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The Talent Advantage
How Leaders and Managers Attract the Best and the Brightest
ISBN/EAN: 9780470450567
Umbreit-Nr.: 1910532
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 224 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 03.07.2009
Auflage: 1/2009
- Zusatztext
- A fun and creative guide to keeping customers ecstatically happy Businesses are used to competing for market share, inexpensive labor, and time-to-market, but today''s biggest competition among top firms may be the war for top talent. Today''s best organizations are reaching across traditional geopolitical and cultural boundaries to attract and retain the best and brightest workers. In The Talent Advantage, authors Weiss and MacKay tap into their long experience as experts in talent recruitment and retainment to explain why today''s business leaders must take firm control of the talent hunting process to ensure great hires. Here, they show leaders exactly how to do that. Alan Weiss (Greenwich, RI) is a consultant, speaker, and the bestselling author of Getting Started in Consulting (978-0-471-47969-7) and Million Dollar Consulting (978-0-07-138703-3). His firm, Summit Consulting Group, has worked on recruiting and retaining talent with Merck, Allianz Insurance, and Hewlett-Packard, among others. Nancy MacKay (North Vancouver, BC) is cofounder and President of MacKay & Associates Advisors Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in CEO coaching, leadership development, and corporate strategy. Her clients include RBC Royal Bank, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Teekay Corporation, and many other leading organizations.
- Kurztext
- InhaltsangabeIf you were applying for your job today, would your human resources department hire you? Your answer reflects directly on your company's ability to recognize true talent. To build business, move development into new areas, and consistently innovate, it's necessary to have the contacts and understanding of the best in your industry. A handful of HR representatives has the business savvy to make and nurture those connections. But the majority of that knowledge rests in the hands of the most successful executives, who often have their eye fixed on the bottom line, instead of the line of succession, that can make or break an organization. As executive coaches with a deep understanding of change and challenges in a wide range of industries, Alan Weiss and Nancy MacKay deliver a straight-from-the-hip critique of the structural obstacles that impede true progress, and the solutions-based, accountability--driven measures that you must take to nurture profitable talent while ensuring business growth and success. The Talent Advantage gives you the edge with: * Guidance on a viable succession plan for leadership positions at every level * Examples of executive leadership crises, the obstacles they faced, and how they fixed their problems * Ways to create accountability for executives, HR, and new employees themselves as their careers develop * Techniques to give HR a voice and real power in the building of both businessand talent * Ways to break down the communication silos that inhibit information sharing throughout a company Enriched by their broad knowledge of business growth and executive psychology, Weiss and MacKay show you how to become an effective, well-rounded leader. Their guidance will give you the tools to build the skills, the savvy, and the structure your organization needs to attract and retain top talent, maximize departmental efficiency, and create new avenues of profitability.
- Autorenportrait
- Alan Weiss is a consultant, speaker, and bestselling author of Getting Started in Consulting and Million Dollar Consulting. His firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has worked with clients such as Merck, Hewlett-Packard, GE, Mercedes-Benz, State Street Corporation, The Times Mirror Company, the Federal Reserve, The New York Times Company, and over 500 other leading organizations. His blog is www.contrarianconsulting.com. Dr. Nancy MacKay is President and cofounder of MacKay & Associates Advisors Inc. She coaches and facilitates six CEO networks involving over seventy CEOs. Her clients include Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Teekay Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, RBC Royal Bank, TELUS, Methanex, Best Buy, and many other leading organizations. For more information, please visit www.mackayandassociates.ca.