Talent Magnet: How to Attract and Keep the Best People (The High Performance Series)

Identifying the three critical aspects of a true talent magnet and exploring the deeper meaning of each, this practical book pulls back the curtain on what leaders can do to find and retain the very best people - a strategic need every leader fa. Abstract: Identifying the three critical aspects of a true talent magnet and exploring the deeper meaning of each, this practical book pulls back the curtain on what leaders can do to find and retain the very best people - a strategic need every leader fa The Wall Street Journal -bestselling author “provides a pragmatic approach to the art of attracting and retaining top talent . . . A must-read for leaders” ( Candice L. Saunders, President and CEO, WellStar Health System). What Does Top Talent Really Want? More than vision, strategy, creativity, marketing, finance, or even technology, it is ultimately people that determine organizational success. That’s why virtually every organization wants more top talent. But do you know what they’re looking for? It might not be what you think! Talent Magnet will show you how to attract and keep great people. “The war for talent is on, and many good leaders and organizations are really struggling. Talent Magnet presents a terrific approach that is both insightful and actionable—born out of firsthand research and told through a readable and relatable story. I read it straight through.” —Stephen M. R. Covey, New York Times - and #1 Wall Street Journal -bestselling author of The Speed of Trust “People drive your success more than anything else, and Mark Miller shows us how to attract the best of them to your company.” —Randy Street, New York Times -bestselling coauthor of Who “Great people are going to work somewhere—why not for you? Talent Magnet will show you how to attract the people every organization wants. Read it to take your team and organization to the next level.” —Jon Gordon, Wall Street Journal -bestselling author of The Energy Bus Talent Magnet How to Attract and Keep the Best People There is a long-standing truth in the world of organizations: talent wins! But how do you attract the best people? What do they really want? Based on his rigorous and extensive research, Mark Miller learned that top performers are looking for very different things than solid contributors. In Talent Magnet, Miller uses a clever and entertaining business fable to share these findings. He tells the parallel stories of Blake Brown, a CEO struggling with winning the war for talent, and Blake's sixteen-year-old son Clint, who is trying to get his first job so he can raise money to buy a well for a village in Africa. Blake reaches out to leaders in other industries and works with his team to solve the puzzle of making his organization a destination for exceptional performers. But he also learns from his son. Listening to Clint and his friends compare notes on the companies they've worked for that summer, ranging from the awful to the inspirational, Blake realizes they want the same three things out of a job as any top performer in a Fortune 500 company. Miller identifies these three critical aspects of a true talent magnet and explores the deeper meaning of each. He pulls back the curtain on what leaders can do to find and retain the very best people-a strategic need every leader faces "There is a long-standing truth in the world of organizations: talent wins! But how do you attract the best people? What do they really want? Based on his rigorous and extensive research, Mark Miller learned that top performers are looking for very different things than solid contributors. In Talent Magnet, Miller uses a clever and entertaining business fable to share these findings. He tells the parallel stories of Blake Brown, a CEO struggling with winning the war for talent, and Blake's sixteen-year-old son Clint, who is trying to get his first job so he can raise money to buy a well for a village in Africa. Blake reaches out to leaders in other industries and works with his team to solve the puzzle of making his organization a destination for exceptional performers. But he also learns from his son. Listening to Clint and his friends compare notes on the companies they've worked for that summer, ranging from the awful to the inspirational, Blake realizes they want the same three things out of a job as any top performer in a Fortune 500 company. Miller identifies these three critical aspects of a true talent magnet and explores the deeper meaning of each. He pulls back the curtain on what leaders can do to find and retain the very best people--a strategic need every leader faces"-- Provided by publisher What Does Top Talent Really Want?

More than vision, strategy, creativity, marketing, finance, or even technology, it is ultimately people that determine organizational success. That's why virtually every organization wants more top talent. But do you know what they're looking for? It might not be what you think! Talent Magnet will show you how to attract and keep great people.
Content: Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction The War for Talent Do Something Top Talent Why Top Talent? The Search Huddle Time Panning for Gold More Than a Job Diamonds in the Rough Breakthrough Risky Business Lesson Learned The Answer Next Steps A Better Boss Why Not? A Brighter Future Validation A Bigger Vision Do It Now Tell the Story Launch Celebrate! Epilogue Acknowledgments About the Author About the Research.