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The Talent Delusion

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780349412481

Price: £14.99

ON SALE: 2nd February 2017

Genre: Economics, Finance, Business & Management

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‘This book shows how to find, attract, develop, motivate, and retain stars. It’s full of evidence and provocative ideas to help every talent leader’ Dr Adam Grant, Wharton Professor, New York Times bestselling author, Originals and Give and Take

‘This is the book I want to hand every manager I’ve ever worked with . . . Every chapter is filled with quotes, findings, and ideas that I want to post on Twitter and share with the world’ Dr. Todd Carlisle, VP of HR, Twitter

WHY THE SCIENCE OF PEOPLE IS YOUR KEY WEAPON IN THE WAR FOR TALENT

All organisations have problems, and they nearly always concern people: how to manage them; whom to hire, fire or promote; and how to motivate, develop and retain high potential employees.
Psychology, the main science for understanding people, should be a pivotal tool for solving these problems – yet most companies play it by ear, and billions of dollars are wasted on futile interventions to attract and retain the right people for key roles.

Bridging the gap between the psychological science of talent and common real-world talent practices, The Talent Delusion aims to educate HR practitioners and leaders on how to measure, predict and manage talent. It will provide readers with data-driven solution to the common problems around employee selection, development and engagement; how to define and evaluate talent; how to detect and inhibit toxic employee behaviours; and how to identify and harness leadership potential.

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The real strength of this book is that it makes you think.
Times Higher Education
This book shows how to find, attract, develop, motivate, and retain stars. It's full of evidence and provocative ideas to help every talent leader
Dr. Adam Grant, Wharton Professor, NYT bestselling author, Originals and Give and Take
A clear-eyed, deeply researched account of what the science really tells us about finding, attracting and retaining talented people, while staying alert to talent's surprising dark sides
Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian, and author of The Antidote
This is the book I want to hand every manager I've ever worked with who mistakenly assumes "give me 5 minutes with a candidate and I'll tell ya if they are a good hire." Every chapter is filled with quotes, findings, and ideas that I want to post on Twitter and share with the world
Dr. Todd Carlisle, VP of HR, Twitter
A deeply researched book . . . This is a notable, thoughtful work about a subject that no senior manager should ignore
Andrew May, Professional Manager
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is a rare voice of reason in a field where most people talk gibberish
Lucy Kellaway, Financial Times
A must-read for leaders and HR professionals who want to apply science to drive better business outcomes, and for individuals who want to better understand and leverage their own talents
Jonas Prising, Chairman & CEO, ManpowerGroup