Every week I like to feature resource that will help you to Maximize Possibility in your organization and your life at work. This week I would like to share a powerful book that should be a powerful resource for your life at work.
The Resource: Geoff Smart and Randy Street's "Who - Solve Your #1 Problem"
What it is about: "Who" is about your number one problem - the avoidance of putting the wrong talent into the wrong seats on the "bus". If you want to kick up your employee hiring and selection strategy a notch, this book is a very good resource for you.
I believe the best-of-breed Talent Management strategy incorporates employee selection process that incorporates solid talent attraction, interviewing, expectations-setting, and "selling" the candidate on ultimately joining the organization.
I found myself nodding in agreement with the central elements of the book. The book is based on solid research and experience (huge plus). The authors boil down their advice and strategy into the following four steps:
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Scorecard
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Source
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Select
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Sell
Two pieces of information that are worth the book's weight in gold...
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Five incredible candidate interview questions that you simply must use.
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Five incredible reference interview questions that you simply must use.
I am putting this book on my reference shelf right next to Topgrading(TM). Interestingly - Geoff is co-creator of the Topgrading(TM) philosophy.
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