Hidden Talent - by David DeLong (Paperback)

About the Book

This volume addresses the pressing issue of labor shortages by exploring how businesses can tap into underutilized talent pools, specifically refugees, individuals with disabilities, and the formerly incarcerated. The book presents case studies from ten diverse companies -- including a global tech firm, a major hospital, and a small painting company -- that have successfully integrated these marginalized groups into their workforce.

Book Synopsis

⭐ Starred Review - Kirkus Reviews ★★★★★ Readers' Favorite Bronze Medalist in Social Issues

Are you tired of looking for productive, loyal employees in an era of chronic talent shortages? Do you want to know how innovative businesses successfully recruit and retain refugees with limited English, the formerly incarcerated, and people with disabilities?

Hidden Talent shows how ten companies, from a global tech firm and a major hospital to a small painting company, effectively invest in this marginalized and routinely overlooked talent-and the practical lessons they have learned on that journey.

Loaded with practical steps and best practices, Hidden Talent shows how to:

• Identify specific opportunities for employing refugees, the formerly incarcerated or people with disabilities.
• Use 5 interviewing tips from a former inmate turned business owner.
• Onboard non-English speaking employees more effectively.
• Successfully employ different levels of talent on the autism spectrum.
• Train supervisors to engage more effectively with marginalized workers.
• Build productive partnerships to create new talent pipelines.

Hidden Talent is packed with useful lessons from businesses that are already profiting from these over looked sources of great employees. If it was easy, every organization would be accessing these labor pools. But it's not. This book shows how innovative leaders tackle the challenges of hiring employees they would have ignored in the past. Learn how investing in marginalized workers can change your company's performance, culture and, perhaps, your life.

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"Hidden Talent provides actionable strategies that help businesses tap into valuable talent pools."-Jaimie Francis, head of Talent Pipeline Management(R) initiative, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

"This is a great read! The stories are totally engaging. DeLong nails it. A very timely book."- Michael Tamasi, CEO, AccuRounds

Review Quotes

I loved this book! Its resources and the stories can go a long way helping businesses like mine access the hidden talent we need to grow. I can't wait to share this with my partners, colleagues and friends who continually struggle to find talent. -John Konsin, Co-founder & CEO, Prapela, Inc.

"Based on the actual experiences of employers, DeLong's highly readable work covers a host of opportunities for those seeking talent from refugees, to the neurodiverse to the justice impacted." -Jeffrey Korzenik, economist and author of "Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community."

"This book is fantastic! It will make a huge difference for companies, challenged individuals and their families." -Dr. Ivan Rosenberg, founder and president, The Uniquely Abled Project

"Hidden Talent shows creative ways to reinvent your culture so it serves everybody by sustaining high performance while also meeting the needs of individual employees. -John Cain, CEO, Scot Forge

"This book reveals how great partnerships and innovative leaders can benefit from employing new arrivals eager to enter the US workforce." -Jeff Thielman, CEO, International Institute of New England