Hiring Greatness

<b>The Unprecedented Tell-All Guide Through the Intricacies of Executive Recruitment</b> <p>The single greatest opportunity that an organization has to improve both performance and culture in one stroke lies in the hiring of a new executive—the <i>right</i> executive. The fresh thinking of a skilled leader has the potential to unleash innovation, empower employees, and generate wealth for the company. Similarly, a bad hire may mortally wound the organization and cause ripple effects throughout the entire economy.</p> <p><i>Hiring Greatness</i> contains valuable insider strategies and tactics—previously only known to a handful of America’s wealthiest, elite head-hunters—to attract, recruit, and retain star executives. Authors David E. Perry and Mark J. Haluska have completed more than 1800 search projects across five continents, maintaining a 99.97% success rate, and negotiating more than $380 million in salaries. Like magicians unveiling the hidden ‘tricks of the trade,’ Perry and Haluska reveal:</p> <ul> <li>How to systematically secure—and retain—the perfect talent for your company</li> <li>How to keep recruiters from poaching your star executives (a good hire is relatively meaningless if they leave the company)</li> <li>Twenty-three questions you must ask a potential headhunter</li> <li>The language that makes your company the most compelling, and how HR lingo can repel the best talent</li> <li>Four critical turnoffs that drive great candidates away from top companies</li> </ul> <p>One company created $3.8 million of market value each hour, for six months, simply by hiring the right leader. <i>Hiring Greatness</i> takes you behind the scenes of one of the world’s most profitable and secretive industries, meticulously showing how any organization can make monumental hiring decisions that lead to massive success.</p>