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DON'T WASTE YOUR TALENT
By Bob McDonald, Ph.D. and Don Hutcheson
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"Three
P's describe this excellent, against-the-grain book: powerful, practical,
personal!
Powerful in the idea of identifying the hard-wired talents we were
given and marrying them with opportunity, work, and life.
Practical with marvelous real-life illustrations, simple exercises
and enjoyable applications.
Personal because The Whole Person Technology® breathes directly
or indirectly from every page to each person's need for balance
and fulfillment over the eight stages ("turning points")
of life."
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-Dr. Stephen
R. Covey, author The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People |
| "You
have genius talent. Now you have the book that will help you release
it." |
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-Mark Victor
Hansen, Co-creator, #1 New York Times Best-Selling Series Chicken
Soup for the Soul |
| "Winning
the war for talent requires the best weapons you can find. Don't Waste
Your Talent and The Whole Person Technology® are two of the most
powerful and compelling tools available. Bob McDonald and Don Hutcheson
clearly explain the critical role that fit plays in determining successful
careers and successful organizations and provide one of the best perspectives
on adult development in the workplace that I have ever seen." |
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-Dr. Ed Gubman,
Hewat and Associates, author of The Talent Solution |
| "The
toughest marketing job in the world is marketing yourself. McDonald
and Hutcheson have done an outstanding job in isolating the factors
that make for success in the real world. My congratulations." |
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-Al Ries, Chairman
of Ries and Ries, author, The 11 Immutable Laws of Internet Branding
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| "Cisco
is a team culture. We want people who are confident about what they
have to offer, who know what they want, and who can learn from the
rest of the team. These are the people we want to attract and keep.
The Whole Person Technology® provides a clear path to those goals
in a shorter time and by a more direct route." |
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-Ed Paradise,
Vice-President, General Manager, The Technology and Mobile Business
Unit, Cisco Systems |
| "When
I read Don't Waste Your Talent, light bulbs went off in my head. This
book is guaranteed to provide you with at least one insight into who
you are and what is really important to you. Bob and Don have been
able to articulate a clear process for developing a personal vision.
The elegance and simplicity of the model, along with personal examples
from people in various stages of their careers, make for enjoyable
and thought-provoking reading." |
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-Rich Podurgal,
Director of Corporate Learning and Development, Glaxo Wellcome |
| "Every
organization can benefit from an increased awareness of what unique
strengths and abilities their employees bring to work. In Don't Waste
Your Talent, Bob McDonald and Don Hutcheson present a new way of looking
at the whole person that illuminates the diversity of talents, skills
and contributions each of us can make. With illustrative case stories
and practical tools, they bring The 8 Critical Success Factors™
to life." |
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-Alan Briskin,
author The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace and co-author, Bringing
Your Soul to Work: An Everyday Practice |
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"The main
test for approaches to developing people is how well they reflect
reality - the complex, messy reality that is the human being. The
Whole Person Technology® is an honest, rich, and accessible
way of thinking about how people are hard-wired. In doing that,
this book - and the work of The Highlands Program - avoids the common
pitfalls you would expect. It's not oversimplified, so it doesn't
insult your intelligence, your uniqueness, or your dignity. On the
other hand, it's not mysterious or abstract. It's just the real
deal - a sound approach to help people gain insight into who they
are. That's a great gift.
There is an
unbroken line that winds from the soul to the mind to the job to
the team to the organization. You will understand that line far
better when you're finished with this book."
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-Scott Kauffmann,
global lead -Change Management, Business Architecture, Andersen Consulting
(to be known as Accenture from 01-01-01) |
| "Coaching
is about providing individuals with tools, structure and support so
that they can have the kind of life they always dreamed of. Don't
Waste Your Talent is the first time I have seen a methodology that
fits so perfectly with coaching. The Whole Person Technology®
draws a straight line from where you are today to where you want to
be in the future." |
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-Sandy Vilas,
CEO, CoachInc.com |
| "Reading
Don't Waste Your Talent was a personal journey - it was illuminating,
enlightening and releasing. More than a revisiting of Gail Sheehy's
"Passages", it's a Sherpa-guide to identifying and exploiting
one's natural talents. The personal case studies bring the subject
to life and provide the much-needed linkage between abstract advice
and the demanding realities of career and life." |
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- Alf Nucifora,
Chairman, Nucifora Consulting Group |
| "McDonald
and Hutcheson are to Talent what Edwards Deming is to Quality. Anybody
who wants more satisfaction, productivity, and help with work-life
balance can find it here." |
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- Michael Reene,
CEO, Enterpulse |
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