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9780814408841

Bench Strength

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  • ISBN13:

    9780814408841

  • ISBN10:

    0814408842

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-04-24
  • Publisher: Amacom Books
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Summary

Having a full complement of top-notch leadership talent is one of the most critical needs of any business. Bench Strength offers a practical and original approach to the challenge of maintaining a powerful and flexible "bench," a deep roster of top talent that are today's team players and tomorrow's team leaders.

Author Biography

"Robert Barner, Ph.D., is Vice President of Management Development for Belo Corp., a media company that encompasses newspapers, broadcast stations,

cable networks, and Internet services in major U.S. cities. He is also a professor within Southern Methodist University's Department of Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management. Dr. Barner has more than 20 years of experience in organizational and management development, and has worked on OD assignments throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia."

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xi
Talent Strategy: The Key to Organizational Effectiveness
1(14)
Selecting the King's Advisor
15(28)
Framing Your Strategy
43(24)
Evaluating Strategic Trade-Offs
67(10)
Starting Out: The Talent Focus Decision
77(16)
Talent Development Decisions
93(32)
Talent Acquisition Decisions
125(28)
The Art of Deployment
153(30)
Conducting War-Game Scenarios
183(20)
Keeping Score
203(16)
Making Mid-Course Corrections
219(16)
Index 235

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