Who are your best people?: how to find, measure and manage your top talent

Product Description Do you know who the best people in your team are? Have you got a clear idea of how much they deliver? Many companies still proclaim that ‘Our people are our most important asset’, yet fail to treat that asset as valuable. In fact they often ignore their in-house talent, believing that the only way to get the top people is to seek elsewhere.Who Are Your Best People? destroys the widely-accepted myth of a talent shortage and shows how you can unearth and value the hidden talent that already exist in your organisation. This book will open your eyes to the reality of talent management and show you the most effective ways to grow, support and retain the best people for your business. Find out who your best people are - and keep them. Review "This book goes right to the heart of a modern management conundrum... a must read... I recommend you get a copy quick, before your talent moves elsewhere" - Supply Management (readership 117,000) From the Back Cover “We’ve been waiting a long time for a really practical book about how to manage talent. This is it.” Helen Kelly, International Editor, The Working Manager, USA “No serious manager should go without this superb and practical guide.”Alan Yu, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, CK Life Sciences Int’l (Holdings) Inc., Hong Kong “If you don’t see your people as a major competitive advantage, you need to read this book.” Nick Inkster, CEO SSP UK (Air) and Western Europe There is no shortage of talented people. There’s a shortage of people who know how to identify, recruit, develop and retain talent. This book shows you how to be a manager with a talent for getting the best out of people. About the Author Professor Robin Stuart-Kotze, is currently Chairman of Behavioural Science Systems Limited, Oxford, but has more than one string to his bow. He has had a varied consulting career with companies such as Westinghouse, Northern Telecom, J&J, Price Waterhouse, BP, P&O, Oracle, Ford and a host of other global firms. He is the author or co-author of a number of books including Principles of Management, now in its 7th edition; Fundamentals of Management, now in its 3rd edition, and Performance.Chris Dunn, BSc Econ, FCIPD, is Founder and CEO of The TDA Transitions and Learning Organisation Ltd. TDA has worked with some of the biggest global brands including BT, GSK and BA providing career coaching and outplacement.  Chris now coaches, advises on talent issues and has a special consulting relationship with AdviserPlus, a business dedicated to the collaborative provision of quality HR and H&S advice. He also has a special interest in the release of entrepreneurial behaviours and has worked for many large corporations, including Thresher, Boots Opticians and BP.  Prior to TDA, Chris was International Management Development Manager and Regional Personnel Manager, Nordic Countries at Rank Xerox International.