Talent management starts with the individual within the organisation. Good talent management doesn’t deal exclusively with so-called ‘A players’. Instead, it focuses on how to motivate each unique employee and explores how, through tailor-made interventions, each can reach their full potential. The value of each company is concentrated around its experts and specialists who, through their in-depth knowledge, could build or destroy the enterprise. Talent management should therefore focus on attracting, developing and retaining experts and specialists with their valuable, hard to duplicate knowledge, and this book will show you how to achieve that. The Michelangelo Pipeline will lead you through a complete and practical methodology for building a talent pipeline based on individual capability and an evidence-based approach to performance management. With these insights, you will achieve a stronger organisational culture, improved operational performance and the long term retention of your expert talent.

“Thought provoking and practical. In a world that is fast paced and often focused on quick returns, we expect employees to be the “finished article”, ready and able to perform without us having to spend hours coaching, motivating and even training them. Giovanni’s book shows us a different way, and adopting it will boost the meaning and value of talent management for both the organization and each individual within!” Alex Klein, Global Director Talent & Organizational Effectiveness, Lumileds

Hiring, growing and sustaining talent continues to be every leader’s top priority. Giovanni Manchia addresses this core challenge elegantly. Lucidly written and laced with powerful anecdotes and case studies, The Michelangelo Pipeline should be on the must-read list of every serious talent development and leadership executive. Raja Jamalamadaka, Marshall Goldsmith World’s top 100 coach and LinkedIn Top Voice 2018

Giovanni Manchia is a global HR leader with experience and expertise in the areas of transformation and change management, talent management and HR functional excellence. He is also a Lecturer in Organisational Change Management at Rotterdam School of Management.