The Talent Delusion

It took me two tries to get through this one.

The best I can some up with is “thought provoking,” as it's making me think about a number of assumptions currently held as gospel in both corporate HR and the talent industry.

While the book seemed to start from a science-based point of view, by the end I'm having to classify it as a polemic (because the author has a PhD, otherwise I'd call it a bit of rant). I did not find much immediately actionable material which will help me tune my current hiring pipeline.

However, the author exposes so many absurdities in current thinking that I'm inclined to a future reread.