The Essential Guide to Managing Talent: How Top Companies Recruit, Train and Retain the Best Employees - Softcover

THORNE, Kaye

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9780749444631: The Essential Guide to Managing Talent: How Top Companies Recruit, Train and Retain the Best Employees

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749444630 ISBN 13: 9780749444631

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2006

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191 pages. Book is Brand New. This Places Talent Right At The Heart Of An Organsation. Using A Framework Of Case Studies, The Authors Identify A Series Of Practical Steps.

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Review:

"The authors identify...practical steps to help your organization create a
place where every individual can give their best." -- Voluntary Sector magazine

"An introduction to how you and your organization can create a
climate in which talent can flourish." -- Charity Times

"Practical and digestible tips to help managers identify and
nurture talent."
-- Securities and Investments Review

"The book explores ... key issues in today's business climate,
and, as such, they deserve a much wider audience."
-- Human Capital Management

"..details how business can attract and retain the best employees." -- Book News Inc - May 2007

"An outstanding book...Should be an essential read for any manager looking to nurture a happier, more committed and ultimately, talent-rich workforce."
-- Quality World

"Challenging and informative book"
-- HCM

"I was instantly impressed by the multi-dimensional quality of this book. Not only does it look at creating a climate where talent can flourish but also at what blocks its release." -- Training and Coaching Today

"Makes a valuable contribution to the debate and adds to a wider understanding of talent management and how to implement policies that can work." -- People Management

Book Description:

How do employers attract and retain skilled staff? How do companies like Virgin and Innocent drinks become employers of choice?

Experienced consultant Kaye Thorne takes the debate on the war for talent forward, focusing on employer branding and tackling contemporary issues with a training and development approach

Case studies of international talent management success stories include: Virgin, Universal Music Group, Innocent, Tenon, The Department for Transport, 3 Monkeys

Incorporates a fascinating collection of personal views on talent management including Dr Peter Honey (one of the worlds leading gurus on learning and behaviour) and Caitlin Hammond (Senior Learning and Development Manager, HSBC)

Heres what Mark Woodhouse, Former Director of Learning and Development, Rolls-Royce has to say about Kaye Thorne:

Perhaps one of Kayes greatest strengths is her creative ability in being able to translate often complex processes and ideas into communication media which is easy to present and understand.

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