Improving Managerial Talent: Practical Psychology for Human Resourcing and Learning & Development Professionals

Improving Managerial Talent is a book for senior HRM and L&D specialists that provides a participative overview of personality and ability psychometrics, reveals the value of tests in predicting managerial success, and shows how qualified testers, HR, and line managers can contribute to the selection process. It also shows how management style is a product of personality and habit and how the acquisition and use of a complementary style can improve persuasiveness and interpersonal skill. The book provides validated methods for selecting and developing better managers, including a generic psychometric algorithm, unique findings on styles of managing, coaching, and persuading, and a distinctive approach to developing interpersonal skills.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 148 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Improving Managerial Talent is a comprehensive guide for senior HRM and L&D specialists seeking to enhance their organizations' managerial talent. It offers a participative overview of personality and ability psychometrics, allowing readers to self-apply. The book presents hard evidence of the value of such tests in predicting managerial success and their connection to requisite competencies. It demonstrates how qualified testers, HR, and line managers can contribute uniquely to the selection process. The book further explores the relationship between management style, personality, and habit, highlighting how the acquisition and use of a complementary style can improve persuasiveness and interpersonal skills. Job-challenge is identified as the primary engine of managerial growth, fostering development in key result areas and underlying personal competencies. The book provides valuable self-insights and an appreciation of validated methods for selecting and developing better managers. These methods have been validated on a population of over 400 directors of small to medium-sized business units and include a generic psychometric algorithm for manager selection, unique findings on managing, coaching, and persuading styles, and a distinctive approach to developing interpersonal skills through practice, demonstration of alternatives, and reflection.

Weight: 286g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367787684