Build a talent management strategy with this practical guide to strengths-based recruitment that helps ensure the right employees are hired and stay motivated and productive.
Strengths-Based Recruitment and Development explains how and why strengths-based recruitment (SBR) is having a transformational impact on performance in top companies like Saga, Gap, Starbucks and SABMiller. By shifting the focus from what people can do (competency-based recruitment) to what they naturally enjoy doing, or SBR, these companies have reported results which include a 50% drop in staff turnover, 20% increase in productivity and a 12% increase in customer satisfaction within a matter of months. It is no wonder that organizations in many sectors are adopting this new and powerful approach to improve performance, customer satisfaction and competitive edge.
Strengths-Based Recruitment and Development includes case studies and interviews with executive board level leaders. These provide rare insight into how they implemented strengths approaches in their organizations to improve the bottom line and performance. The book shows how strengths-based talent management goes beyond simply recruiting the right people to creating a strategy and culture that has a transformational effect on organisational culture and results. Strengths-Based Recruitment and Development will be the go-to book on strengths-based talent management for HR professionals and managers. Online supporting resources include bonus frequently asked questions about strengths-based talent management.
Shows the transformative impact of introducing strengths-based recruitment on business results and culture
Provides the business case for adopting a strengths-based talent management strategy with evidence from big-name organizations such as Starbucks, Gap and SABMiller
Provides a complete toolkit supported by case studies and interviews with senior stakeholders who have seen a measurable return on investment in their organization
Includes flow-charts, checklists and activities so that the reader can build a strategy in line with the business needs of their organization
Online resources: bonus frequently asked questions about strengths-based talent management
Sally Bibb
Sally Bibb is a consultant, speaker, award-winning author, and director of Engaging Minds - a strengths consultancy. She carries out organisational change work in Europe, USA and Asia, and has a track record of transformational work in organisations. In the corporate world, she held senior roles at The Economist Group and international development roles in the telecommunications and media sectors.
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"Sally Bibb explains convincingly that traditional recruitment based on technical competence too often produces square pegs in round holes. Her advocacy of strengths-based recruitment, identifying what recruits actually want to do and how to liberate their strengths, is supported by evidence which I found compelling."
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"Successful people are good at what they do. So why not build the talent in your organisation by putting your people in positions they enjoy doing? Strengths-Based Recruitment and Development shows you how to do just this.... A must-read for business leaders, HR professionals and academics alike."
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"This book is a must read for anyone involved in talent management.... Making sure that we identify the personality of the candidate and of the role and ensuring a good fit, is a strength-based approach, but rarely done. This book highlights the how and why...excellent read."
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"Great careers and great performance result from playing to strengths and ensuring you have "round pegs in round holes". Sally Bibb explains what strength based talent management is all about, offers guidance on how to do it, and provides plenty of ammunition for leaders needing to persuade sceptical colleagues of the case for change."
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"Strengths-based recruitment is rightly here to stay and any serious recruiter can no longer ignore the benefits. Sally Bibb is the preeminent expert and has given us an interesting, practical and inspiring guide to everything we need to know."
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"If you want to make a profound change to the performance and wellbeing of your staff and organisation, then this book is for you."
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"Sally Bibb...demonstrates successful strengths-based talent selection, development and management for the 21st century. Her advice is holistic, systematic, and both rational and practical. It's hard to imagine leaders not following her approach and integrating it into their agendas."
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"This is the most refreshing book I have read about recruiting and retaining talent.... If I could get every hiring manager in our matrixed organisation to read and apply just three or four things from this book our business would see remarkable outputs."
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"Whether you're looking to improve the efficiency and profitability of your business or you're an ambitious graduate looking for a job that's the right fit, Bibb's book makes compelling reading."
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"I found this book extremely interesting and more importantly, useful and practical. Strengths-based talent management... makes for a truly high performing and motivated team!"
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"I'm always looking for more effective ways of enhancing performance and improving productivity. This book provides compelling evidence as to why using a strengths based approach to recruitment and development helps to achieve this."
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