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The Rare Find: How Great Talent Stands Out [Paperback]

George Anders
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27 Oct 2011

How do venture capitalists pick winners like Apple? How do the FBI's hostage rescue team find agents for the world's toughest job? How do Hollywood casting agents and major sports scouts size up the best talent?

There's a huge difference between the very best performers and everyone else; in terms of productivity there's a five-to-one gap. No one can afford to settle for mediocrity. So how do talent scouts in every field identify genius and put it to work?

Talking to the world's best, most secretive talent scouts, George Anders found that they all share an intense belief in finding high achievers who can create big successes. These are the arenas where brilliant recruiting is most vital - and in The Rare Find Anders reveals how the rest of us can learn the hidden 'tells' that really matter.

Pairing these frontline observations with cutting-edge research from psychiatrists, economists, recruiters and business strategists, Anders shows how anyone can hone the ability to recognize future greatness and discover tomorrow's stars.


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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Viking (27 Oct 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0670920940
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670920945
  • Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 2 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 410,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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George Anders finds the deep truth about choosing people right. You'll never make these supremely important decisions the same way again (Geoff Colvin author of Talent Is Overrated )

George Anders combines deep reporting, vivid storytelling, and keen analysis to help unravel the mysteries of talent. Whether you're running a large organization or managing a small team, The Rare Find is that rare book - a must-read (Daniel H. Pink, Author Of Drive And A Whole New Mind )

George Anders is himself a rare find. A superb writer, he brings piercing intellect and persistent curiosity to examine the single most important leadership skill: finding and picking the right people. By turning his own talent upon this vital and elusive question, Anders has done a great service. (Jim Collins, Author Of Good To Great )

Quite simply, the best book on the subject I've ever read (Daniel Coyle, Author Of The Talent Code )

Resilience, curiosity, and self-reliance are strengths that don't show up in HR hiring manuals. In The Rare Find, George Anders shows that they lead to fresh ways to hunt for talent. More power to him for daring to advocate that which is not obvious (Andrew S. Grove, Former Chairman And Ceo Of Intel )

About the Author

George Anders spent two decades as a top feature writer for The Wall Street Journal, where he was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. He has also written for The New York Times, Parade, Fast Company, Smart Money and Harvard Business Review. He is the author of three previous books, including the New York Times bestseller Perfect Enough, a biography of Carly Fiorina. He lives in northern California.

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent 20 Feb 2013
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excellent logic . Are Irish companies too small or too stereo-type or too inept to apply this logic.
Makes great sense.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Unimpressive... 23 May 2012
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I purchased this book hoping to find a way to spot talent that nobody else sees. The book goes on repeating itself, throwing in case studies out of context and telling us what it will tell us in the following chapters or what it has already told us in the previous chapters. In many cases, the book implies that there is no magic formula and any method used can be a hit or miss. The only reasonable advice given was to look in areas that nobody else does. Reading the resume from the bottom up is another tip but I doubt this can be of much value since many people do not bother adding non-professional information. Also, we should look for signs of the candidate's character, which everybody does anyway. In summary, the book seemed to be blown up in size and the info could easily fit in half the pages. In the end, the title and abstract over-promised and the book under-delivered. I wasn't impressed...
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Depending on who you are this book would make either a fine or excellent read. If you are one to believe that resumes / CVs are everything, then yes, you are in no doubt in need of this book. But if you are the type that understands that everyone is different and you can't look on a resume and determine whether a person is a perfect fit for a company, then no you won't be in for such a treat in my opinion

If you have seen the 1987 film "Wall street" then you know gordan gekko says to bud "Most of these MBA types don't add up to anything, give me a guy whose poor, smart and hungry" and that's kind of what the essence of this book is all about. It's about looking past conventional ways of hiring people, if you have ever tried to get a job at certain firms. you would notice that all they seem to care about is what's on your CV. And the message in this book is towards people like them, "Stop paying attention to numbers/statistics so much and look at the actual person!". He makes his points by giving a bunch of real life story examples. he speaks about the army, Wall street traders, programmers, venture capitalists and more. Reading this book you really get the sense that the author does know what he's talking about by his constant referencing and so fort.

But all in all, i think it's important that you know, this is Not a "how to guide" more of a "Story about looking at things different" I did buy this book with the intent of learning a bunch of special techniques and tools i could use to to find quality people. But i was sadly mistaken, this book is not written in that format at all. so if you enjoy a good story, then i think you should pick this up. But if you are looking for hard facts and details then No! No! No! You will not get that in this book

"Moneymavericks92@Gmail.com"
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