The most important thing you'll ever do - Jeffrey Christian

Talented people can be hard to find. Even the most promising businesses can fail if they don't recruit the right people - or fail to retain key staff. Jeffrey Christian is chairman and CEO of one the top ten search firms in the USA. In The Most Important Thing You'll Ever Do he explains the value of exceptional staff to a business. He reveals what talent is, why it is so important, and how to identify, recruit and keep the people you need. The book includes examples from Christian's experience, and from successful companies built on talent like General Electric and IBM. Discover how to: expand your talent network - and pursue talented people; be a good interviewer, and attract the best; decode a CV; recognise leadership potential in others; create the right kind of office environment; create incentives for talent to stay within your company; be a great leader; learn the 'Formula Five' of leadership; invest in talent and see your company rise above the competition