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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454452803321

Autore

Thoms Peg <1948->

Titolo

Finding the best and the brightest [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to recruiting, selecting, and retaining effective leaders / / Peg Thoms

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2005

ISBN

1-280-70874-3

9786610708741

0-313-02741-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/07111

Soggetti

Executives - Recruiting

Employee selection

Employee retention

Leadership

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-176) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The selection of leaders matters -- What we know about effective leaders -- Identifying necessary leader attributes -- Recruiting leaders -- Leadership selection tools -- Developing and conducting a structured interview -- Structured interview questions -- Putting the pieces together -- Developing leaders to fit the organization -- Retaining effective leaders -- Selecting government leaders -- Improving organizations through improved leadership.

Sommario/riassunto

Finding the Best and Brightest proposes an approach to choosing leaders based on a set of criteria designed to align individual qualities with organizational or institutional goals. Peg Thoms challenges the popular trend in theory and practice toward transformational or visionary leadership, arguing instead that leadership must be developed in context; many organizations, for example, don't need visionaries as much as they need operational leaders, who get things done by focusing on present-day tasks, such as designing superior products and delivering exceptional customer service. This book pr