Talent Maestro – Tom Peters on talent

Tom Peters is arguably one of the world’s most influential thinkers. An early proponent of personal branding (Coined the word Brand You), Tom is big on getting ‘talent’ right, and it takes a central place in most of his trademark themes (business excellence, quality and leadership), books and presentations.

Loud, bold, and confronting his presentations are unforgettable both in content and style.  Not everyone’s cup of tea, his presentations are richly populated by thought provoking and inspirational quotes collected from a wide range of sources.  Some of the money quotes from Tom’s presentation:

“Some traditionalist bosses see the Brand You notion as institutionalized dis-loyalty. In my opinion, nothing could be further from the truth. Brand You is about people profoundly committed to personal growth—and it goes without saying [I think] that people committed to growth are by far the most engaged and valuable employees”. – Tom Peters

“The leaders of Great Groups love talent and know where to find it. They revel in the talent of others.” — Warren Bennis & Patricia Ward Biederman, Organizing Genius

“In short, hiring is the most important aspect of business and yet remains woefully misunderstood.” – Source: Wall Street Journal, 10.29.08, review of Who: The A Method for Hiring, Geoff Smart and Randy Street

“Development can help great people be even better— but if I had a dollar to spend, I’d spend 70 cents getting the right person in the door.” —Paul Russell, Director, Leadership & Development, Google

Below is a presentation by Tom. Anyone in the business of talent attraction and acquisition will find it useful.