First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

by Gallup Press

As a manager, you need to know exactly which talents you want. To identify these talents, look beyond the job title and description. Think about the culture of the company. Is your company the kind that uses scores to drive performance and that makes heroes out of those with the highest scores? If so, make sure that the striving talent competition is in your profile. Or maybe your organization emphasizes the underlying purpose of its work and confers prestige only on those who noticeably live the values of the company. If so, search for people who possess the striving talent mission — people who must see the greater purpose of which their efforts are a part.