Synopses & Reviews
With today’ s pace of business coupled with the fact that you're spread thin as an employee, spouse, parent and friend, you need high-impact information and you need it fast. In this book you will learn how to improve your skills and elevate your organization; without any hype, void of academics and complexity. TKO Hiring is the answer. This book has ten short chapters filled with meaty strategies you can apply right away.
TKO Hiring provides a set of quick, easy-to-implement steps that will help readers quickly develop the particular skill set the book addresses. To reinforce the simple concept and break up the text to make it more readable and useable, each chapter will have the following sprinkled throughout it: Fast, Powerful Words of Wisdom (quotes or memorable sound bites), Fast, Powerful Stories (real life analogies that relate to the text topic). Fast, Powerful Strategies (a series of all-meat, no fluff bullet point-type strategies). Fast, Powerful Questions A series of questions to prompt the reader to action. Fast, Powerful Cliff Notes-type summary of bullet points from each chapter for easy reference and reinforcement
Designed to be read in a couple of hours or sittings, detailed techniques and specific strategies are presented in user-friendly bulleted lists, checklists, and sidebars. Complex concepts are simplified through use of definitions, everyday examples and summary points. It also incorporates insightful narratives from the authors with practical, straightforward how-to advice. An additional resources section with helpful information about other books, organizations, and websites thatreaders can refer to for more in-depth coverage of particular topic is included as well.
Synopsis
Practical business guides that pull no punches
Dave Anderson's TKO series presents no-nonsense, down-in-the-trenches management strategies that work in the real world of business. Each of the three informative books in this series offers easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance on developing the specific skills great managers needs
These quick and to-the-point guides feature detailed techniques and effective strategies presented in user-friendly chapters that are packed with checklists, examples, and practical resources. In each book, readers will find real-world advice in a fast and powerful format that includes:
* Words of Wisdom or "Right Hook Rules"-bite-sized memorable quotes
* Case Studies or "Opening Bell" Stories-real-life business lessons
* Effective Strategies or "Left Hook Laws"-all-meat, no-fat business strategies
* Incisive or "Standard Eight Count" Questions-insightful inquiries that prompt the reader to action
Quick or "Knockout" Summaries-bullet points that sum-up each chapter and offer easy reference
Dave Anderson (Agoura Hills, CA) has led some of the nation's most successful car dealerships and is President of Dave Anderson's Learn to Lead and LearnToLead.com, a Web site that provides free training resources to thousands of people in more than 40 countries. He is also the author of the Wiley books If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown (0-471-72503-X), Up Your Business! (0-471-44546-0), and How to Deal with Difficult Customers (0-470-04547-7).
Synopsis
In a cutthroat world, doing the basics of business well means the difference between winning and losing. Dave Anderson's TKO Series gives you the practical, high-impact strategies you need to build a business that can put the competition down for the count. TKO Hiring! presents no-nonsense, tough-as-nails management practices for hiring top-quality people for any and every position.
Packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance, TKO Hiring! will train you in the right skills and the most effective tactics to ensure a great hire every time. This straightforward guide gives you all the tools to punch above your weight, including checklists, examples, and practical resources you won't find anywhere else.
Get down to business with ten short chapters on:
Becoming a proactive recruiter
Performing better, more rigorous interviews
Effectively checking references
Starting new hires off on the right foot
Developing new hires into top-notch leaders and performers
Retaining great hires once you find them
Give the competition your best shotwith Dave Anderson's TKO Hiring!
About the Author
Dave Anderson has led some of the nation's most successful car dealerships and is President of Dave Anderson's Learn to Lead and LearnToLead.com, a Web site that provides free training resources to thousands of people in more than forty countries. He is also the author of If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown; Up Your Business!; and How to Deal with DifficultCustomers, all from Wiley.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Round One. Understand the cost of hiring recklessly.
Round Two. Become a proactive recruiter.
Round Three. Create a potent interview structure.
Round Four. Ask tough interview questions.
Round Five. Effectively check references.
Round Six. How to use predictive testing hiring profiles.
Round Seven. How to get new hires off to a great start.
Round Eight. How to retain eagles once you find them.
Round Nine. Differentiate your employees for development and retention.
Round Ten. Knockout summary & follow through.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.