The Alchemy of Talent

Leading Teams to Peak Performance

Disruption fatigue is real. After years of constant change and uncertainty, employees report feeling overwhelmed and disengaged at work. This is a crisis for team leaders because people can not do the best work of their lives if they are languishing.

Enter The Alchemy of Talent—a culmination of extensive research in behavioral science and organizational psychology distilled into a comprehensive guide for nurturing teams that surpass expectations. Within these pages lies the blueprint to harness the productive friction found on complex teams, while capitalizing on special “talent catalysts” that turn this friction into peak performance.

This book equips leaders with the tools to cultivate resilience, foster innovation, and achieve enduring success. But knowing is only half the battle; it’s in the actionable skills for team leaders offered within each chapter that true transformation takes root.

Consider this book your trusted companion, a beacon to guide you toward unlocking your team’s greatest achievements. With The Alchemy of Talent by your side, you’ll lead your team to win consistently.

$23.95
ISBN: 979-8-89138-300-5
Imprint: Amplify Publishing
SKU: 18-1306-01
Categories:Innovative Thought Leadership, Amplify Publishing, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Human Resources, Leadership and Management, Marketing, Thought Leadership

“A clear, science-based guide on leading your team to win consistently. This book should be on every team leader’s desk right now.”

—Dane Holmes, Chief Administrative Officer, KKR; former CHRO, Goldman Sachs

“The Alchemy of Talent by Dr. Vijay Pendakur offers a clear and insightful exploration of team dynamics and leadership. This approachable, science-based guide provides a practical perspective on leading teams through uncertainty. Pendakur skillfully reframes the value of diversity and inclusion to address today’s challenges, focusing on performance science rather than the noise of polarization. His simple and effective model for optimizing the employee experience ensures that teams can consistently perform at their best. Enriched with actionable strategies, this book equips leaders with the tools to nurture resilience and foster innovation, making it an essential read for modern leadership.”

—Dr. Karie Willyerd, six-time Chief Learning Officer, and bestselling author of The 2020 Workplace and Stretch: How to Futureproof Yourself

“World-class teams make world-class companies. The Alchemy of Talent is purpose-built for leading teams through the multitude of challenges all teams face. For any leader who wants their teams to do the best work in their lives, this book is a must-read.”

—Jim Reid, former Chief Human Resources Officer, Rogers Communications, and author of Leading to Greatness

“Team leaders and managers need simple, impactful, and clear guidance to handle disruption, achieve results, and empower the connectivity of their teams. The Alchemy of Talent provides a fresh, accessible view of how one can immediately take action with science-based techniques.”

—Michael Ohata, former Talent Leader and Chief Learning Officer, KPMG LLP, and author of The Talent-Fueled Enterprise

“Teams in higher education face ongoing volatility and uncertainty. The Alchemy of Talent is a clear, practical, evidence-driven guide that can help leaders support and empower their teams to not just survive today’s challenging academic landscape, but do the best work of their lives.”

—Dr. Susie Brubaker-Cole, former Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Stanford University

“The Alchemy of Talent stands at the intersection of data-driven rigor and transformative employee experiences. It is not just a collection of ideas, but a blueprint for pragmatic, data-informed action that can reshape the landscape of team dynamics. This is a win for teams and organizations everywhere.”

—Craig A. Funt, Senior Vice President, People Strategy and Operations, Qualcomm

Dr. Vijay Pendakur

Keynote Speaker and Team Effectiveness Coach

vijaypendakur.com

Dr. Vijay Pendakur is principal and founder of Vijay Pendakur Consulting. A true multi-sector organizational leader, Pendakur has held senior roles at four companies: Salesforce, Dropbox, VMware, and Zynga. He has also served as the Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley Dean of Students at Cornell University. In his time at the largest Ivy League institution, he was named Presidential Advisor for Diversity and Equity as part of a new approach to campus-wide transformation.

His 2016 book Closing the Opportunity Gap represents one of the few book-length works on how to graduate underserved college students and is still used by campus leaders today to inform strategy. Pendakur has served as an advisor to the Chief Diversity Officer of the National Institutes of Health, and he serves on the institute teaching faculty of the Race and Equity Center at the University of Southern California. Pendakur is a board advisor for Ezra Coaching and Enterprise Ireland.

When he’s not working, he’s strumming guitars, sampling single malts, and enjoying the creeks and trails around Austin with his wife and daughters.

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