Once upon a time, you could hire people off the street, tell them what to do, and expect them to work loyally for the company for the next decade or four. But those "set it and forget it" days are over. The culture has shifted. Employees are no longer willing to toil their lives away unquestioningly, padding their bosses' pockets with a smile. For those of us doing the hiring, this culture shift has been more like a culture shock. But, when the shock subsides Predicting Success will be here to help us move forward. In fact, as talent acquisition guru David Lahey enthusiastically puts it, "This is what opportunity looks like."

At the same time that employees are demanding more recognition and better work-life balance, businesses are gaining access to tools and resources that are drastically improving our ability to make the right hiring choices. Predicting Success provides insight and access to a number of these tools, including the Predictive Index^®, which has helped firms like Microsoft, Google, and Salesforce maximize their recruiting potential. The strategies in this book are based on recent research on how data, analytics, assessments, and other next-level approaches can lead to win-win hiring decisions.

Anyone involved in corporate recruiting at any level knows how expensive a wrong hire can get. In Predicting Success, David Lahey makes a compelling case for diverting resources to the hiring process before the wrong decision is made. Anyone who is still uncertain about the bottom-line value of analytic hiring practices will be interested in the hard evidence presented in this book. In 2014, there is no longer any need for guesswork. Finding top talent with the right style to lead the organization to greater heights can be easy?if you're ready to adapt.

Predicting Success is not just about the hiring process. Effective teams have effective leaders who know how to engage, assess, and communicate productively. Understanding how leadership traits and activities contribute to retaining talent is crucial, especially in this era of high turnover. This book addresses every link in the chain, with research data and tips to bring readers into the new world of talent management. The bottom line of Predicting Success is that smarter hiring practices, smarter leadership, and smarter companies will attract smarter employees. And that means better results for everyone involved.