Book Brief: The Talent Edge
The Talent Edge: A Behavioral Approach to Hiring, Developing and Keeping Top Performers by David Cohen John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001 288 pages, $29.95
Attracting, selecting and retaining talented professionals is a task that vexes most IT managers. Cohen, the principal of Strategic Action Group, Ltd., a human resources consulting firm, provides a road map for improving one's hiring efforts. He describes interviewing techniques, and offers advice on performance management and career development. Case studies of such companies as Sprint and Starbucks help to drive his points home.
Copyright © 2004 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Originally appearing in CIO Insight.