Looks Good on Paper? : Using In-Depth Personality Assessment to Predict Leadership Performance

Bethany McLean, coauthor, The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron:Looks Good on Paper? addresses that most vexing of hiring questions: can you get underneath someone's resume and figure out who will be an effective leader? Leslie Pratch's answer is yes, and this exploration of her methods is fascinating reading for businesspeople and laypeople alike. Marvin Zonis, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago:Over many years advising on the selection of CEOs and other executives, Pratch has identified the underlying psychological characteristics of effective business leaders under different circumstances and developed a sophisticated methodology for determining whether a given individual would be likely or unlikely to be effective in particular circumstances. Yet her book is not just for boards of directors and wannabe CEOs. Readers are likely to come away with a better understanding of themselves. John W. Rogers, Jr., chairman, CEO, and chief investment officer, Ariel Investments:In Looks Good on Paper?, Pratch applies years of field study to present an easily understandable model to predict long-term senior-management success. This book will not only help you effectively understand the quality of management teams but also help you improve your ability to choose leaders for your own company and possibly improve your leadership skills in the process. Kathryn Williams, cofounder of KRW International:A must-read for anyone entering the field of executive assessment and for those who wish to have a better way of determining an executive's readiness to assume a more senior leaders