More Praise for Make Talent Your Business
“In this much-needed book, Axelrod and Coyle present the first research-based analysis of what successful talent developers actually do! The reader is then provided with a framework including specific and highly learnable behaviors. The best part for me, the framework is based upon a fundamental truth: real development occurs on the job and needs to be an integral part of getting important work accomplished.”
—Edmund B. Piccolino, PhD, former head of human resources at PepsiCo International, EMI Music, and Kodak Polychrome Graphics and Managing Director, Piccolino Associates
“As a senior leader striving for market-leading, game-changing results, I always knew that our people were the key differentiator. Wendy and Jeannie have uncovered the practical actions that allow managers to develop people and achieve superior business results!”
—Amy S. Abrams, former Senior Vice President, Merck, and former President, Telerx
“This is a must-read for any line manager and HR executive who ‘gets it’ and knows that development is what competitive organizations and employees crave. This book provides the art and the science of the what, the why, and the how.”
—Beverly Kaye, founder and CEO, Career Systems International, and coauthor of Love ’Em or Lose ’Em
“People are a company’s most important asset. Make Talent Your Business provides a powerful set of practices that will help leaders drive development and empower their employees to succeed.”
—Ray Davis, President and CEO, Umpqua Bank, and author of Leading for Growth
“The perfect blend of compelling research, real-life scenarios, and tools for success. Wendy and Jeannie’s insights remind us that developing people and getting results are not a trade off. Share this with anyone wanting to link talent to increased business results.”
—Mary Eckenrod, Vice President, Global Talent Management, Research In Motion (makers of the BlackBerry), and former Vice President, Worldwide Talent, Kraft Foods
“Right on target! A very useful guide to talent management. Full of great tips and how-to-do-it advice.”
—Ed Lawler, Distinguished Research Professor of Business, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, and author of Talent
“Talent development is a driving focus of excellent organizations. The authors make a compelling case that any leader can apply these practices. I intend to use this great template with my leaders to increase operating results and develop talent.”
—Cynthia Kiser Murphey, President and Chief Operating Officer, New York–New York Hotel and Casino
“People are an organization’s differentiator and most valuable asset. This book pinpoints the practices of managers who successfully develop the leaders of the future.”
—Mike Panigel, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Siemens Corporation
“The old adage of ‘teaching a man to fish’ was never more apropos than in Wendy and Jeannie’s expert road map. They provide a must-read for every manager to help talent flourish and in the process create an enduring managerial legacy.”
—Kevin Oakes, CEO, Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), and coeditor of Executive Guide to Integrated Talent Management
“Companies and managers still struggle to find effective approaches for developing leaders at every level who can outperform the competition. The authors have harvested their extensive experience and research to serve up this definitive guide for cultivating talent to achieve extraordinary business results.”
—Tom Kaney, former Senior Vice President, Human Resources, GlaxoSmithKline