The Most Important Thing You'll Ever Do: Finding and Keeping the Best People for the Job

The Most Important Thing You'll Ever Do: Finding and Keeping the Best People for the Job

by JeffreyChristian (Author)

Synopsis

Talented people can be hard to find. Even the most promising businesses can fail if they don't recruit the right people - or fail to retain key staff. Jeffrey Christian is chairman and CEO of one the top ten search firms in the USA. In The Most Important Thing You'll Ever Do he explains the value of exceptional staff to a business. He reveals what talent is, why it is so important, and how to identify, recruit and keep the people you need. The book includes examples from Christian's experience, and from successful companies built on talent like General Electric and IBM. Discover how to: expand your talent network - and pursue talented people; be a good interviewer, and attract the best; decode a CV; recognise leadership potential in others; create the right kind of office environment; create incentives for talent to stay within your company; be a great leader; learn the 'Formula Five' of leadership; invest in talent and see your company rise above the competition

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Published: 23 Jan 2003

ISBN 10: 0749923504
ISBN 13: 9780749923501

Author Bio
Jeffrey Christian is founder, chairman and CEO of recruitment firm Christian and Timbers. Founded in 1980 it was the first firm to specialise in IT and is now in the top ten of search companies in the USA. Clients include IBM, Microsoft and Amazon and Yahoo among others. Christian and Timbers also conducted the recent search for Hewlett Packard's new CEO and have 14 offices in North America and Europe.