2.7. TURNING IDEAS INTO ACTION

Here are several suggestions on how you can take some of the main ideas of this chapter and begin to implement them immediately. Some of them might work perfectly for you; others will need some adjustment and customization. Read them carefully, and start thinking about how you can make them work in your organization.

  1. If one does not already exist, create a systematic process for finding, recruiting, interviewing, and hiring the most talented people you can find.

  2. Make sure that everyone involved in the interviewing process has had ample training in how to conduct effective interviews.

  3. Direct and empower a key human resource person to become your new talent czar.

  4. Create a competency model that clearly identifies the ...

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