Articles by Jeffrey Schieberl, JD

Jeffrey Schieberl, JD, has several years of senior management experience. He has served as president/CEO of a California corporation, vice president of Law/Government Relations of another California corporation, gubernatorial appointee to an Interstate Energy Commission and as executive director of an industry association. Dr. Schieberl has been a member of the Pepperdine University practitioner faculty for more than fifteen years. He earned his BA degree at the University of Southern California, received his MBA degree from Pepperdine University, and was granted a JD degree by Southwestern University School of Law. For further information go to www.lsconsultancy.com. His consulting practice provides his expertise to clients relative to a variety of issues.

Retooling HR: Using Proven Business Tools to Make Better Decisions About Talent by John W. Boudreau

Boudreau confronts the inherent uncertainty in challenging HR questions in a manner that does not dehumanize human capital.

- By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD

Training on Trial: How Workplace Learning Must Reinvent Itself to Remain Relevant by James D. Kirkpatrick, PhD and Wendy Kayser Kirkpatrick

A reader who is new to the employee learning and development training field will find value in this book—but the tools and tips offered are not trailblazing.

- By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD

Leading in Turbulent Times by Kevin Kelly and Gary E. Hayes

I found the book to be short on new insights and somewhat trite in some aspects of leadership that it explored.

- By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD

The Trouble with HR: An Insider’s Guide to Finding and Keeping the Best People by Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. and Gary M. Stern

Taylor and Stern provide the reader with practical, viable tools that can serve to create and sustain a flexible, integrated, and creative business organization.

- By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD

Economic Recovery Gaining Traction

Human resource strategies for a recovering economy, based on the assumption of many economists that 2010 will be a “rebound year.”

2010 Volume 13 Issue 3 - By Charles P. Leo, PhD and Jeffrey Schieberl, JD

The Leadership Advantage by Robert M. Fulmer and Jared L. Bleak

The Leadership Advantage reviews the primary findings of a comprehensive study that explored five highly regarded business organizations with respect to leadership development: Caterpillar, Cisco Systems, PepsiCo, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Washington Group International.

- By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD

One Foot Out the Door by Judith M. Bardwick

As many as two-thirds of U.S. employees are afflicted with what Bardwick calls the “psychological recession,” an emotional state in which people feel extremely vulnerable and afraid for their future.

- By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD

Negotiation Genius by Deepak Malhotra and Max Bazerman

In Negotiation Genius, authors Malhotra and Bazerman do not hesitate to consider such challenges as deception, irrationality, and anger, and offer substantive, practical strategies that they have proven effective.

- By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD

Harassment Prevention Training 2008

By adopting a clear anti-harassment policy and process for handling complaints, an employer may be able to fend off or reduce a costly judgment.

2008 Volume 11 Issue 1 - By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD and Charles P. Leo, PhD

The Employers’ Legal Obligations to Employees in the Military

An overview of employer legal obligations when an employee is called to active military duty or is a member of the United States National Guard or Reserves.

2007 Volume 10 Issue 3 - By Jeffrey Schieberl, JD and Charles P. Leo, PhD