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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011). By David Ulrich. Dave Ulrich is considered the #1 most influential international thought leader in HR. In this book, Ulrich lays out the role of the “strategic partner” and challenges HR professionals to define the value they create. By Daniel H.

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Why Doesn't HR Lead Change?

Harvard Business Review

In most organizations talent management is left to direct supervisors. The problem for continuous improvement is that managers tend to hire for expertise, not for behaviors such as improvement. Scott Beaird, Director of Talent Management at Tufts Medical Center , told me, "We hire what the manager wants.

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What All Great Leaders Have In Common | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Here's whats currently on my Kindle Living Organized by Felton When God Breaks your Heart by Underwood What Got you Here won't get you there by Goldsmith Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths And Total Nonsense … – Pfeffer & Sutton The Voice New Testament Lead Your Boss by Baldoni StrengthsFinder 2.0

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Leadership Basics | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

" This point really came home to me while reading, "The Leadership Code," By Ulrich and Smallwood. Or, as you say, "leadership is a process of becoming." " I think Maxwell said, "Leaders are learners." One of the chapters is titled, "Invest in yourself."

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