"For instance, Daniel Coyle's "The Culture Code" examines the importance of workplace culture--a top priority for any human resources manager," EBN reports.
"Get to What Matters: Tools to Transform Conversations at Work," by Wendy D. Lynch and Clydette de Groot, can help benefits managers prepare for important conversations with the C-suite. And "An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back" offers some insight on what author Elizabeth Rosenthal describes as the country's flawed healthcare market--and what employers can do to make it better."
HR and benefits professionals, including Sherri Samuels-Fuerst, director of total rewards at Sargento Foods, provided reviews of the books. Samuels-Fuerst notes that Lynch's and de Groot's book helped her appreciate the importance of improving communications both in and out of the workplace.
"It has helped me to prepare for important conversations with our CEO and compensation committee, and gave me some practical tips on tackling those tough employee conversations," she notes. "It's also helped me communicate better with my husband."