Synopses & Reviews
Recent studies show that in the next few years many companies could have only about half the leaders and skilled workers they need--and that these talent shortages will be particularly acute in the critical sectors like engineering, health care, energy, government, manufacturing, and aerospace and defense. As a line executive you need to ask yourself one question: Do we have who it takes to drive business performance in the future?
In The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management, David DeLong and Steve Trautman combine wide-ranging research and real-world expertise to chart a clear and efficient path for senior leaders. They show how to not only reduce the risks of talent shortages but also maximize the payoff of workforce and leadership development investments.
Sharing their findings based on more than 70 interviews with senior executives and top-rated talent experts and their own experience as leaders and consultants, DeLong and Trautman show you how to: Accurately diagnose talent-related risks that threaten performance Efficiently evaluate and measure workforce and leadership investments Ensure your staff is aligning talent processes to support business strategy Accelerate leadership development and the transfer of critical knowledge Communicate cultural principles that will drive recruiting, development, and retention programs Assess the talent management IQ of your leadership team
The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management shows leaders how to translate their belief in the importance of investing in people into concrete actions that will improve business performance. Most important, it shows you how to get started today
Praise for The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management:
Most executives I know are far more comfortable running the financial or operational or product sides of their business. This book does an excellent job clarifying every leader's real role in developing talent to grow their business. -- John Rex, CFO, Microsoft North America
DeLong and Trautman have attacked the issue of managing talent and developing leaders in a manner that is systemic, grounded, insightful, and incredibly helpful for a CEO like me and for our entire senior management team. -- Peter Metca lf, CEO, Black Diamond Equipment
The authors' practical approaches to prioritizing risk and implementing creative talent solutions can help you maximize the payoff of these investments. -- Annmarie Nea l, Vice President, Cisco Center for Collaborative Leadership, Cisco Systems
DeLong and Trautman show leaders how to compete and win at the increasingly high-stakes game of talent management. -- Joseph W. Wilczek, CEO, Franciscan Health System
This book is full of practical insights that will make you a more effective leader today. -- Hy Pomerance, Chief Talent Officer, New York Life Insurance Company
Synopsis
Two leading workforce development specialists deliver the framework and tools today's executives and HR professionals need to develop and build capabilities for the future.
Synopsis
The framework and tools today's executives and HR professionals need to develop and build workforce capabilities for the future
Talent management has never more crucial. With Baby Boomers entering retirement age, and an age cohort with a vastly different culture taking their place, businesses have a critical need for strategic talent management plans that create optimal conditions for effective knowledge transfer. In The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management, David DeLong and Steven Trautman help executives, HR professionals, and consultants at organizations of all sizes to maximize workforce performance with minimal cost and disruption.
The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management is the first full-length book that addresses several key knowledge-retention practices and processes, from conception to implementation to evaluation of outcomes. Topics covered include how to: determine key strategic imperatives and risk factors to communicate knowledge-retention goals and objectives and to managers and staff to drive higher productivity and retention through onboarding and measure the results from knowledge-retention initiatives.
About the Author
Author Information David DeLong, D.B.A., (Boston, MA) earned his doctorate in organizational behavior from Boston University and also has an M.P.A. from Harvards Kennedy School of Government. He is a research fellow at the MIT AgeLab and an adjunct professor at Babson College, where he has taught an MBA course on "Leading & Managing Change." His firm, David DeLong & Associates, helps companies solve performance and staffing problems caused by an aging workforce and skills shortages.
Steve Trautman (Seattle, WA) is creator and proprietor of Peer Mentoring Workshop, which he originally developed at and for Microsoft, and which has helped thousands of employees, business leaders, and managers for more than fifteen years improve how they communicate, transfer knowledge, and deliver on-the-job training.