The Talent Management Handbook, Second Edition: Creating a Sustainable Competitive Advantage by Selecting, Developing, and Promoting the Best People: Edition 2

Lance A. Berger · Dorothy R. Berger

Dec 2010 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO FINDING, DEVELOPING, AND KEEPING THE BEST TALENT

The most comprehensive book of its kind, The Talent Management 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. Each section of this book offers state-of-the-art processes, step-by-step practical management tools and techniques, and up-to-the-minute resources that will equip you to:

• Discover and develop new talent
• Inspire, coach, and train future leaders
• Reward and retain the best people
• Plan and realize a culture of organizational excellence

Featuring breakthroughs and "best practices" from more than 30 leading global talent management firms--Accenture, Center for Creative Leadership, Hay Group, Heidrick and Struggles, Human Capital Institute,Korn/Ferry International, Mercer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Right Management, Sibson Consulting, TowersWatson, and others--The Talent Management Handbook is a complete, all-in-one program designed to help youplace the best people in the most critical jobs to assemble the building blocks of organizational excellence and create value--one person at a time.

Based on years of research, hundreds of global consultations, and the stellar contributions of top industry leaders, The Talent Management Handbook is the most authoritative guide on the market for findingand utilizing the best people. Now in its second edition, this book includes the most innovative ideas and the latest tools, processes, and technologies available to help you launch a complete, fully functioning talent management program that will drive you and your workforce to the top.

Filled with key insights from renowned HR thought leaders and CEOs, The Talent Management Handbook shows you how to:

• Attract new talent and keep the "Superkeepers"
• Design career plans that boost employee morale and support organization needs
• Improve performance through a personal value exchange
• Coach, develop, and inspire raw talent and prepare the CEOs of the future
• See positive results with smarter performance reviews
• Create a culture of innovation and sustainability

In these pages there is a wealth of information on a wide range of subjects, including employee compensation, onboarding, leadership competencies, and engagement programs. Discover firsthand how top HR thought leaderslike Dave Ulrich, Marshall Goldsmith, Richard Boyatzis, Marc Effron, Beverly Kaye, Andy Pellant, William Rothwell, William Schiemann, Doris Sims, Allan Schweyer, Kay Thorne, and Kevin Wilde have achieved amazing results. And learn how expanding global markets are affecting the developmentof talent and teams all across the world.

It takes a top-notch workforce to make a company succeed. This definitive guide gives you all you need to enable your organization's people to do their best.

About the author

Lance A. Berger is managing partner of Lance A. Berger & Associates, Ltd. in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He is a recognized consulting authority specializing in talentmanagement, compensation, and change management. He cowrote and coedited the first edition of The Talent Management Handbook, The Compensation Handbook, Management Wisdom from the New York Yankees' Dynasty, The Change Management Handbook, and Deengineering the Corporation.

Dorothy R. Berger is a partner of Lance A. Berger & Associates, Ltd. She coordinates all organizational activities for the firm and is also a talent management consultant. She cowrote and coedited the first edition of The Talent Management Handbook, The Compensation Handbook, Management Wisdom fromthe New York Yankees' Dynasty, The Change Management Handbook, and Deengineering the Corporation.