Kinley / Ben-Hur Talent Intelligence

What You Need to Know to Identify and Measure Talent
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-64028-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

The challenge with most companies' talent intelligence isthat it is just not that intelligent.
Having good talent intelligence--an accurate understandingof the skills, expertise, and qualities of people--isessential for the people decisions that all businesses make. Yetdespite its vital importance, most organizations appear to befailing at this critical task. The reason lies in talentmeasurement: how companies produce their talent intelligenceand then use it.
Written by Nik Kinley and Shlomo Ben-Hur--two experts inthe field--this book draws on the latest research to show howbusinesses can transform the value and impact of their talentintelligence to make sure they get the right people in the rightroles. When that happens, all their talent management anddevelopment activities are built on an accurate understanding ofthe talent available to them.
Filled with illustrative examples, the book shows how toovercome the stumbling blocks that stand in the way of successfultalent intelligence and reveals step-by-step what organizationsneed to measure, how they can best do so, and how they cansuccessfully implement measurement and use the results.As the authors explain, knowing what methods and tools touse is just part of the challenge: the bigger issue for many firmsis ensuring they know how to use them and make the best useof the intelligence they provide.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kinley, Nik

Ben-Hur, Shlomo

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments xi
About the Authors xiii
1 Talent Measurement: Is It Measuring Up? 1
2 Standard Measures of Talent: How Good Are They Really? 21
3 Rethinking Measurement: How Best to Predict Success 45
4 Tools of the Trade: Eight Processes for Gathering Data 65
5 Choosing the Best Methods and Tools for Your Business 97
6 Building the Foundations for Talent Measurement 121
7 Getting the Most from Measurement Results 147
8 Sourcing the Expertise You Need 173
9 Making Measurement Work 197
Appendix: Frequently Asked Questions 203
Notes 225
Index 247

Über Autor(innen)

Nik Kinley is a London-based independent consultant whohas specialized in talent measurement and behavior change for overtwenty years. He was formerly the global head of assessment for theBP Group, head of learning for Barclays GRBF, and a seniorconsultant with YSC, the leading European assessment firm.
Shlomo Ben-Hur is an organizational psychologist andprofessor of leadership and organizational behavior at the IMDbusiness school in Switzerland. He has over twenty years'experience in senior executive positions, including vice presidentof leadership development and learning for the BP Group and chieflearning officer for DaimlerChrysler Services.