Hiring Secrets of the NFL: How Your Company Can Select Talent Like a ChampionDavies-Black Publishing, 2007 - 115 pages Sports metaphors speak the language of business--whether describing the unbridled arrogance of eccentrics, the overpriced payouts for underperforming stars, or the need for fierce competition, team work, and strategic alignment. For every manager and human resource professional searching for today's best and brightest, Hiring Secrets of the NFL sets out an entertaining new rule book for improving the efficiency, speed, and results of corporate hiring to recruit and retain talent like a Super Bowl winner. |
Contents
SPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT | 13 |
OUT OF BOUNDS | 29 |
4TH AND INCHES | 41 |
EXPENSIVE BENCHWARMER | 63 |
THREE AND OUT | 85 |
The End Zone | 107 |
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