Improving Managerial Talent

Content

Introduction

PART I Recognising and selecting managerial talent: drawing on a range of published empirical research

1 What contributes to overall managerial performance?

2 What type of evidence will be considered?

3 Mental abilities and personality traits

4 General mental ability

5 Extraversion

6 Agreeableness

7 Extraversion and agreeableness in combination

8 Conscientiousness

9 Agreeableness and conscientiousness in combination

10 Neuroticism (aka emotional variability) or stability?

11 Extraversion and emotional variability in combination

12 Openness

13 Summarising the general mental ability and personality traits of average and high-performing managers

14 Harnessing personality and IQ test scores to guide selection

15 Recognising ...