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2013 -- Ron Holifield: Executive Recruiting
August 14, 2013
In his book, Good to Great, Jim Collins emphasizes the importance of getting the right people on the bus. Unfortunately, the local government hiring processes has not consistently produced superstars. This session will provide very practical strategies for dramatically improving your hiring and selection processes at very little cost. Utilizing proven hiring and selection practices will result in higher performing organizations with improved morale, and greater efficiency and effectiveness.
Ron Holifield is CEO of SGR, a full service consulting firm which specializes in facilitating innovative leadership through recruitment and development of strategic leaders as well as strategic vision facilitation. His current clients include more than 300 organizations in 40 states, training more than 1000 employees per month. Mr. Holifield has also provided strategic marketing consultation to some of the leading companies in America, including Waste Management and American Express, Xerox, IBM, PeopleSoft, Verizon, Aramark, Space Imaging, NASA and many more. He previously served almost two decades in city management with six different cities. Mr. Holifield is a recognized leader in innovation and initiatives to run government using private business principles. Mr. Holifield is a frequent speaker at conferences nationwide, including at the most recent ICMA Annual Conference. His first book was jointly published by ICMA and the Alliance for Innovation, and he has contributed to numerous publications and articles. His newest book,
Fourth Dimension Leadership,
focuses on the process of developing exceptional