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Selecting the Best: Fostering a Workforce Driven by Values for Lasting Success

Effective hiring is not just about honing your interviewing skills. As author David S. Cohen shows in Selecting the Best, asking the right questions in the correct format and, just as importantly, actively listening to the responses are essential. Better hiring decisions are made when managers and leaders understand that embodying company values is as important as possessing the necessary skills. Selecting the Best combines robust research with real-life experiences, providing a comprehensive guide to help you discern genuine value alignment through structured behavioural interviews.

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The Talent Edge

A Behavioral Approach to Hiring, Developing, and Keeping Top Performers (John Wiley and Sons, August 2001). A Practical Step-By-Step Approach to Hiring The Right Person For the Right Job. Every hiring manager knows that the traditional hiring and interviewing process is a poor tool for predicting organizational fit and future on-the-job success. Behavioural interviewing can improve your chances of picking the right candidate two to five times over traditional processes.

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Inside the Box

David Cohen’s second book entitled “Inside the Box: Leading With Corporate Values to Drive Sustained Business Success” (Jossey-Bass August 2006). How to turn company values into a competitive advantage. Values in business can be murky, and when times are tough, the temptation to trade those values for short-term gain can be powerful. But today’s best companies are finding that sticking to the values they believe in can be a powerful competitive advantage.

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