Exceptional Talent

Author : Mervyn Dinnen,Matt Alder
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780749479749

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Exceptional Talent by Mervyn Dinnen,Matt Alder Pdf

Attracting, hiring, developing and retaining the right people is crucial to an organization's success. The stakes have never been higher: a 2015 study by CAP suggests that the average cost of employee attrition is 20% of a mid-level employee's annual salary and up to 213% of a high-level executive's salary. In a business environment changing so rapidly that jobs which will be essential in 2020 don't even exist yet, Exceptional Talent examines how changes in technology, communication, and employee preferences are impacting the talent journey. It gives practical advice for how to build an effective recruitment and talent management strategy to meet the needs of the business today and prepare for the challenges of the future. Exceptional Talent covers how to build an authentic employer brand, explores new ways of sourcing candidates and explains how to use print, digital, social and mobile platforms to target the right people in the right way. Highlighting the impact of networks, relationships and referrals on talent acquisition, it also provides tools and techniques to create an efficient recruitment process, strategies for effective onboarding of new employees as well as practical advice and best practice case studies for retaining and engaging employees.

Author : George Anders
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781101535806

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The Rare Find by George Anders Pdf

One of the nation's biggest music labels briefly signed Taylor Swift to a contract but let her go because she didn't seem worth more than $15,000 a year. At least four book publishers passed on the first Harry Potter novel rather than pay J. K. Rowling a $5,000 advance. And the same pattern happens in nearly every business. Anyone who recruits talent faces the same basic challenge, whether we work for a big company, a new start-up, a Hollywood studio, a hospital, or the Green Berets. We all wonder how to tell the really outstanding prospects from the ones who look great on paper but then fail on the job. Or, equally important, how to spot the ones who don't look so good on paper but might still deliver extraordinary performance. Over the past few decades, technology has made recruiting in all fields vastly more sophisticated. Gut instincts have yielded to benchmarks. If we want elaborate dossiers on candidates, we can gather facts (and video) by the gigabyte. And yet the results are just as spotty as they were in the age of the rotary phone. George Anders sought out the world's savviest talent judges to see what they do differently from the rest of us. He reveals how the U.S. Army finds soldiers with the character to be in Special Forces without asking them to fire a single bullet. He takes us to an elite basketball tournament in South Carolina, where the best scouts watch the game in a radically different way from the casual fan. He talks to researchers who are reinventing the process of hiring Fortune 500 CEOs. Drawing on the best advice of these and other talent masters, Anders reveals powerful ideas you can apply to your own hiring. For instance: Don't ignore "the jagged résumé"-people whose background appears to teeter on the edge between success and failure. Such people can do spectacular work in the right settings, where their strengths dramatically outweigh their flaws. Look extra hard for "talent that whispers"- the obscure, out-of-the- way candidates who most scouting systems overlook. Be careful with "talent that shouts"-the spectacular but brash candidates who might have trouble with loyalty, motivation, and team spirit. Each field that Anders explores has its own lingo, customs, and history. But the specific stories fit together into a bigger mosaic. In any field, there's an art to clearing away the clutter and focusing on what matters most. It's not necessarily hard, but it requires the courage to take a different approach in pursuit of the rare find.

Author : Carolyn M. Callahan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Indian aesthetics
ISBN : NYPL:33433048733475

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Identifying Outstanding Talent in American Indian and Alaska Native Students by Carolyn M. Callahan Pdf

Author : Margaret Phelan,James Gillespie
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1785 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199659708

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Immigration Law Handbook 2013 by Margaret Phelan,James Gillespie Pdf

Providing an invaluable reference for immigration practitioners, this book builds on the proven success of previous editions to offer the most up-to-date coverage of recent immigration legislation, selected and annotated by experts with a wealth of practical experience.

Author : Wendy Axelrod,Jeannie Coyle
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781605099316

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Make Talent Your Business by Wendy Axelrod,Jeannie Coyle Pdf

Managers are in the best position to help people learn from experience (the uncontested major source of development). "Make Talent Your Business" shows managers how to do it by using the five practices that work for managers who are exceptional at building talent.

Author : Joyce VanTassel-Baska
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000416169

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Talent Development in Gifted Education by Joyce VanTassel-Baska Pdf

This volume brings together experts in gifted education to explore critical perspectives in talent development across the lifespan, guiding readers toward a deeper understanding of advanced learners and their education. Chapters in the first section delve into the foundational theory, research, and models of practice underpinning gifted education and talent development, while the second section examines the practical applications of talent development in assessment, programming, and ongoing research. The book concludes with an exploration of talent throughout the lifespan, featuring detailed case vignettes to illustrate development across diverse fields of practice. Ideal for researchers as well as students of gifted education and creativity studies, this comprehensive handbook challenges readers to interrogate what they think they know about giftedness and talent development.

Author : Tracy L. Cross,Paula Olszewski-Kubilius
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000491234

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Conceptual Frameworks for Giftedness and Talent Development by Tracy L. Cross,Paula Olszewski-Kubilius Pdf

Conceptual Frameworks for Giftedness and Talent Development explores current and enduring theories and comprehensive models of giftedness and talent development. Each chapter: Includes a description of the model, theory, or framework. Shares the most important implications of each model, including underrepresentation and social justice issues. Includes discussion questions for use with students and professionals. The editors also consider common issues across conceptual frameworks, such as the degree to which achievement defines giftedness, the goal of gifted education, and the role of psychosocial factors. This is a comprehensive reference for scholars and practitioners in the field, as well as those studying at the graduate level.

