Book Titles

The Rare Find
Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else

By George Anders

Year Published: 2011
ISBN-13: 978-1-59184-625-9
Categories: Hiring, Leadership, Talent

124 Quotes Found

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The Rare Find:

The scouts who fare the best are the ones most willing to be surprised.

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The Rare Find:

Patterns that may be difficult to see in one realm can be stunningly clear in others.

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The Rare Find:

Talent is a universal language that just happens to be spoken in many different dialects.

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The Rare Find:

If quests are driven mostly by prestige or a desire to focus on traits that sound good and are easy to measure, trouble awaits.

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The Rare Find:

Slow down. Take stock of the hidden virtues that define success for your particular situation. Your results will be vastly better.

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The Rare Find:

Harvest a wide range of insights from your own experience. Think about all the talents an organization needs to succeed. Look for winners in each dimension.

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The Rare Find:

With a well-run audition, it’s possible to see right away who possesses the right stuff.

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The Rare Find:

…great talent scouts are great listeners – and there isn’t anything passive about the way they size other people up.

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The Rare Find:

Be willing to pick one trait that matters more than anything.

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The Rare Find:

The more you can learn about how people handle adversity, the more astutely you can judge them.

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