CHAPTER 11

Managing serial achievers

As an inspirational manager you will always be on the lookout for talent – it is integral to your job. So understanding the psychology of talent is a real help, especially when dealing with serial achievers – the people who add real value to the leadership and management pipeline.

Serial achievers go through the same process of change and development as the rest of their colleagues. Yet there is something very different about them. Their delight in, and hunger for, challenge means they rarely stand still. They go from one peak to another in their working lives, opening up different directions and finding new ways of using their core talent. Each time they change they learn something new that they can ...

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