Meticulously outlining an arsenal of cutting-edge tools and strategies tied to predicting performance and a "passion for excellence," David Snyder has developed what may be a paradigm shift in our understanding of the way high-performing individuals can be identified, selected, and professionally coached. Drawing on Snyder's interviews with a team of performance and hiring experts nationwide, How to Hire a Champion will help all leaders to build: -- A better model and process for selecting and retaining high-performing individuals. -- Stronger teams and a customer-centered, results-driven culture. -- A self-directed "culture of greatness" where top performers and top managers in all departments help and inspire each other. "David Snyder continues to impress me with his keen insight and ability to synthesize emotional intelligence and how it translates into success. We have long been practitioners of the concepts David categorizes in this must-read book." --Jean-Pierre Sakey, CEO, Headway Corporate Resources "David's whole philosophy of 'Picking The Best and Challenging the Rest' is backed up by real science, powerful tools, and insightful metrics. He has helped us increase our energy level, development and performance--for the largest fashion industry trade show in the world." --Chris McCabe, vice president, MAGIC, The Business of Fashion "This book takes extremely critical and complex issues in hiring and makes them amazingly simple. It is a gift." --Sid Reynolds, CEO, The Signature Agency "David Snyder offers insightful and practical advice that will make a tangible difference in hiring and keeping talent." --Joe Healey, president, Joe Healey Performance, and author, Radical Trust ― Reviews " How To Hire A Champion is highly accessible and thought provoking. It has the uncanny power of putting the reader in multiple positions - that of candidate, hiring manager, CEO and coworker - so as to provide 360 degree insight into the optimal hiring process. Moreover, its emphasis on character, self-competition and persistence raise it to another level - one of guidance and inspiration for the same 360 degree set of individuals. It is a book to be read again for its deeper meanings. I recommend it to all and especially to my children." --Peter C. Johnson, MD, President and CEO, Scintellix, LLC "David's insight into what it takes to hire a champion challenges much of the prevailing wisdom. He looks at character and competency in individuals in novel ways that provide you a different basis for decision-making. His detailed analysis of what a champion is gives you concrete tools you can use today to improve your interviewing skills and your hiring processes." --Rick Rocchetti, Organization Development and Training Manager, City of Raleigh, North Carolina "David's whole philosophy of `Picking The Best and Challenging the Rest' is backed up by real science, powerful tools, and insightful metrics. He has helped us increase our energy level, development and performance--for the largest fashion industry trade show in the world." --Chris McCabe, vice president, MAGIC, The Business of Fashion "This book takes extremely critical and complex issues in hiring and makes them amazingly simple. It is a gift." --Sid Reynolds, CEO, The Signature Agency "This is a great book on selecting and hiring high performers. Based on my work with American Express and other organizations, I know that champions possess differentiating qualities. How to Hire a Champion will help you discover what those competencies are, and then hire and develop the people who have those traits." --Doug Lennick, coauthor of Moral Intelligence ; managing partner, Lennick Aberman Group; and EVP, Ameriprise "This well-researched and engaging book provides an innovative and pragmatic approach to finding and retaining employees of character with the drive to succeed that is found in all workplace superstars." --Dr. M. Myra S. White, author of Follow the Yellow Brick Road: A Harvard Psychologist's Guide to Becoming a Superstar "David Snyder continues to impress me with his keen insight and ability to synthesize emotional intelligence and how it translates into success. We have long been practitioners of the concepts David categorizes in this must-read book." --Jean-Pierre Sakey, CEO, Headway Corporate Resources "David Snyder offers insightful and practical advice that will make a tangible difference in hiring and keeping talent." --Joe Healey, president, Joe Healey Performance, and author, Radical Trust: How Today's Great Leaders Convert People to Partners David Snyder holds a graduate degree in psychology from Harvard, owns his own consulting practice based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is managing director of executive recruitment for Headway Corporate Resources, a leading innovator in human capital solutions with offices nationwide. Snyder's clients have also included industry leaders in health care, communications, fashi