Best Practices in Talent Management: How the World's Leading Corporations Manage, Develop, and Retain Top Talent (Google eBook)

Marshall Goldsmith, Louis Carter, The Best Practice Institute

John Wiley & Sons, Dec 9, 2009 - Business & Economics - 336 pages

Comprehensive in scope, this book features more than 15 case studies and dozens of competency models, tools, instruments, and training material from the world's best global talent management systems and campaigns that show how thy successfully implemented and maintained talent management programs. Each case study includes tools, templates, competency models, guidelines, and training materials that can easily transfer to the real-world work of HR professionals. In addition the book is written by leading-edge contributions from the top thinkers in the field.

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Among the tycoons who have accepted the challenge are the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, and the co-founder of Oracle, Larry Ellison, and the media executive Barry Diller and CNN founder Ted Turner.
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Contents

• BANK OF AMERICA BY BRIAN FISHEL: 17
• CUSTOMER AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES: 60
• ECOLAB INC BY ROBERT C BARNETT: 84
• GE MONEY AMERICAS BY TAMMY: 103
• KAISER PERMANENTE COLORADO: 136
• MCDONALDS BY JAMES INTAGLIATA: 155
• 10: 177
• MURRAY ROBERTS LIMITED: 208
• PORTER NOVELLI BY GREG WALDRON: 225
• SOUTHERN COMPANY BY JIM GREENE: 241
• 14: 258
• 17: 266
• Conclusion: 271
• 18: 275
• 32: 281
• Epilogue by William J Rothwell: 288
• Index: 295
• About Best Practice Institute: 303

About the author

Marshall Goldsmith, Ph.D., is one of a select few advisors who have been asked to work with over 120 major CEOs and their management teams. A prolific author, his book What Got You Here Won't Get You There was ranked as the #1 best-selling business book by the The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. For ten years, he served as a member of the Board of the Peter Drucker Foundation.

Louis Carter is the Founder and CEO of the Best Practice Institute, and a world-renown leadership and organization change advisor. He is the author of over nine books on best practices including Change Champion's Fieldguide and Best Practices in Leadership Development and Change.

Best Practice Institute (BPI) is an association of executives and leaders who share and pioneer best methods of organizational change. Best Practice Institute produces online learning sessions, webinars, Benchmark Research Groups, publications, and certification programs. (www.bpiworld.com)

Bibliographic information

• Title: Best Practices in Talent Management: How the World's Leading Corporations Manage, Develop, and Retain Top Talent; Pfeiffer essential resources for training and HR professionals
• Authors: Marshall Goldsmith, Louis Carter, The Best Practice Institute
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2009
• ISBN: 0470555238, 9780470555231
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management