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Testimonials: The High Potential's Advantage

“The High Potential’s Advantage delivers actionable insights into the murky territory of how companies identify their highest-potential employees. You’ll discover concrete ways to chart a career course and differentiate yourself. I highly recommend this book!”

— G. Joyce Rowland, Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer, Sempra Energy

“A practical and scientifically sound book on how to maximize your potential and stay on top. A must-read for any individual who strives to lead and adapt in an ever-changing world.”

— Peter M. Fasolo, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Johnson & Johnson

“The High Potential’s Advantage identifies the key attributes required to turbocharge your career and ensure you’re at the top of the slate during talent planning discussions.”

— Chris Kempczinski, President, McDonald’s USA

“An invaluable resource to becoming top talent. Conger and Church have decoded the career map. Now it’s up to you!”

— David Rodriguez, Executive Vice President and Global Chief HR Officer, Marriott International

“This practical guide explores the five essential skills all aspiring leaders need to ascend the corporate ladder. It’s a terrific playbook”

— Tina Daniels, Director, Agency Business Development, Google

“Conger and Church do all but hand you your next promotion with The High Potential’s Advantage! It’s an easy-to-follow road map―you’ll learn how to stand out and lead with maximum impact. ”

— Claudia Raigoza, Product Manager, First Data Corporation

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A HIGH POTENTIAL LEADER?

Being seen as a high-potential leader is essential to getting promoted and reaching your organization's senior most levels, but most companies keep their top-talent list a closely guarded secret. And the assessment process they use to decide who is and isn't a future leader is an even greater mystery.

The High Potential's Advantage takes you behind the scenes and shows how you can get on, and stay on, your company's fast track. Drawing upon decades of research and experience--designing high-potential programs for hundreds of large well-known global organizations and assessing and coaching thousands of talented leaders,  Jay Conger and Allan Church answer the critical questions asked by ambitious individuals like you: What will it take for me to advance in this organization? What does my boss look for when deciding whether I’m a high potential? Are there qualities that distinguish high potential leaders everywhere? Can I learn these qualities and how? Once I'm on my organization’s high potential list, can I fall off it and, if so, what do I do?

Revealing the key differentiators--five critical "X factors"--that set people apart across organizations of all types, The High Potentials’ Advantage show what you need to do to achieve and maintain top-talent status. You’ll find detailed advice for developing and practicing each X factor, with numerous rich examples from those on the verge of their first promotion to those only a step away from the C-suite. The High Potential's Advantage also shows you how to gain insight into and excel at the specific process your company uses to identify and develop high potentials--and how to determine which unique capabilities your company values the most. The High Potential's Advantage is the essential guide to becoming a leader in your organization.