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9781605099316

Make Talent Your Business How Exceptional Managers Develop People While Getting Results

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    9781605099316

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    1605099317

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-05-30
  • Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Summary

Most managers focus on near-term results, struggling to find the time and motivation to develop direct reports in any significant way. Yet fast-paced business environments demand managers who can grow their employees' skills. Axelrod and Coyle's work offers managers guidance on how to develop their staff in significant ways, while getting results, every day.

Author Biography

Wendy Axelrod, left, and Jeannie Coyle, right, are managing partners of Talent Savvy Manager. Wendy previously directed the leadership development and talent management functions at Sunoco, Inc., and Jeannie was previously senior vice president of human resources at American Express.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Introduction: Helping Good People Get Better Every Dayp. 1
A Manager Who Grows People Like Crazyp. 2
Identifying and Closing the Talent Development Gapp. 5
The Five Practices for Making Talent Your Businessp. 12
Make Every Day a Development Dayp. 17
How to Make Every Day a Development Dayp. 18
Tuck Development into Workp. 20
Create the Right Stretchp. 25
Seize Developmental Momentsp. 29
Leverage Team Learningp. 34
Tap the Psychological Side of Developmentp. 43
How to Tap the Psychological Side of Developmentp. 45
Start with Yourselfp. 46
Cultivate Relationships Built on Trustp. 50
Help Employees ôSeeö Themselves During Key Interactionsp. 53
Connect the Dots Between Emotions and Learningp. 61
Connect People with Development Partnersp. 67
How to Connect People with Development Partnersp. 68
Green-Light and Motivate People to Partner Up for Developmentp. 69
Give People an Accurate Compass to Find the Right Development Partnersp. 71
Teach People How to Get the Most Learning from Development Partnersp. 76
Invest in a Network of Future Development Partnersp. 83
Teach Skills to Navigate Organization Politicsp. 91
How to Teach Skills to Navigate Organization Politicsp. 93
Clarify and Adjust Assumptions About Organization Politicsp. 95
Help Map the Bumpy Political Terrainp. 98
Coach Employees to Build a Portfolio of Politically Smart Approachesp. 102
Prepare for and Sometimes Rehearse the Handling of Complex Situationsp. 111
Shape Your Environment to Drive Developmentp. 119
How to Shape Your Environment to Drive Developmentp. 121
Create Development Abundancep. 122
Shine a Light on Learning-Yours and Theirsp. 130
Manage the Interface with the Broader Organizationp. 132
Put Exceptional Development Practices into Actionp. 147
How to Put Exceptional Development Practices into Actionp. 148
Take Your EDM Practices to the Next Levelp. 150
Integrate the Five EDM Practices for Optimal Benefitp. 157
Savor the Rewardsp. 166
Acknowledgmentsp. 175
Notesp. 177
Indexp. 181
About the Researchp. 189
About the Authorsp. 195
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