Introduction : talent wins
Part I. Topgeading for companies: achieving the A player standard. 1. Topgrading : every manager's top priority
- 2. The financial and career costs of not topgrading
- 3. Hiring and promoting talent : the topgrading platinum standard
- 4. Redeploying chronic B and C players : a moral approach
- 5. Topgrading case studies : A players, no excuses
- 6. Obstacles to topgrading, and how A players overcome them : a review of major topgrading principles in part one
Part II. Topgrading for individuals. 7. Becoming an A player : having your cake and eating it too
- 8. Fixing weaknesses in each of fifty competencies : the straightest path to success
- 9. Coaching 101 : the topgrading-based model
- 10. Case studies : coaching to fix weaknesses
- Part III. Mastering the topgrading interviewing guide and legalities in using it. 11. Your most powerful tool : the topgrading interview guide
- 11. Avoiding legal problems : a "bulletproof" approach to safe hiring, managing, and firing practices
- Epilogue : topgrading in the future
Appendices. 1. Topgrading interview guide
- 2. Self-administered topgrading interviewing guide
- 4. In-depth reference check guide
- 5. Candidate assessment scorecard
- 6. Interviewer feedback form
- 8. Sample individual development plan
- 9. Cost of mis-hires form
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