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Zani, Mike

 
9781260473742: The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1260473740 ISBN 13: 9781260473742
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education, 2021

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WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

From the CEO of The Predictive Index, the leader in talent optimization, comes Moneyball for HR and people management

How do you find the perfect person for the job in a stack of hundreds of resumes? Why do some teams succeed while others—made up of equally talented people—stumble? If the quality of your workforce is your company’s most important asset, then why are your managers still basing these critical decisions primarily on interviews and their gut instincts?

In The Science of Dream Teams, Mike Zani details a data-driven approach to talent optimization that makes hiring, motivating, and managing people more efficient and effective than ever. It employs sophisticated assessments, tools, and software that enable leaders to:

  • measure the traits and characteristics that predict success in a role or fit on a team
  • build finely tuned project teams and well-balanced leadership teams
  • boost employee productivity, engagement, retention—and happiness
  • unlock the hidden potential of individual workers and your organization as a whole
Whatever the business or industry, this game-changing approach has the power to unlock an unbeatable competitive advantage. The Science of Dream Teams will show you how.



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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mike Zani is the CEO of The Predictive Index, a talent optimization company that uses behavioral, cognitive, and job assessments to make hiring, motivating, and managing people more efficient and effective. Its clients include AstraZeneca, Blue Cross Blue Shield, TD Bank, DocuSign, LVMH, and Omni Hotels, among many others. Zani is also a cofounder and partner at Phoenix Strategy Investments, a private investment fund. An avid sailor, he was a coach of the 1996 US Olympic Team. He holds a BS from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Stephen Baker was a journalist at BusinessWeek. He is the author of The Numerati and Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything, and the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Where Does It Hurt?: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Fixing Health Care and Hop, Skip, Go: How the Mobility Revolution Is Transforming Our Lives.

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“This essential read will help any leader bring out the best in their people and outperform the competition.”
—Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work

“An indispensable road map to creating high-performing teams who can build a great company, this book is a must-read for anyone who aspires to organizational excellence.” 
—Jim Koch, Cofounder and Chairman of Boston Beer Company

“For business leaders concerned about linking their business strategy to their talent strategy, The Science of Dream Teams speaks to a relevant problem—our inability to consistently and predictably get the most out of our people—and offers a practical solution.” 
—Lynda M. Applegate, Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School

“Mike Zani has much to teach us about team building. In The Science of Dream Teams, he generously shares wisdom gleaned from his 20 years of experience helping hundreds of companies optimize their teams.” 
—Eric Roza, CEO of CrossFit, Inc.

“One of the most transformative books on building teams I’ve read in years—each chapter is full of real advice for elevating the performance of your most important asset, your people.” 
—David Cancel, CEO of Drift.com, Inc.

“The Science of Dream Teams is like Moneyball for managing talent. Read it, and you realize that most of us have been coasting on our most important asset, our people, and relying on our guts. Mike Zani finally shows us how to put science into the talent equation.”
—Robert Glazer, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of Elevate, Friday Forward, and How to Thrive in the Virtual Workplace

“A brilliant argument for complementing personal judgment with objective data, this book will forever change the way you build, structure, and motivate teams.” 
—Dan Kenary, Cofounder and CEO of Mass. Bay Brewing Company, Inc.

“As an entrepreneur, I’ve built countless teams, and wish I had this book and access to the Predictive Index sooner. Mike provides excellent insights that make you look inward to explore your own strengths and weaknesses as a leader—and to properly examine your employees’ profiles and data to set your business up for success.”
—Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan

“Zani is an expert in building exceptional teams. The Science of Dream Teams gives an inside look at the tools that great organizations use to bring the right people together so that they can do their absolute best.” 
—Chris Savage, Founder and CEO of Wistia, Inc.

“The Science of Dream Teams goes beyond just teams. It presented many opportunities for my own introspection and actionable ways for me to improve as a self-aware leader.” 
—Katie Ng-Mak, VP of the Solutions Partner Program at Hubspot

“Aspirational yet practical, The Science of Dream Teams is a master class on crafting high-performing teams.” 
—Molly Simmons, Founding Partner at McFarland Partners

“In the modern war for talent, understanding fit is a critical part of attracting and retaining the right people. A strong assessment capability is an indispensable tool for any leader to use in building great teams, and Mike Zani provides the road map to follow.”
—Kent Plunkett, Founder and CEO of Salary.com

“Zani provides an outstanding road map for navigating the people side of business and brings rigor to talent optimization. Filled with relevant real-world examples, this book hits home with all the challenges today’s CEO faces. Zani doesn't leave you hanging; he gives clear next steps to make sure you reap incredible value from every chapter. If you spend your time exploring one book this year, this is the one that will make a difference.” 
—Nancy Martini, CEO of Martini Advisory and former CEO of The Predictive Index

