Managing to Make a Difference: How to Engage, Retain, and Develop Talent for Maximum Performance

PRAISE FOR
MANAGING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

"Larry Sternberg is a good friend, a gifted leader, and an outstanding teacher. His counsel has clearly contributed to my success and I′m truly grateful he has finally written a book to share his insights and wisdom with everyone. Whether you′re a team member, a manager, or a senior leader, Managing to Make a Difference will inspire, refocus, and bring out the fearless leader in anyone."
CATHY GREENBERG, PHD, bestselling author of Fearless Leaders: Sharpen Your Focus, top–ranked radio/TV personality, and top 100 executive coach

"We are fortunate that Larry Sternberg has been a member of the Talent Plus staff for more than 17 years. He currently serves as a Talent Plus Fellow, and as a member of our Board of Directors. His leadership has been a key factor in building our appreciative, high–performance culture, which has earned Talent Plus numerous awards, including a coveted place on Fortune magazine′s Best Places to Work list several years in a row. In her 14–year tenure with Talent Plus as a Leadership Consultant, Kim Turnage has studied thousands of managers and consulted with C–suite leaders to help them build high–performing teams. In Managing to Make a Difference, Larry and Kim share many of the principles and practices that make our company and our client organizations great places for people to work and grow."
KIMBERLY RATH, Founder, Chairman, and President of Talent Plus, Inc.

"Managing to Make a Difference is a terrific book! This book provides tools and reminders on employee engagement and recognition that will surely bring out the best in everyone as leaders. Well done!"
JEREMY DIMICK, Vice President of Operations, Harman Management Corporation

"In 1993, I asked Larry Sternberg to become a General Manager in The Ritz–Carlton Hotel Company. He and his team achieved such impressive results I asked him to teach his approach to all the leaders in the company. Every manager and leader can learn a lot from Managing to Make a Difference."
HORST SCHULZE, legendary hotelier, Chairman and CEO, Capella Group, LLC

LARRY STERNBERG is a Talent Plus Fellow and on the Board of Directors. He has designed and conducted training programs on a variety of topics for thousands of executives and managers and has served as a facilitator for numerous organizations to articulate their mission, vision, and values. His areas of expertise include selection, training and development, employee engagement, empowerment, self–directed work teams, strength management, and leading change.

KIM TURNAGE has spent her career figuring out where people naturally excel and connecting them with opportunities to stretch those talents. A natural teacher and coach, she works as a senior leadership consultant with Talent Plus, helping global client partners with the selection, development, retention, and succession planning of top leadership talent.