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One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value Hardcover – May 18, 2010

by Marc Effron (Author), Miriam Ort (Author)
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A Revolutionary Approach to Talent Management

You know that winning in today’s marketplace requires top quality talent. You also know what it takes to build that talent—and you spend significant financial and human resources to make it happen. Yet somehow, your company’s beautifully designed and well-benchmarked processes don’t translate into the bottom-line talent depth you need. Why?

Talent management experts Marc Effron and Miriam Ort argue that companies unwittingly add layers of complexity to their talent building models—without evaluating whether those components add any value to the overall process. Consequently, simple processes like setting employee performance goals become multi-page, headache-inducing time-wasters that turn managers off to the whole process and fail to improve results.

In this revolutionary book, Effron and Ort introduce One Page Talent Management (OPTM): a powerfully simple approach that significantly accelerates a company’s ability to develop better leaders faster. The authors outline a straightforward, easy-to-use process for designing results-oriented OPTM processes: base every process on proven scientific research; eliminate complexity by including only those components that add real value to the process; and build transparency and accountability into every practice.

Based on extensive research and the authors’ hands-on corporate and consulting experience with companies including Avon Products, Bank of America, and Philips, One Page Talent Management shows how to:

• Quickly identify high potential talent without complex assessments
• Increase the number of “ready now” successors for key roles
• Generate 360 feedback that accelerates change in the most critical behaviors
• Significantly reduce the time required for managers to implement talent processes
• Enforce accountability for growing talent through corporate culture, compensation, etc.

A radical new approach to growing talent, One Page Talent Management trades complexity and bureaucracy for simplicity and a relentless focus on adding value to create the high-quality talent you need—right now.
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“Of the new business books that came out in 2010, this one stands head and shoulders above the rest.” - HR Professional

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"Twenty years of adding bells and whistles to talent management have left many businesses with bloated processes that promise much yet deliver little. Effron and Ort set forth a simple yet powerful approach to drive results."- Kevin Cox, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, American Express
"Research shows that effective talent management systems can help to create substantial shareholder wealth, yet designing and implementing them is a significant managerial challenge. This book delivers a research-based and practical approach."- Mark Huselid, Professor HR Strategy, Rutgers University, and coauthor of The HR Scorecard, The Workforce Scorecard, and The Differentiated Workforce
"The OPTM processes wil surely bring a smile to the face of the CEO who is asked about the role of HR in maximizing people potential. A must-read."- P. V. Ramana Murthy, Vice President, Coca-Cola (India)
"In today's global economic environment, high-impact, game-changing talent practices are critical. One Page Talent Management hits the mark with a practical, targeted road map. This stuff works, and you will use it!"- Mary Eckenrod, Vice President, Global Talent Management, RIM, and former Board Chair, Human Resource Planning Society
"The most practical and powerful book I have seen about talent management in the last ten years. I highly recommend it to any business leader or HR professional looking to really grow great talent and high-performing organizations today."- Kevin D. Wilde, Vice President, Organization Effectiveness and Chief Learning Officer, General Mills, Inc.
"Most companies have complex, ineffective talent management processes that are a lot of work and of little value. One Page Talent Management will show you how to build talent faster and better than your competitors."- Jim Shanley, Leadership Development Executive, Bank of America (retired)
"Effron and Ort provide a clear road map -- simplicity, accountability, and transparency -- to building the level of leadership that makes a company truly great."- Keith Ferrazzi, bestselling author of Who's Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone
"The most practical and useful book in this field! It provides straightforward, proven approaches that actually work in the real world."- Marshall Goldsmith, bestselling author of Mojo and What Got You Here Won't Get You There

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1422166732
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvard Business Review Press; 1st edition (May 18, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781422166734
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1422166734
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
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    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 87 ratings

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  1. Miriam Ort

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    Miriam Ort is an HR leader, author, and speaker who has held positions in human resources and talent management in the HR organizations of Fortune 500 companies.

    She is the co-author of the best-selling book, One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value from Harvard Business Press. She has co-authored multiple book chapters on leadership, has written for Harvard Business Review online, and is a regular contributor to publications and conferences on leadership and talent management.

