Not every one has a gift for human resource management. The field may include many of the same lessons that some people feel they learn in their churches, synagogues or other places of worship, the field is divorced from religion. The idea of any human resource management program is to treat people correctly so they will continue to want to work for a company. The introductory work in this field was Dale Carnegie’s classic book, How to Win Friends and Influence People. The book, written in the late 1940s has gone through several revisions.Confused? Here ‘s a little help .

Another classic in the field, although it suffers from a few errors, is Stephen R. Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. When reading this book, the reader needs to divide the book into the useful advice and advice that is not useful. Some of the advice Covey gives will greatly annoy employees if followed.

These are the two must-read book for a person who needs to learn about human resources management quickly. There are a number of other books and college courses devoted to the field. How to Win Friends and Influence People will remain a classic. Covey’s book will be replaced when something better comes along.