Synopses & Reviews
Survey after survey confirms how the success of a business has become increasingly dependent on the ability and skills of its staff. And because talented people are in short supply the hunt for people of unusual ability will continue in earnest.
Hiring such people is the relatively easy part; keeping them engaged so that they donand#8217;t move on and getting the best out of them while they are with you is the greater challenge and#151; one that more than ever requires a good understanding of what people want from both work and life outside work, as well as flexibility and imagination in seeking to accommodate their aspirations.
Drawing on original research, including interviews with senior executives, recruitment specialists and people considered to be and#147;talentedand#8221; within their organizations, Managing Talent outlines how companies such as Google, Apple, Santander, Mars, Unilever, PepsiCo, Nokia, Olam International, Tata Chemicals and Bank of America are facing the challenge of recruiting and developing the talent they need. Full of useful insights and practical help for those who are responsible for the success of their organization, it also provides invaluable guidance to those in search of career satisfaction
Synopsis
Survey after survey confirms how the success of businesses has become increasingly dependent on the ability and skills of their staff. And because talented workers are in short supply, the hunt for people of unusual ability will continue in earnest. Hiring such people is the relatively easy part; what really matters is to keep them engaged so that they don't move on, and to get the best out of them while they work for you.
Drawing on original research, including interviews with senior executives in human resources, recruiters and headhunters, and people considered talented” within their organizations, this book outlines the way in which companies such as Ford, Goldman Sachs, Cisco, Diageo, Tesco, General Electric and HSBC are facing the challenge of recruiting and developing the talent they need.
This book will also boost readers' own career prospects with practical ideas on how to change their organizations perception of their potential.
About the Author
Marion Devine is a business author and editor with expertise in such areas as human resources management, leadership and mentoring, mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs and alliances. Among the many books and reports she has written or co-written are: Managing Uncertainty,Successful Mergers (both published by The Economist, A Sense of Mission (Financial Times/Pitman), and Talent Management(Palgrave). She has written two reports on talent management for Ashridge Business School. She was also lead researcher for a Chartered Management Institute report on talent management.
Michel Syrett has combined a career as a writer on business and management in the Times, the Sunday Times,Management Today, Director, Asian Business, and the South china Morning Post with academic research for business schools such as Cranfield and Roffey Park. He is author of 20 books and reports, including three published by The Economist, the most recent of which is Managing Uncertainty.