Smart Is Not Enough!

The South Pole Strategy and Other Powerful Talent Management Secrets. A Podcast with Alan C. Guarino

Alan Guarino

The South Pole Theory explains that traditionally, the talent pool for top executive positions was biased towards those students at the top of their classes.  Yet, some of the most successful executives and business leaders weren’t good students themselves.  Grades aren’t the only determinant of success in the real business world.
To compete in business today, top companies need to cultivate every available source of talent.  Smart Is Not Enough shows business leaders how to find and polish those executive diamonds in the rough- the future versions of people like Paul Ofalea, founder of Kinkos, Wayne Huizenga, of Blockbuster Video and many others. 

Some of the greatest business talent in history has emerged from this pool.  This includes Michael Dell, Richard Branson and Barbara Corcoran of The Corcoran Group, but this is not actively sought after by most corporations.  Most rise through sheer force of will and entrepreneurial spirit.  Smart Is Not Enough explains that this talent is now urgently needed in corporations.  No one can afford to face the new global business landscape without aggressively cultivating all sources of business talent.

About the Author

Alan Guarino is a leader in the Executive Recruiting Industry and founded the executive search firm Cornell International in 1993, and in 2003 sold it to Adecco, the largest recruiting company in the world and the world’s 7th largest employer. He remains with Adecco as CEO of Cornell International where he is in charge of the Cornell brand globally. Alan personally handles a select number of retained search assignments in sales and in management for client companies in Professional Services, Financial Services, E-Business, Marketing, Communications, and Technology.

About Adecco

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Any way you stack it, Adecco is the world's largest employment agency, serving some 150,000 clients from more than 6,600 offices worldwide. The company provides temporary staffing, permanent employee placement, project assistance, outsourcing services, and other human resources-related services. Adecco's services are managed through its six professional business lines: Adecco Finance & Legal, Adecco Engineering & Technical, Adecco Information Technology, Adecco Medical & Scientific, Adecco Sales, Marketing & Events, and Adecco Human Capital Solutions. Adding to its global staffing operations, Adecco bought German staffing firm DIS Deutscher Industrie Service in early 2006
 

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