Thinking Bigger Speaker Series - Bill Conaty

 The Talent Masters:
Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers

with Bill Conaty
former senior vice president, human resources for GE

November 17

Is managing talent a "soft art," or can it be as rigorous, precise and verifiable as the analysis of a financial statement?

Talent is the leading indicator of whether a business is up or down, a success or a failure. So says Bill Conaty, former senior vice president of General Electric, who managed one of the most important succession challenges in U.S. business history—the seamless leadership transition from Jack Welch to Jeff Immelt.

Now, Bill has teamed with internationally acclaimed management consultant Ram Charan to author The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers. Using their insider knowledge of a wide range of companies, they put together a system that helps businesses of all sizes build talented leaders who can deliver on goals. Plus . . . get insider stories on GE - like how the company was able to name a replacement within a half day when the CEO of a major line of business gave notice - an event that would have sent most companies reeling.

Specifically, you'll find out how to:

• Accurately judge raw talent
• Understand a person's unique combination of traits and develop them so you can deploy talent with "the right stuff"
• Convert "soft" subjective judgments about people into objective criteria that are specific and verifiable

Join Bill to hear how you can build talent within your company, especially in these uncertain economic times, and why it is vital to "bringing in the numbers."

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