ADVANCE PRAISE for Talent Leadership

“Through countless interviews, extensive global travel, and years of consulting and coaching hundreds of organizations and leaders, John Mattone has developed a foolproof method for identifying and developing leaders and prospective leaders. In his new book, John shares knowledge that took him three decades to amass. How fortunate that we can benefit from his wisdom simply by reading Talent Leadership.”

—Marshall Goldsmith, million-selling author of the New York Times bestsellers MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

“After reading John Mattone’s breakthrough book, Talent Leadership, I can see why The Thinkers50 recognized him as one of the fastest rising stars in the field of leadership and human resources. This is a ‘must-read’ for every CEO, senior leader, and HR executive if they want to drive breakthrough operating results. John introduces the reader to a variety of practical, powerful, and proven tools such as The Wheel of Leadership Success and Stealth Fighter Model, which will help you and your organization leverage and develop leadership capability, commitment, and alignment—which John identifies as the three ‘leading indicators’ that drive organizational success.”

—Dan Hoeyer, CEO, Business Educators, Inc.

“John Mattone’s Talent Leadership book and personal coaching and consulting have proven instrumental in developing our talent management strategies. We are now very adept at aligning our people capabilities with our business strategy, and as a result we are driving sustained bottom-line performance.”

—Richard Swanson, President & CEO, Nebraska Machinery

“Talent Leadership will help HR leaders deploy powerful tools to build organizational capability, and deliver on operating results.”

—Ann Hatcher, CCP, VP of Human Resources, HCA Corporation

“Many of us use the various talent management tools, but John Mattone has discovered a way to pull them all together for a greater purpose in driving excellence in any organization!”

—Dawn Cavaliere, Vice President of Human Resources, ConMed Linvatec Corporation

“John Mattone has an established a worldwide reputation for developing management tools to build an organization’s management capabilities.”

—Jerry Dickenson, Dedman Chair in Club Management, University of North Texas; Managing Director of Chief Executives Round Table; Retired President of Club Corporation of America; and Chairman and CEO of Club Resorts, Inc.