Hiring for Performance

It was a pleasure to have Steven Lock, author of Hiring for Performance with us. Steven is a certified MBTI and DISC practitioner, and has extensive experience in building high-performance teams throughout Asia.

What made you decide to write this book, Steven?

I wanted to put the focus on team performance back on the team members instead of the team leader. The conventional focus on teams has always been on the leader of the team. However, my experiences and observations have convinced me that the focus on team performance should be on the team members instead. I wanted the book to be an educational guide for managers and leaders to re-focus their attention on the individual team members, because the team members are the ones who determine whether a team succeeds or fails. An effective and successful leader is one who is able to coax the best out of each member of the team, for the benefit of the entire team.

How will this book benefit your readers?

Most managers and leaders I have met want their teams to be productive, efficient and effective. However, many don’t know how they can help their team reach peak performance. Hiring for Performance highlights strategies and approaches that will help managers and leaders select the right people for their organization and create self-directed, self-managing, and self-learning organizations.

How has this book helped you in your career?

It is a distillation of my experiences and observations over the last decade. The strategies and approaches mentioned in the book have helped me select and hire the right candidates for my organization, and enabled me to build up the team into a highly productive, effective and efficient organization.

Where, or how, can I get a copy of Hiring for Performance?

This book is available in all major bookstores in Singapore and Malaysia, including Kinokuniya, Popular, MPH, Times and Amazon. The e-book version is available on Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Kobobooks, Scribd, and Indigo.

* Steven Lock is a High Performance Strategist with FutureTHINK! Training & Consultancy (www.futurethink.com.sg). Connect with Steven on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.