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Who
- The A Method for Hiring
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 10-01-08
- Language: English
- Publisher: Tantor Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $17.49
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Publisher's Summary
In Who, Geoff Smart and Randy Street, of the management consulting firm ghSmart, combine their experiences training thousands of managers and executives with the most revealing and comprehensive research ever on the subject of how to hire successfully, as well as advice and stories from more than 20 billionaires and 60 CEOs. The result is a simple, four-step method for hiring with confidence, designed for everyone from the CEO on down. Who shows you how to avoid the most common pitfalls of hiring, how to identify "A Players" - people who can perform their job better than 90 percent of the candidates in their field - and how to make sure the best candidate will be excited to join your organization.
Hiring is every bit as important an element of successful business as other key principles, such as leadership and strategy. Who should be required listening for anyone in a management position.
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- Nancy Walsh
- United States
- 10-17-12
Great book but need PDF of Scorecard material
Great book and I plan to implement the methodology but this will be difficult without all the detail materials referred to in the book. Author should include a PDF with the critical materials discussed in the book.
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- Mike
- 07-18-17
Top Three Business Book of All Time
I've experienced that having the right people is by far the most important factor to make a business successful. More important than having the best ideas, best strategy, most capital, etc. And THIS book is the best process to use to find and hire the best people. We will be thoroughly implementing this process at Hunter Rowe. My other best business books are Traction (by Gino Wickman) and Good to Great. My favorite business biography is "Titan: The John D Rockefeller Story".
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- Brian Bohanon
- 05-10-15
Excellent guidelines for hiring A players
If you're a hiring manager and use the traditional interview process (gut check), this is a great resource. The book provides a wealth of information and step-by-step instructions to source, screen, select, and sell top candidates. It's a short read (listen) and well worth the time.
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- Mr. Juan Liska
- Guatemala
- 09-11-15
Great book, boring voice
The book offers simple but uncommon wisdom. In the past, I have made all the mistakes they list, and have improved my hiring thanks to this book.
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- Matt
- Sharpsburg, GA, United States
- 02-27-15
Excellent help for hiring
This is a goldmine of macro and micro helps in hiring people, the right people. I even think it would be good to read if you were looking for a job to become familiar with great interview questions.
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- Sani
- las vegas, NV, United States
- 09-10-12
great tips
If you could sum up Who in three words, what would they be?
very informative and ground breaking.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Who?
the principals and techniques used
What about Patrick Lawlor’s performance did you like?
clear
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
made me think more about hiring
Any additional comments?
would recommend to anyone
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Evan
- odessa, FL, USA
- 03-29-09
interesting technique
Very boring book to listen to. Interesting technique and nicely revealing case study. The entire book could and should be concluded in one concise paragraph, or a simple one page worksheet.
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- IG
- 09-14-18
Terrible Narrator
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-23-18
Well designed strategies for hiring
Well designed strategies for a leader's most important task. Great ideas for hiring right the first time.
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- Timothy J Monahan
- 04-30-18
meh
What would have made Who better?
This is basically a bunch of stories explaining why the author's ideas are amazing, which is theoretically fine, except that they're delivered in a way that makes me feel like I'm about to be sold a used car.