Written by: Laura Larson

Coveting a “seat at the table,” many human resources professionals face a gap between the talent management requirements of their business partners and what gets executed day to day in organizations. In highly engaging prose—including real-life examples, stories from the authors’ professional experience, and their interviews with executives in corporate and nonprofit sectors—this award-winning book strives to close that gap. Part 1 defines “strategy,” discussing approaches to identify the strategy in any organization; plus recommendations for addressing persistent unflattering stereotypes of HR staff as “administriviators” and forging new levels of credibility with business colleagues—including the CEO. Part 2 then explicitly describes how to fold information gleaned from these conversations into crafting compelling position descriptions, use online assessment instruments (including DISC and PIAV) to carefully vet candidates, and conduct focused interviews and reference checks—all to assure hiring the best-qualified talent who also truly fit an organization’s culture. The book includes Additional Resources, References, an index, figures, and tables. Winner, 2014 National Indie Excellence Award, Business category; Bronze Medal, 2014 Independent Publisher Awards, Business/Sales/Career category. 25% of all sales are donated directly to UNICEF's Inspired Gifts program.

Filed in: Management