In survey after survey, executives list attracting and retaining top talent as their #1 issue. Is it your top concern? While the people puzzle isn’t easy to solve, this book features compelling research, specific personal and client stories, and key perspectives from top business leaders and experts―all in a format that’s easy to read and prompts readers to act. Kathleen Quinn Votaw has years of experience working with CEOs who understand that traditional staffing methods don’t work for today’s companies, and in this book she offers advice on how to: keep “A Players” engaged, boosting retention and reducing turnover; attract people who will thrive in a demanding, uncertain, entrepreneurial environment; and Always Be Cultivating (ABC) by thinking of recruitment as a sales process.

Examines the factors that govern people's actions, shape their attitudes, and alter their perceptions of the world. Bibliography.

The 21st century has brought global instability, and special operations forces are the logical force of choice for success. As a group that favours humans over hardware, it makes sense that their tool of choice is cultural intelligence. Spencer makes a convincing argument for the powerful union of the ?force of choice” with the ?tool of choice.”

Solving the People Puzzle is about management control of an organization and its people: How to get it, how to use it, and how to keep it. Real performance management systems may not be easy, but they are absolutely essential.

Introducing People Puzzler's first BIG BOOK of puzzles! The puzzler bind-up from the popular series contains over 300 pages of puzzles and is sure to delight the legions of fans who made the puzzle series a hit and who turn to the puzzler page of PEOPLE magazine each week. Fun for all ages, and anyone who owns, has owned, or knows anyone who has owned a television. Contains: People Celebrity Puzzler Celebrates the Classics!, Celebrity Puzzler Holiday SUPERBOOK and People Celebrity Puzzler Holiday Madness!

Why are so few employees team players? Why is one person in five actively sabotaging your business? Why do three in five do the absolute minimum that it takes not to get fired? What does it take to motivate some people? Are people the problem - or could it be you? Maybe it's just a case of finding the right people? They are out there - but research shows they could be as few as 20% of the labour market. How do you identify them? Better: How do you attract them to you? Imagine what it would be like if you could harness the ability, intelligence and talent of every person on your team, and direct them laser-like towards achieving your goals and the Vision for your business. Solve your people puzzle and you can have it all: A brilliant, motivated team; a positive, uplifting and harmonious workplace; huge productivity; capability to deliver world's best products and services; growing profits; and the deep, deep satisfaction that comes from knowing you're now on the right path.

One hundred and forty-four pages of pure puzzling pleasure, including the magazine's inimitable celebrity-based PUZZLER crosswords, giant JUMBO PUZZLERS, word searches and more. If you own a television, know anyone who owns a television, or have ever heard of George Clooney, or Britney Spears, this is the puzzle book for you.

On the heels of the phenomenal success of "The People Puzzler Book" comes this expanded edition. More than 30 jumbo puzzles test readers' pop-culture trivia knowledge.