Offering the most comprehensive guide to finding, developing and keeping the best talent, The Talent Handbook (McGraw-Hill, December 2010) has recently released its second edition with expert contributions from global talent and career management consultancy Right Management.
Already a leading publication in its category, The Talent Handbook has become the go-to resource for HR professionals, CEOs, and business leaders who want to take the lead in building a diverse, talented, and motivated workforce.
Right Management’s contributions cover:
- Creating a Culture of Success: What Every CEO Needs to Know, Owen Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer demonstrates how a strategic approach to talent management builds a culture of success and ensure organisations meet their business objectives.
- Using 360-Degree Feedback for Talent Development, Michael Haid, Senior Vice-President, Global Solutions outlines how this approach can be used most effectively in organisations increasingly managing a more complex and sophisticated workforce.
- Employee Engagement and Talent Management, Deborah Schroeder-Saulnier, Director of Marketing, Senior Vice President, Global Solutions considers the nature and importance of engagement, the challenges it poses to organisations and key drivers to address these challenges.
- Making Outplacement Part of your Strategy, Tony Santora, Executive Vice President, Global Talent Solutions looks at how outplacement has evolved and details emerging needs and expectations of both organisations and individuals.
Each section offers step-by-step practical management tools and techniques, examples of best practice and case studies as well as detailing up-to-the-minute resources and technologies.
Jayne Carrington, Managing Director of Right Management UK and Ireland, says: “Talent management is about to get even more challenging this year. In a hyper-competitive global marketplace, people are the only way organisations can clearly differentiate themselves. Creating an effective talent management strategy is increasingly critical to business success. This book is an essential resource for practitioners and leaders keen to develop their workforce strategies.”
