Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic - The Talent Delusion: Why Data, Not Intuition, Is the Key to Unlocking Human Potential

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is a rare voice of reason in a field where most people talk gibberish.

Lucy Kellaway, Financial Times

This book shows how to find, attract, develop, motivate and retain stars. Its full of evidence and provocative ideas to help every talent leader.

Dr Adam Grant, Wharton Professor, NYT bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take

A must-read for leaders and HR professionals who want to apply science to drive better business outcomes, and for individuals who want to better understand and leverage their own talents.

Jonas Prising, Chairman and CEO, ManpowerGroup

A clear-eyed, deeply researched account of what the science really tells us about finding, attracting and retaining talented people, while staying alert to talents surprising dark sides.

Oliver Burkeman, the Guardian, author of The Antidote

In a world of clutter and hype, Tomas casts off HR folklore by providing a clear, data-driven direction on the topic that drives us all: finding and nurturing talent to pursue its potential. An enlightening book that will impact our world at work; a journey not for the faint-hearted!

Adam Yearsley, Global Head of Talent Management, Red Bull

This is the book I want to hand every manager Ive ever worked with who mistakenly assumes give me 5 minutes with a candidate and Ill tell ya if they are a good hire. Every chapter is filled with quotes, findings and ideas that I want to post on Twitter and share with the world.

Dr Todd Carlisle, VP of HR, Twitter

Provocative, funny and extremely useful, this incredible psychological tour de force will help you find and unleash the talent youve been looking for. A brilliant book!

Nathalie Nahai, Web Psychologist, author of Webs of Influence

This book is very much like Tomas himself: insightful, frank and captivating. A must-read to get talent management right if you are not afraid to learn you have been doing it wrong!

Dr Michal Kosinski, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Business School

Using a style of evidence-based storytelling, Tomas sharpens the focus to deconstruct our biases around popularised HR topics, with the aim of improving our understanding of talent.

Lyn Goodear, CEO, Australian Human Resources Institute

Chamorro-Premuzic combines deep insights, practical guidance and rock-solid science into a highly readable and entertaining book that is sure to become a management classic!

Marc Effron, President, The Talent Strategy Group, author of One Page Talent Management

Finally! A science of talent that gives HR practical insights to make a difference. The best single resource for anyone interested in understanding, predicting and managing talent.

Dr Alison R. Eyring, Founder and CEO, Organisation Solutions, author of Pacing for Growth

The Talent Delusion is where theory meets practicality; where anecdotes meet data, so that leadership development can become a reality. Powerfully real approaches for success.

Clarke Murphy, CEO, Russell Reynolds Associates

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is one of the worlds outstanding organizational psychologists. He has a unique capacity to inform, provoke and entertain while educating with solid science.

Dr Seymour Adler, Partner, Aon Hewitt Talent Solutions

On a topic that can be boundary-less, Tomas offers scientific insights on the human condition and how it plays out at work. A must-read if you want to build a talent-fueled organization.

Kate Bravery, Global Practices Leader, Talent, Mercer

In an age where attracting and retaining the best talent is the ultimate, and perhaps only, competitive advantage, the solutions Chamorro-Premuzic suggests are all the more important.

Katie Jacobs, Editor, HR Magazine

No one knows the research like Tomas, and no one else can marshal it to make such an effective, persuasive and entertaining case. Every manager should read this insightful book.

Sarah Green Carmichael, Senior Editor,Harvard Business Review

No other book has changed my perceptions on talent as much. Chamorro-Premuzics insights are profound and timely, and his book is filled with provocative and profound ideas.

Dr Jay Conger, Professor of Leadership Studies, Claremont McKenna College

Tomas has a rare talent to amuse, inform and surprise, to debunk HRs worst habits and beliefs.

Matthew Gwyther, Chief Editor, Management Today

Modern and forward-looking, with fresh and invaluable insights for our emerging world.

Dr Gurnek Bains, Founder and Chairman, YSC

An important and necessary book for all HR professionals. Tomas distills all pertinent studies into a fluid stream with clarity and reason, providing a solid foundation for talent development.

Dr Joel DiGirolamo, Director of Coaching Science, International Coach Federation

This book provides some much-needed answers to key talent management questions, not only delving into theory and evidence but equally importantly providing clear practical guidance.

Dr Rob Briner, Professor of Organisational Psychology, Queen Mary University

There is a war on talent. Tomas is a four-star general and this is a winning strategy to stop it.

Dr David Burkus, Professor of Management, ORU, author of Under New Management

Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is an international authority in psychological profiling, talent management and people analytics. He is the CEO of Hogan Assessment Systems, Professor of Business Psychology at University College London (UCL) and Visiting Professor at Columbia University. He has previously taught at New York University and the London School of Economics.

He has published 8 books and over 140 scientific papers, making him one of the most prolific social scientists of his generation. His work has received awards from the American Psychological Association and the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences. He is the director of UCLs Industrial-Organisational and Business Psychology programme, an Associate to Harvards Entrepreneurial Finance Lab and has been named as one of the most influential thought teachers in talent management by HR magazine, Workforce, and Thinkers50.

Dr Chamorro-Premuzic has been a consultant to a range of clients in the financial services (such as JP Morgan, HSBC and Goldman Sachs), advertising (Google, Havas and BBH), media (Yahoo!, MTV and the BBC), fashion (LVMH and Net-a-Porter) and government (the British Army, Royal Mail and the NHS).

His media career comprises over 85 TV appearances, including for the BBC, CNN and Sky, and regular features in Harvard Business Review, the Guardian, Fast Company, Forbes and the Huffington Post. He is a keynote speaker for the Institute of Economic Affairs and the co-founder of metaprofiling.com. He is Argentine by birth and British by adoption, and lives mostly in Brooklyn, New York.

Published by Piatkus

ISBN: 978-0-349-41249-8

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