The Differentiated Workforce, Richard W. Beatty
The Differentiated Workforce, Richard W. Beatty
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The Differentiated Workforce
Transforming Talent into Strategic Impact

Author: Richard W. Beatty, Brian E. Becker, Mark A. Huselid

Narrator: Rudy Sanda

Unabridged: 7 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 12/28/2021


Synopsis

Do you think of your company's talent as an investment to be managed like a portfolio? You should, according to authors Becker, Huselid, and Beatty, if you're interested in strategy execution.

Many companies fall into the trap of spending too much time and money on low performers, while high performers aren't getting the necessary resources, development opportunities, or rewards. In The Differentiated Workforce, the authors expand on their previous books, The HR Scorecard and The Workforce Scorecard, and recommend that you manage your workforce like a portfolio—with disproportionate investments in the jobs that create the most wealth. You'll learn to: rise above talent management "best practice" and instead create a differentiated workforce that can't be easily copied by competitors; differentiate those capabilities in your company that are truly strategic; identify your wealth-creating "A" positions; create a new relationship between HR and line managers, and articulate the role each plays in a differentiated workforce strategy; and develop the right measures for your organization.

Based on two decades of academic research and experience working with hundreds of executives, The Differentiated Workforce gives you the tools to translate your talent into strategic impact.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon

A must-read for HR professionals as well as leaders who really want to differentiate their workforce and their results. There are many gold nuggets of information as well as critical research data throughout the book. Some key takeaways include: 1. Instead of thinking of it as a war FOR talent, think......more

Goodreads review by Jerrid

A bit obvious, but an important point most organization don’t enact (particularly educational organizations). Essentially, identify strategy and then align the people of the organization to achieve that strategy. Unfortunately, many organizations treat everyone the same and don’t strategically inves......more

Goodreads review by Andrea

Hi everybody! I'm an MBA student at Boston University and I am looking for an HR manager to conduct a quick interview where we discuss the topics of this book and how you agree/disagree with these. It is for a final paper. Thank you, and if you could maybe spread the word to somebody you know I would......more

Goodreads review by Beth

I enjoyed this book to learn about measuring HR performance and linking to strategy. However, much like other books discussing HR strategy--this is all very good in theory but hard to promote in practice. The very idea that you start with strategy and then align your goals and performance metrics to......more