTD Distinguished Contribution Award in Workplace Learning and Performance. The definitive guide to a timely and timeless topic-- now fully revised and updated. As baby boomers continue to retire en masse from executive suites, managerial offices, and specialized or technical jobs, the question is—who will take their places? This loss of valuable institutional memory has made it apparent that no organization can afford to be without a strong succession pr...

Small businesses often lack fully staffed HR teams but not the need for smart HR practices.This practical guide offers ready-to-use tools, examples, and resources to help small business owners and startup leaders manage HR with confidence. Covering everything from legal compliance and risk assessment to performance management, engagement and leadership development, it provides the nuts and bolts for building a healthy organizational culture. Readers will find guida...

As organizations strive to meet stringent budgets, the mandate to produce greater results with fewer resources is no longer sufficient. Rather than accepting less, managers and executives must strive for better--evaluating every process and every role and doing away with assumptions about how work gets done and who does it in order to streamline processes and maximize efficiency. William Rothwell, who was honored with the ASTD Distinguished Contribution Award in Workplace Learning and Pefo...

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO SECURE LINUX SYSTEMS, NETWORKS, APPLICATIONS, AND DATA–IN ONE BOOKFrom the basics to advanced techniques: no Linux security experience necessaryRealistic examples & step-by-step activities: practice hands-on without costly equipmentThe perfect introduction to Linux-based security for all students and IT professionalsLinux distributions are widely used to support mission-critical applications and manage crucial ...

This lab manual accompanies the textbook Linux Essentials for Cybersecurity, which teaches people how to use Linux systems and ensures that the Linux systems they work on are as secure as possible.To really become a Linux cybersecurity expert, you need practice.In this book, there are three different types of labs to practice your skills:Labs in which you are presented with a short problem that requires only a single operation to complete.La...

A leader's ability to discover and implement innovations is crucial to adapting to changing technologies and customer preferences, enhancing employee creativity, developing new products, supporting market competitiveness, and sustaining economic growth. Gliddon and Rothwell provide an exciting and comprehensive resource for readers that are currently seeking to build success in organizations with new ideas. Innovation leadership involves synthesizing different leadership styles in organiza...

This lab manual accompanies the textbook Linux Essentials for Cybersecurity, which teaches people how to use Linux systems and ensures that the Linux systems they work on are as secure as possible.To really become a Linux cybersecurity expert, you need practice.In this book, there are three different types of labs to practice your skills:Labs in which you are presented with a short problem that requires only a single operation to complete.La...

Organizations that don’t take steps to address future talent needs at all levels will face some major obstacles when undervalued key employees get burned out and leave you to fend for yourself.Nobody likes to lose good employees. But sometimes the loss of a key employee can be disruptive to the business at best, and completely disastrous at worst. The most comprehensive book on the subject, the fifth edition of the bestselling Effective Succession Planning...