The Unprecedented Tell-All Guide Through the Intricacies of Executive Recruitment The single greatest opportunity that an organization has to improve both performance and culture in one stroke lies in the hiring of a new executive―the right executive. The fresh thinking of a skilled leader has the potential to unleash innovation, empower employees, and generate wealth for the company. Similarly, a bad hire may mortally wound the organization and cause ripple effects throughout the entire economy. Hiring Greatness  contains valuable insider strategies and tactics―previously only known to a handful of America's wealthiest, elite head-hunters―to attract, recruit, and retain star executives. Authors David E. Perry and Mark J. Haluska have completed more than 1800 search projects across five continents, maintaining a 99.97% success rate, and negotiating more than $380 million in salaries. Like magicians unveiling the hidden ‘tricks of the trade,' Perry and Haluska reveal: How to systematically secure―and retain―the perfect talent for your company - How to keep recruiters from poaching your star executives (a good hire is relatively meaningless if they leave the company) - Twenty-three questions you must ask a potential headhunter - The language that makes your company the most compelling, and how HR lingo can repel the best talent - Four critical turnoffs that drive great candidates away from top companies One company created $3.8 million of market value each hour, for six months, simply by hiring the right leader. Hiring Greatness  takes you behind the scenes of one of the world's most profitable and secretive industries, meticulously showing how any organization can make monumental hiring decisions that lead to massive success. I know first- hand what happens when you hire the wrong person for a crucial position! It disrupts the entire performance of my team and slows us down considerably. "Hiring Greatness" is a step-by-step guide to making sure you get the absolute right person in those KEY spots! - Barbara Corcoran , Founder of Corcoran Group NYC and Investor on the Emmy Award Winning " SharkTank " ! A-level talent is the most elusive and most essential part of a winning market strategy. Hiring Greatness method cuts to the essence of the hiring process,identifying the right person who can execute internal and externally. That combination is rare, and drives success. - Seth Deutsch , President, Industrial Group, AECOM This book challenges every myth in the hiring process. If you want great people, you need a great process. Hiring Greatness has it! - Luke Williams , NYTBest-Selling author of The Wallet Allocation Rule: Winning the Battle for Share If you'd really love to make a difference in this world, read this book and apply its techniques. "Timeless relevant and energizing"! A Brilliantly captivating and vibrant Book! - George S, Best , MM, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, National Black MBA Association - Boston Chapter Need a great leader? Then you need this book!" Chester Elton , NYT best-Selling author of All IN and What Motivates Me This is a remarkable book translating David's years of recruiting experience into a detailed road map for every hiring manager and executive. He is the perfect person to inspire us to hire greatness! - Joe Zinner , President,Zinner & Company Inc. Yet another NEW perspective from the Masters!, If there was such a thing as something more than a 360 degree view, Perry and Haluska have invented it. Once again, I am totally amazed at their ability to surgically uncover details, perspectives,viewpoints, and needs in order to satisfy the mission of the employer, the applicant, the Team, and the company! Having partners like these guys is almost an unfair advantage to accelerating success and ultimately the bottom line! I am both anxious and also in awe in wondering what else they can come out with! Prisa!!! - Larry Mench , Vice President of US Operations, Tim Hortons USA, Inc. The essential behind the scenes look at the nuts and bolts to recruiting and hiring the next generation of leaders in the 21st century. A must have for Corporate Talent Acquisition leaders, CHROs and anyone working with...or around them." Gerry Crispin , Founder and Author, CareerXroads CEOs consistently rank "human capital" as one of the most important challenges to the success of their organizations. Addressing that challenge requires hiring great (not simply good) leaders. Hiring Greatness provides indispensable insight into exactly what it takes to make that a reality! - Timothy Keiningham , New York Times best selling author of The Wallet Allocation Rule Just when I thought he said it all, David Perry does it again! He is walking proof that "creativity" and "out of the box" thinking will enable success for us all. Having had the pleasure to read all his books, I remain amazed by his informative and innovative approach with each reading,which builds upon p