    Miriam is currently CHRO of C&S Wholesale Grocers and Symbotic. She previously served as SVP HR at Avis Budget Group, a leading global provider of car rental and mobility services through a portfolio of brands including Avis, Zipcar, and Budget. Miriam spent nearly a decade in executive HR roles at PepsiCo, including leading HR for their global operations across 100 emerging and developed countries, and as VP HR for Pepsico UK & Ireland. Prior to PepsiCo, Miriam served as head of Talent Management for Avon Products, North America, and also held several enterprise talent management roles developing processes and programs for Avon’s 40,000 employees globally.

    Miriam holds a Masters degree in Human Resource Management from Rutgers University, and a Bachelors of Arts from Thomas Edison State College.

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    Marc Effron

    President, The Talent Strategy Group

    Marc is a trusted advisor to top teams at the world's largest and most complex organizations. His clients include the premier brands across tech, bio-pharma and pharma, consumer products, transportation, manufacturing and more. As the founder and President of the Talent Strategy Group, he leads the firm’s global consulting, education and publishing businesses.

    Marc co-authored the Harvard Business Review Publishing best-selling book One Page Talent Management, often called the “talent management bible.” His new book 8 Steps to High Performance, also published by Harvard, is quickly reaching best-seller status globally. He previously served as an HR executive at Bank of America and Avon Products.

    Marc has been published in or heard on Fast Company, Financial Times, BBC, Bloomberg Radio, Inc., Harvard Business Review, New York Post, Knowledge@Wharton radio and some of the world’s most popular podcasts. Marc publishes TalentQ magazine which he founded in 2013 to help executives make smarter decisions about how to manage talent.

    Marc earned a M.B.A. from the Yale University School of Management and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington.

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Gabor Nagy
5.0 out of 5 stars This book delivers
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013
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I am a Talent Management consultant with ten years experience with competency models/assessment tools/assessment centers/training. Among all the books I read, I find this book the most practical and thought provoking in the same time. Inspired by the book, I have redesigned our engagement survey, and I am redesigning our 360 tool according to the principles recommended by Effron and Ort. I always believed in manager friendly solutions, and the book gave excellent ideas how to improve my tools. Great ideas also around implementation and driving accountability. I also highly appreciate the concise style and the clear stand of the authors on many controversial issues. I highly recommend the book for consultants, HR/OD professionals, and high level managers who really care about talent. I believe reading the book will inspire many to change things around their talent management practices. My only warning would be not COPY/PASTE every specific suggestion as it is recommended, even though it is based on research, because some may not be suitable in all companies. For example, the authors recommend the manager should set the target for the employee instead of participatory goal setting. That works in general, but only if the manager truly understands the context of the employee's work, which is not always the case, e.g. in virtual teams, cross-border operations, complex technical work, etc. Or if you start from scratch, and your managers' soft skills are low, implement the practices one-by-one, not at once. So use the principles with judgement - but do use them! All in all, a truly remarkable book that has the potential to "change the world" of talent management in many companies.
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Swiss HR
5.0 out of 5 stars Great guiding principles, a few real jewels but not all the answers
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2011
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When an HR coleague told me to read chapter 4 Talent Reviews and Succession Planning, I immediately ordered two copies of the bok for my office. When I read chapter 3 on 360-degree Feedback I thought this is without a doubt the best HR book I've read in many years: clear, no-nonsense, including an overview of and grounded on a broad suevey of available research, based on a principle which has taken me many years of HR praxis to fully appreciate. That HR stuff is too often over-engineered. That the "sweet spot" of keeping tools and processes as simple as possible with only as much detail as needed is what largely distinguishes tools which will be understood and implimented by line leaders and thus deliver value to the business.

The chapter on 360s is a top Must-Read for any HR professional! If more companies would follow this pragmatic approach, millions would be saved (and many big HR comsulting companies would lose a major revenue stream), manager development would be truely served and 360s wouldn't have the deserved bad reputation they do with business leaders.

