Anyone who recruits talent faces the same basic challenge, whether we work for a big company, a new start-up, a Hollywood studio, a hospital, or the Green Berets. We all wonder how to tell the really outstanding prospects from the ones who look great on paper but then fail on the job. Or, equally important, how to spot the ones who donÂ’t look so good on paper but might still deliver extraor…
This book demonstrates that in many cases, a boss's attitudes and behaviors can cause certain individuals, including those with great potential, to fail. Drawing on interviews, stories, and research, the book shows how to recognize the mental biases that cause bosses to trigger the failure cycle, how to interrupt the cycle, and how to prevent it. Based on ten years of study into boss-subordi…