Dr. Brad Smart is widely regarded as the world’s foremost expert on hiring methods. The Third Edition of Topgrading is 100% revised and updated. It contains more than 40 case studies with named companies who report on improved hiring and promoting of A Players from an average of 26% to 85%. The CEOs featured in the case studies state in their own words how Topgrading improved their company’s performance.
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Specifications
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: 2012: Portfolio Hardcover; 3 Rev Upd edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1591845262
ISBN-13: 978-1591845263
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
“Stated simply, the best talent wins and Topgrading helps identify and hire the best talent. This is true for internal promotions and external hires.”
— KEN CAMP, CEO, Hillenbrand
“The Topgrading interview process is one of the best tools in our arsenal for getting an in-depth understanding of high-potential managers. It probably improved our success promoting high-potential managers from maybe 50% to over 80%.”
— BILL CONATY, former Senior Vice President of Human Resources, General Electric
“The most valuable management skill a person can have is the ability to produce high-talent teams. Nothing else even comes close. That’s why Brad Smart’s Topgrading approach should be a top priority process in your organization.”
— PRICE PRITCHETT, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, PRITCHETT LP
“Topgrading is the best practice I know of for hiring and promoting people who turn out to be A Players. In a not-for-profit, that can translate into raising more money to educate the public, and that can save lives…Having the best talent at every salary level is crucial.”
— CASS WHEELER, former CEO, American Heart Association
“Turnover came down, and sales and profits skyrocketed. With 98% hiring success due to Topgrading, the business took off.”
— JACK HARRINGTON, then CEO, Virtual Technology, now CEO, Thales Raytheon Systems
“When I look back at the dramatic success of our company, I can clearly point to the implementation of Topgrading as the pivotal moment that made our success possible. I implore every business owner to make Topgrading mandatory. A Topgraded team is the ultimate secret weapon to crush the competition.”
— RICHARD ROSSI, Co-Founder, EnvisionEMI
“We’ve Topgraded the entire company and our sales and profits have soared.”
— ORRIN KLOPPER, CEO, Netsurit