Leadership Assessment for Talent Development

Leadership Assessment for Talent Development

by Tony Wall (Editor), John Knights (Editor)

Synopsis

For professionals responsible for talent management and development, assessing competence and capability is crucial, especially in relation to recruiting the right leader. Yet talent professionals can also use leadership assessment as a positive and powerful talent development tool. Leadership Assessment for Talent Development goes beyond recruitment to position assessment as a central, strategic activity. It demonstrates how to apply a connected process that accelerates behavioural change areas and facilitates the engagement and enabling of in-house talent. This practical, forward-looking book uses authentic, engaging case studies to show how the principles of leadership assessment can work in practice. It is an essential companion for HR and talent professionals in any field who want to equip their company with the talent it needs to be fit for business success.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: 1
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 03 Sep 2013

ISBN 10: 0749468602
ISBN 13: 9780749468606
Book Overview: Practical advice on using leadership assessments to enhance rather than stifle talent. Discover what other businesses have learnt about using assessments for talent development, without the pain and impact on budget. Addresses recurring leadership development needs based on the extensive experience and research of practitioners in the field.

Media Reviews
This book brings together some of the best thinking, case studies and ideas that help us all better understand and develop leaders for the future. Peter Cheese, CEO - CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personal Development). A thoroughly modern take on judging leaders, reflecting a world in which knowledge is increasingly available to everyone. ... An engrossing guide for leaders or the HR directors empowering them, with some excellent analytical digressions on storytelling, coaching and diagnosing. People Management A child in their favorite toy store ...that is how this book will make any inquisitive HR Executive or Business Leader feel, when they delve into the rich insights, learnings and opportunities this book provides! For any self-aware, development-hungry leader who strives to be successful, this provides both immediate and long term direction on how to excel as a business and a leader whilst encouraging us to become an exceptional role model for future generations. Peter Collyer, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, Claire's Stores, Inc. Tomorrow's Leadership will face far greater challenges than today's privileged generation.We need to be developing tomorrow's leadership now and this book provides many tools, approaches and case studies that can help us with that urgent task. Professor Peter Hawkins, Henley Business School, author of Leadership Team Coaching . Without leadership, organizations (and nations) perish; this is why this book is so timely, and important. Full of interesting research, practical examples, and insightful advice.An excellent contemporary resource for developing leadership talents; invaluable at both an individual and organizational level. Dr Barry Z. Posner, Accolti Professor of Leadership, Santa Clara University and co-author of The Leadership Challenge, selected as one of the top ten leadership books of all time A timely and insightful treatise on a subject of central importance to every organization today. Essential learning for all professionals engaged in leadership and talent development. Shubhro Sen, Director, TATA Management Training Centre
Author Bio
Tony Wall is a senior lecturer and international consultant at the University of Chester's Centre for Work Related Studies, facilitates leadership development through coaching, action learning and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). John Knights is a co-founder and chairman of LeaderShape, is an experienced coach, mentor and facilitator of senior executives, teams and peer groups. He is an expert in Emotional Intelligence and a thought leader in 'Transpersonal Leadership' and the relationship between neuroscience and leadership. John developed LEIPA and 8ICOL, some of the most sophisticated 360 degree leadership assessments ever developed.