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ISBN-10: 1591844258

ISBN-13: 9781591844259

Edition: 2011

Authors: George Anders

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A journalistic quest to discover the secrets of the best talent hunters, revealing how they spot superstars before anybody else. Why are some people so much better than everyone else at spotting future stars? How do the best talent pickers in any field recognize future greatness-the subtle and reliable tells that indicate the potential for top performance? George Anders set out to find the best talent hunters in the worlds of business, sports, pop music, movies, venture capital, academia, medical research, and the military. As radically different as these fields may seem, all share an intense belief in the importance of finding high achievers. Anders reveals some surprising insights as he…    
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Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/18/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

George Anders, senior special writer for the Wall Street Journal, was part of a team that won the Puliter Prize for it's health coverage in 1996. The author of Merchants of Debt, he lives in California.

Introduction
Sand, Sweat and Character
The Talent Problem
Decoding the Jagged Resume
Where Insights Are Born
Auditions That Work
Talent That Whispers
What Can Go Right?
Lottery Tickets
Talent That Shouts
When to Say No
Picking the Boss
Fitting the Pieces Together
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index