The Talent Masters, Bill Conaty
The Talent Masters, Bill Conaty
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The Talent Masters
Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers

Author: Bill Conaty, Ram Charan

Narrator: Bob Walter

Unabridged: 10 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/09/2010

Synopsis

If talent is the leading indicator of whether a business is up or down, a success or a failure (and it is) . . . do you know how to accurately judge raw human talent? Understand a person's unique combination of traits? Develop that talent? Convert what supposedly are "soft" subjective judgments about people into objective criteria that are as specific, verifiable, and concrete as the contents of a financial statement?
     The talent masters do. They put people before numbers for the simple reason that it is talent that delivers the numbers. Success comes from those who are able to extract meaning from events and the forces affecting a business, and are able to look at the world and assess the risks to take and the risks to avoid.
     The Talent Masters itself stems from a unique combination of talent: During a forty-year career at General Electric, Bill Conaty worked closely with CEOs Jack Welch and Jeff Immelt to build that company's worldrenowned talent machine. Ram Charan is the legendary advisor to companies around the world. Together they use their unparalleled experience and insight to write the definitive book on talent—a breakthrough in how to take a business to the next level:

• Secrets of the masters. The specifics on how companies regarded as world-class—GE, P&G, Hindustan Unilever (and others)—base their stellar performance decade after decade on their systems for finding and nurturing leadership talent.
• Intimate and systemic. Why deep knowledge and intimacy with your talent and a systemic rhythm of reviews are the foundation for creating a steady, selfrenewing stream of leaders for all levels of an organization—from first-line supervisors to the CEO.
• The competency that lasts. Financial results, market share, brand, and legacy products all have a half-life that seems to grow shorter by the year. Talent is the only competency that endures.
• What to do Monday morning. The Talent Masters tool kit provides the specific guidelines for assessing and improving your company’s talent mastery capabilities.

About The Author

Bill Conaty is an American businessman and author. He was the main human resources officer for General Electric from 1993 to 2007 and chaired the National Academy of Human Resources and the Human Resource Policy Association. He departed GE in 2007 and founded Conaty Consulting. He is on the Board of Directors for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the Board of his alma mater, Bryant University. He is the coauthor, with Ram Charan, of The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers.Ram Charan is a highly acclaimed business adviser, speaker, and author, well known for his practical, real-world perspective. He was a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School where he earned his MBA degree with distinction, as well as his DBA. Charan is the author of What the CEO Wants You to Know, Profitable Growth Is Everyone’s Business, The Leadership Pipeline, and Boards at Work. His articles have appeared in Fortune and Harvard Business Review.Bob Walter is a founding member of the Company Theater who, for the last 20 years, has been a leading creator of audiobooks. In addition to producing and directing some of the finest readers in the business, he is now a reader himself for such leading publishers as Penguin Random House.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard on November 19, 2011

It's a decent book. It does a good job of telling the stories and pulling out some principles behind them. However, as others have noted, it's really focused on large, multi-national companies and does not do a good job of showing good practices for smaller organizations. The writing style of their......more

Goodreads review by Anil on April 22, 2018

Most of this book is written in the context of a CEO or a business leader, but there are nuggets in here which are applicable to every manager.......more

Goodreads review by Tapan on May 01, 2023

First time delving into book on HR, specifically talent management, succession planning, & leadership. I wasn't sure what to expect going into this as this was a recommendation, but I'm glad I read it. It was fascinating to read about how succession planning works at GE, HUL, P&G, and how other orgs......more

Goodreads review by Sambasivan on February 20, 2017

Excellent book on a topical issue. Lots of detailed examples.......more

Goodreads review by Al on February 21, 2012

The Talent Masters: Bill Conaty and Ram Charan Central Truths 1. Talent will be the big differentiator between companies that succeed and those that do not. 2. Deeper, more accurate knowledge is the key to high-quality decision about leaders. 3. Talent is the single most important key to longevity. 4. Be......more

Quotes

“Enduring principles and powerful practices combine in this must-read human resource manifesto for leaders at every level.”
—Jack Welch

“…The definitive guide to the art and science of talent development.”
—Andrea Jung, chairman and CEO of Avon Products

“…Practical, readable and very actionable …”
—A.G. Lafley, retired chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble

"Knowing how to spot top talent and where exactly to place it is at the crux of this marvelous book, The Talent Masters. Its pages provide a vivid recounting of many true-to-life leadership dilemmas in contemporary organizations that reveal just how critical it is to make good, sound judgments when choosing from amongst the talent of an organization."
—Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The Leader in Me

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