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The Talented Manager

67 Gems of Business Wisdom

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. Adrian Furnham
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Table of contents (69 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 1-36

  3. A walk in the woods

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 37-39

  4. Aberrant self-promotion at work

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 40-42

  5. All the questions and all the answers

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 43-45

  6. Appraisal systems

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 46-48

  7. Beware of creatives

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 49-51

  8. Blamestorming

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 52-54

  9. Career success

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 55-57

  10. The catch-phrase technique

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 58-60

  11. Change

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 61-63

  12. Charlatan detection

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 64-66

  13. Child support

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 67-69

  14. The content of job advertisements

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 70-72

  15. Could do better

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 73-75

  16. The dangers of forecasting

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 76-78

  17. Different perspectives

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 79-81

  18. Does coaching work?

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 82-84

  19. The drive for money

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 85-87

  20. The emotional contract at work

    • Adrian Furnham
    Pages 88-90
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About this book

In this new collection of articles on talent acquisition and retention, Adrian Furnham, author of The Elephant in the Boardroom , offers an engaging and witty look into the world of the talented manager. Based on solid research this book offers a substantial introduction to the importance of talent in the workplace.
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About the author

ADRIAN FURNHAM Professor of Psychology at University College, London, UK. He is on the editorial board of a number of journals, has received many awards, and was recognized as the most productive psychologist in the world from 1980 to 1989. He is the author of over 600 journal articles and more than 42 books, including successful, popular management books. He acts as a consultant to a number of bodies including HM Government, British Airways, HBOS and SAP and also a number of multinational corporations. He writes regular columns in the Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times and is a frequent contributor to BBC radio and television.
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