The Manager's Guide to Maximizing Employee Potential Quick and Easy Strategies to Develop Talent Every Day

William Rothwell honored with ASTD Distinguished Contribution Award in Workplace Learning and Performance. Many books have been written about talent management and succession planning--but few have focused on how busy managers can incorporate the important task of finding, developing, and keeping the best people into their daily routine. The Manager's Guide to Maximizing Employee Potential takes readers step-by-step through simple and effective strategies they can use to: - Assess individual potential - Recruit and select the right people - Train and develop talent - Offer career advice and mentoring - Appraise current skills and provide daily feedback - Excel at performance coaching - Transfer knowledge and professional contacts - And much more Aimed at managers at all levels--and featuring real-world examples--this indispensable guide explains why managers, not the HR department, must take the lead in attracting, cultivating, and retaining the most productive, promotable people...and arms them with the practical skills they need to do it...every day.