“The Science of Dream Teams is the definitive blueprint on how to hire, develop, and retain top talent.” 
—Mike Hogan, CEO of Paradigm Energy Services

“Casting is often said to be the secret of any successful production. Cast well; the director relaxes. Cast badly; the director works way too hard. Mike’s book is a dynamic guide not only to successfully staffing any organization but also to keeping the troops engaged and productive. It is also the single best book I have read on self-awareness in a very long time. In clear, accessible language, Mike provides a series of structures that enables anyone to lead and communicate with greater creativity and authenticity. You will feel like you are in the hands of a master who is empowering you to maximum success. This is one to keep at your side for daily reference!”
—Michael Allosso, motivational speaker and communications expert

“In The Science of Dream Teams, Mike Zani provides a valuable framework that offers best practices to improve any team’s chance of success. Recognizing the triggers that lead to one’s Back of the T-Shirt behaviors is a great reminder for any leader who is committed to continuous improvement.” 
—Sam Reese, CEO of Vistage Worldwide

“Looking for guidance on how to take team-building to the next level? The Science of Dream Teams deserves a spot on your bookshelf.” 
—Howard Cox, Special Limited Partner at Greylock

“There's an art and a science to building great teams. Most leaders understand the art to a degree.  The science can be more elusive. Mike Zani's The Science of Dream Teams breaks down the mystery behind team-building science, or talent optimization. An incredible playbook filled with stories, practical examples, and advice on how to use talent optimization to transform your teams and, ultimately, your company, this is a must-read for all people leaders.” 
—Tracie Sponenberg, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Chief People Officer of The Granite Group

“A splendid people management tool for normal times, this book is particularly relevant today. In flowing, easy-to-read language, it explains how managers can better understand people currently on their team, as well as potential hires, in order to put them in the best circumstance to succeed for themselves and the company. The Science of Dream Teams is a handbook on people management in the post-pandemic, or any, age.” 
—Kevin McCormack, Director of Communications for North America at WPP

“When managing my own organization, I often half-joked, ‘This job would be a lot easier if it weren’t for the people.’ Moving an organization forward in a positive way can only happen if your team is full of satisfied, motivated, and committed individuals with complimentary skills, working together in support of your mission and your culture. Zani offers a clear and engrossing blueprint to do just that, which includes first doing an uncomfortable, yet critical, assessment of yourself.” 
—Bob Bohne, former President of Cold Chain Technologies

“Zani’s refreshing candor and clear writing make this book an easy and compelling read, loaded with insights into how to get the most out of your workforce and the conviction to make tough decisions when different talents are needed.”
—Scott Requadt, CEO of Talaris Therapeutics

“How often one hears ‘people are our most important asset’ and how rarely hiring reflects this. In an engaging and fun book, Zani shows us how to put aside gut feelings and systematically hire and build better teams.” 
—Juan Enriquez, Managing Director at Excel Venture Management

“The Science of Dream Teams demonstrates how businesses can best use data to manage their greatest investment, their people. This is a terrific and easy read, filled with actionable insights and winning strategies for leaders at all levels of a business, not just the executives.” 
—Richard Levin, Leader of the Executive Coaching Practice at CFAR

“For years we’ve known that getting the right people in the right roles, working as effective teams is crucial for the success of any organization. This book tells you how to do that by applying data and science—using tools, structure, and process, while humanizing through personal stories. Finally, a way to go beyond gut feel and develop your ideal people strategy.” 
—Bev Halperin, Master Chair at Vistage Worldwide

“Like a best-selling thriller, Mike Zani’s book is a nonstop page turner which I could not put down. It took humility and courage to reveal his own Back of the T-Shirt shortcomings (see Chapter 2). The narrative flows cohesively and compellingly with research data, self-deprecating personal insights, fascinating stories of business successes and failures, and most importantly, practical exercises for CEOs and senior management teams. Historically, talent optimization was considered more art than science. In today’s highly competitive and borderless corporate world, integrating behavioral science and principles of human psychology into building and sustaining a thriving, happy, and engaged dream team is the key to enduring success.” 
—Renee Kwok, President and CEO of TFC Financial Management, Inc.

“I really like this book. As soon as he told the story of the two sides of the T-shirt, I was hooked.” 
—Art Papas, CEO of Bullhorn, Inc.

“I highly recommend The Science of Dream Teams. For more than 35 years, the Predictive Index has been essential to help drive recruiting, coaching, building teams, and managing talent at our company. This book makes clear just how valuable these tools are and how, in today's global economy and highly competitive world, they make the difference between mediocrity and standout performance for your business.” 
—Marilynn Duker, CEO of Brightview Senior Living



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Verlag
McGraw-Hill Education
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1260473740
ISBN 13 
9781260473742
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Anzahl der Seiten
212
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