Author : Françoys Gagné
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000246223

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Differentiating Giftedness from Talent by Françoys Gagné Pdf

This comprehensive volume explores the origins, development, and applications for Françoys Gagné’s Differentiating Model of Giftedness and Talent (DMGT). In an authoritative yet accessible style, Professor Gagné offers a holistic coverage of the DMGT, including its implications for the field, and its main divergent points with competing theories of talent development. Chapters guide readers through each of the five DMGT components, addressing the diversity of gifts, the contributions of Nature and Nurture, the most important personal qualities, the overemphasized power of outside agents, the key role of chance, and more. Filled with illustrative examples and vignettes from the author’s estimable career, this book is the authoritative resource for researchers and students looking to understand the DMGT and its unique role in shaping gifted education as we know it today.

Author : Barbara Kerr
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1113 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781412949712

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Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent by Barbara Kerr Pdf

The three-volume Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts from the fields of education, psychology, sociology, and the arts.

Author : Peter Heymans,Cornelis F.M. Van Leishout
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134838530

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Developing Talent Across the Lifespan by Peter Heymans,Cornelis F.M. Van Leishout Pdf

This volume presents fascinating new theoretical perspectives and empirical findings on the life-span development of talent. It shows how talents are the result of the acquisition of a sequence of skills and how the acquisition of these skills is facilitated by changes in the individual's environment. It explores to what degree the development of high intelligence or achievement is similar to the development of specific domains such as personality, morality, painting, musical performance, or professional skills. It questions whether the development of talent observed for specific groups is similar to individual cases and how the different numbers of highly talented women and men in several domains are to be explained.

Author : Paula Olszewski-Kubillus,Rena F. Subotnik,Frank C. Worrell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000503777

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Talent Development as a Framework for Gifted Education by Paula Olszewski-Kubillus,Rena F. Subotnik,Frank C. Worrell Pdf

"Talent development” is a phrase often used in reference to the education of gifted children. Recently, it has been presented by researchers to refer to a specific approach to the delivery of gifted education services.

Author : Francesca Happé,Uta Frith
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780199560141

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Autism and Talent by Francesca Happé,Uta Frith Pdf

"Originating from a theme issue first published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences."

Author : William Van Zyl
Publisher : Five House Publishing
Page : 7792 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780473438364

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ESSAY: The Creativity Debate: Talent or Practice – What Matters More? by William Van Zyl Pdf

Every day millions upon millions of children and students attend schools and educational centres all over the world. They go to school with expectations to learn something new, to get a new experience and most of all to express and celebrate their uniqueness. Do their teachers think about their creativity? On the creativity continuum, there are two extremes "he or she is born creative, gifted and talented" on the one end, and on the other end is "he or she has been exposed and trained by very smart parents and teachers". Read about one of the theories - the "systems approach" - which originated from Positive Psychology and according to Csikszentmihalyi (1999a). The 'flow' state is an optimal state of intrinsic motivation. This essay considers and discusses the creativity debate. The author considers creativity (education) in a New Zealand context. He continues to consider his practice as a Design and Visual Communication teacher. APA referencing included (academic paper). An easy read!

Author : Bette Gray-Fow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135394189

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Discovering and Developing Talent in Schools by Bette Gray-Fow Pdf

How can primary and secondary schools best identify and provide for pupils with talents in the creative arts and sport? This book contains a range of practical and inclusive strategies to help schools enable and encourage pupils to make the most of their talents, including: -a fresh look at definitions of talent -advice on identifying talented pupils in primary and secondary schools -information on the unique needs and characteristics of talented pupils -guidance on the role of both in-school and out-of-school provision -a whole-school audit, to assess provision in the talent area -advice on developing whole-school and departmental policies for talented pupils Aimed at gifted and talented coordinators, teachers and school managers, this book will also benefit leaders of extra-curricular activities, and parents.

Author : Scott Barry Kaufman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199794119

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The Complexity of Greatness by Scott Barry Kaufman Pdf

What are the origins of greatness? Few other questions have caused such intense debate, controversy, and diversity of opinions. In recent years, a large body of research has accumulated that suggests that the origins of greatness are extraordinarily complex. Instead of talent or practice, it's talent and practice. Instead of nature or nature, it's nature via nurture. Instead of practice, it's deliberate practice. Instead of the causes of greatness in general, it's the determinants of greatness specific to a field. The Complexity of Greatness brings together a variety of perspectives and the most cutting-edge research on genes, talent, intelligence, expertise, deliberate practice, creativity, prodigies, savants, passion, and persistence. A variety of different domains are represented, including science, mathematics, expert memory, acting, visual arts, music, and sports. This book demonstrates that the truth about greatness is far more nuanced, complex, and fascinating than any one viewpoint or paradigm can possibly reveal. Indeed, it suggests that the time has come to go beyond talent or practice. Greatness is much, much more.