The Manager's Guide to HR: Hiring, Firing, Performance Evaluations, Documentation, Benefits, and Everything Else You Need to Know

by Max Muller

Managing people is a tricky business—and managers and small business owners can no longer get by without understanding the essentials of human resources. New questions abound. In our increasingly legal-minded age, how much documentation do we need to keep on each employee? What’s the best way to confront complicated personnel issues, and even workplace violence? The Manager’s Guide to HR provides readers with a straightforward, step-by-step guide to human resources topics, hiring • performance evaluations and documentation • training and development • benefits • compensation • employment laws • documentation and records retention • firing and separation The book clarifies hot-button issues such as dealing with conflict, privacy issues, COBRA compliance, disabilities, sexual harassment, and more. The Manager’s Guide to HR is a quick and ready reference for every leader.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Management

296 pages, Hardcover

First published January 14, 2009

About the author

MAX MULLER has been an executive for a wide range of product distributors. His seminars throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom have drawn more than 100,000 attendees. His books include The Manager’s Guide to HR (978-0-8144-1076-9).

Reviews

[emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this to get a feel for what HR management is like. Very tedious language (I mean, it's HR), but also very informative.

I don't think I would pursue anything HR management-related.

[Aaron Ambrose · Rating 2 out of 5]

I believe I picked this one up a couple years ago while contemplating a potential job change. That moment passed, but more recently I thought I could brush up on my HR knowledge in any case. This guide is fine, it does the job, but the way Muller glosses over the areas I know best makes me suspicious of how much he's glossing in the areas I'm less familiar with. There's a bit of tick-the-box mentality here, as opposed to clarifying the underlying principles. Sometimes he gives good context, sometimes not. End result: I found it hard to fully trust that I was learning everything I should know.

Best random detail: An employer doesn't have to pay overtime to workers who make garlands out of evergreens. THERE is a Christmas story that Dickens never could have imagined right there. Come on, Pixar!

[Carol Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Lizzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very thorough, detailed guide to all regulatory and legal aspects of HR. Super helpful!

[J.P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid basic HR manual. Lots of tools and links.

[Megan Bond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good on the basics of HR