Great People Decisions: Why They Matter So Much, Why They Are So Hard, and How You Can Master Them


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Praise for Great People Decisions

Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right.
--JACK WELCH

Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats. His enduring passion, deep practical experience, and analytical methods make his approach refreshing and powerful.
--JIM COLLINS, bestselling author of Good to Great

No matter your business or product, your service or strategy, it's all done with people. Great results only come when great people fill the right roles. In Great People Decisions, Fernandez-Araoz clears away the fog of myth and fad that has long clouded people decisions, bringing passion, sound experience, and wisdom to these all-important questions.
--DANIEL GOLEMAN, bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence

Great People Decisions is a groundbreaking, myth-busting, and standard-setting work. To prepare yourself for the dramatic workforce changes that are expected in the next decade, the first thing you should do is read this book. The second thing you should do is put Fernandez-Araoz's advice into practice immediately.
--JIM KOUZES, bestselling coauthor of The Leadership Challenge and A Leader's Legacy

Too many people say 'people are our most important assets' but then don't act on it. In this important and eloquent book, Fernandez-Araoz provides compelling evidence for why making great people decisions is essential for anyone who aspires to become a great leader or build a great company. If you follow the sage advice he offers in this book, you are sure to make great people decisions.
--NITIN NOHRIA, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Harvard Business School, and coauthor of Paths to Power and In Their Time

Author: Claudio Fernández-Aráoz
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780470037263
ISBN10: 0470037261
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Management | General
- Business & Economics | Leadership
- Business & Economics | Decision Making & Problem Solving

About the Author
Claudio Fernandez Araoz is a partner and member of the global executive committee in the leading executive search firm Egon Zehnder International, where he has spent more than twenty years filling executive positions in major businesses throughout the world. He holds an MBA from Stanford and has previously worked for McKinsey & Company. His bestselling articles have been published in leading business publications, including the Harvard Business Review and the MIT Sloan Management Review.

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