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Deciding Who Leads
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Deciding Who Leads

How Executive Recruiters Drive, Direct & Disrupt the Global Search for Leadership Talent

Joseph Daniel McCool
Davies-Black Publishing, 2008

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Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Comprehensive
  • Well Structured
  • Background

Recommendation

The old-fashioned headhunter you used to call on to bring in a quick hire is completely out of date and this book will help you understand why. Author Joseph Daniel McCool is a highly regarded journalist who has written about and lectured widely on executive search. While offering great information about search consultants, he also shows you the importance of creating your own internal processes for grooming candidates. He advocates establishing “onboarding” programs to create a foundation for new hires. McCool writes clearly and invitingly. He persuasively describes the real value companies can derive from using executive search services productively. getAbstract recommends this book to anyone involved in executive searches.

Take-Aways

  • If you understand how your corporate culture defines success, you will hire better-suited executives.
  • Firms that emphasize leadership development and succession planning have less need for executive search services.
  • Engage recruiters for long-term consultation, not for quick, one-hit transactions.

About the Author

Joseph Daniel McCool is an industry analyst who deals with global executive search consulting and executive succession. He has written three books on the subject.

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