The other chapters are also very good. Just don't expect ALL the answers here. There's no substitution for digging in any investing the time to applying the solid principles discussed here to your specific business context.
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Virtuouz P
3.0 out of 5 stars Good purchase
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2021
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Good read rehashed concepts from a different perspective.
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organguy
4.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2011
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This is an excellent introduction to all aspects of talent management and is notable for its mantra of simplicity and transparency. In a field where complex forms and onerous bureaucratic processes seem to be the norm, this book is a breath of fresh air. The approach is to look at what positive, meaningful goals you are really trying to achieve and then find the simplest and most effective ways to get there. There's extensive use of research results but not in a way that's just one more ivory tower theory translated into more complex forms and processes no-one would actually ever use----everything suggested is very practical. As a manager myself, I have personally put in practice many of the ideas in this book and brought the knowledge gained into the wider organization I work for. Whatever level of application of the ideas one might carry out, just reading and absorbing what this book has to say will make you think about management at a much more mature level.
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Julia Hill-Nichols, Principal - LeadersCove
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have for Those Implementing 360s
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2012
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I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by Marc Effron and was immediately inspired to buy One Page Talent Management. The book is a real gem. It provides a clear and concise approach to 360 assessments that helps businesses focus on what matters `now.' It relies on the very best science to provide insight on how people view critical information, how they respond to change and how they are motivated to perform on the job. LeadersCove LLC has become an Approved Provider for the OPTM360 - it offers exactly what our clients have been requesting - a reliable, straight-forward process that can be successfully implemented within very lean organizations.
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Bill Wiersma
5.0 out of 5 stars Kudos To Effron and Ort
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2014
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Excellent book. Effron and Ort definitely have a point-of-view (to me a good thing) and aren't shy about sharing. They definitely shake up the status quo, which will probably take some talent professionals out of their comfort zone. The authors put a lot of emphasis on (and faith in) academic research. If you have the same level of confidence in academic research as the authors do, then you'll likely agree with many of the premises they advance. If not, you won't.

It's not likely that a talent professional would use every approach advanced by the authors, but it is very likely that these same professionals can reap a few gems. Kudos to Effron and Ort.

Bill Wiersma, Author--The Power of Professionalism
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Dave Ulrich
5.0 out of 5 stars timely and relevant
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2010
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With all the complexity about talent, this book is a pleasant reprieve! What a wonderful want to show how to actually make talent happen in a simple and straightforward way. This book can be useful for anyone interested in upgrading their talent. The ideas are clear, the tools useful, and the application evident. What a wonderful job.
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Wendi Braun
3.0 out of 5 stars Book has some good ideas for talent management structure and tools
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2017
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The concept to simplify talent management is admirable. Marc definitely has a point of view that not all employees should get the attention, funding, or opportunities to develop from an organization. Book has some good ideas for talent management structure and tools.
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Lucky
5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLE if not SMART
Reviewed in India on March 29, 2021
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Book has challenged my design thinking for further and continuous improvements in talent management concepts. Great thing is realistic examples to transform how you design your talent philosophy, set great goals, design succession planning or engage talent. Lovely read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLE if not SMART
Reviewed in India on March 29, 2021
Book has challenged my design thinking for further and continuous improvements in talent management concepts. Great thing is realistic examples to transform how you design your talent philosophy, set great goals, design succession planning or engage talent. Lovely read!
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Frank
5.0 out of 5 stars Effective Talent Management
Reviewed in Italy on April 29, 2018
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This book is very well written and provides an excellent insight on talent management process, focusing on all main involved activities. It also provides valuable and concrete examples. It is a valuable tool for HRs.
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Genevieve Garneau
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and pragmatic
Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2013
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The book is easy to read and understand and the advice and strategies make sense.
I like that the authors start with the science and drill down through all the fuss and muss of HR practices in order to let us know what really adds value and what HR professionals should be focusing on.

I look forward to applying some of the concepts to my organization!

An HR Manager
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Mrs Madgic
5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely love the simplicity of explanation in this book and can't ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2014
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I absolutely love the simplicity of explanation in this book and can't recommend it highly enough.

It has become a huge resource that I use on a daily basis. I've even bought and gifted this book to others. The models are easily explained and are very straightforward with credible examples and endorsements from HR and talent users. So many businesses could benefit.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on March 21, 2017
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Simple, elegant and practical! Buy your copy today!
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