The Talent Delusion: Why Data, Not Intuition, Is the Key to Unlocking Human Potential [Paperback] - Softcover

Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0349417393 ISBN 13: 9780349417394

Publisher: HACHETTE, 2017

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About the Author

Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, PhD, is an international authority in personality, talent management and organizational psychology. He is Professor of Business Psychology at University College London (UCL), Visiting Professor at Columbia University, and the CEO Hogan Assessment Systems, a global leader in talent and leadership assessment tools.

Chamorro-Premuzic has taught at New York University and the London School of Economics, and published 8 books and over 140 scientific papers, making him one of the most prolific and widely cited social scientists of his generation.

Review

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is one of the world's outstanding organizational psychologists. He has a unique capacity to inform, provoke and entertain while educating with solid science.

[The Talent Delusion's] relentless devotion to fact and evidence (without the constraints of academic writing) [is] a constant joy, its no-nonsense approach to storytelling a breath of fresh air. In fact, the biggest talent on show here may be an author whose potential appears almost limitless.―People Management

Using a style of evidence-based storytelling, Tomas sharpens the focus to deconstruct our biases around popularised HR topics, with the aim of improving our understanding of talent.

Tomas has a rare talent to amuse, inform and surprise to debunk HR's worst habits and beliefs.

A must-read for leaders and HR professionals who want to apply science to drive better business outcomes, and for individuals who want to better understand and leverage their own talents.

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is a rare voice of reason in a field where most people talk gibberish.

This is the book I want to hand every manager I've ever worked with who mistakenly assumes 'give me 5 minutes with a candidate and I'll tell ya if they are a good hire.' Every chapter is filled with quotes, findings, and ideas that I want to post on Twitter and share with the world.

This book shows how to find, attract, develop, motivate, and retain stars. It's full of evidence and provocative ideas to help every talent leader.

This book provides some much-needed answers to key talent management questions, not only delving into theory and evidence but equally importantly providing clear practical guidance.

This book is very much like Tomas himself: insightful, frank, and captivating. A must-read to get talent management right... if you are not afraid to learn you have been doing it wrong!

There is a war ON talent. Tomas is a four-star general and this is a winning strategy to stop it.

The Talent Delusion is where theory meets practicality; where anecdotes meet data, so that leadership development can become a reality. Powerfully real approaches for success.

Provocative, funny and extremely useful, this incredible psychological tour de force will help you find and unleash the talent you've been looking for. A brilliant book!

On a topic that can be boundary-less, Tomas offers scientific insights on the human condition and how it plays out at work. A must-read if you want to build a talent-fueled organization.

No other book has changed my perceptions on talent as much. Chamorro-Premuzic's insights are profound and timely, and his book is filled with provocative and profound ideas.

No one knows the research like Tomas, and no one else can marshal it to make such an effective, persuasive, and entertaining case. Every manager should read this insightful book!

Modern and forward-looking, with fresh and invaluable insights for our emerging world.

In an age where attracting and retaining the best talent is the ultimate, and perhaps only, competitive advantage, the solutions Chamorro-Premuzic suggests are all the more important.

In a world of clutter and hype Tomas casts off HR folklore by providing a clear data-driven direction on the topic that drives us all: finding and nurturing talent to pursue its potential. An enlightening book that will impact our world at work; a journey not for the faint hearted!

Finally! A science of talent that gives HR practical insights to make a difference. The best single resource for anyone interested in understanding, predicting and managing talent.

Chamorro-Premuzic combines deep insights, practical guidance and rock-solid science into a highly readable and entertaining book, which is sure to become a management classic!

An important and necessary book for all HR professionals. Tomas distills all pertinent studies into a fluid stream with clarity and reason, providing a solid foundation for talent development.

A clear-eyed, deeply researched account of what the science really tells us about finding, attracting and retaining talented people, while staying alert to talent's surprising dark sides.

Edition details

• Publisher: HACHETTE
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0349417393
• ISBN 13: 9780349417394
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 304