Kiss Your Resume Goodbye

After two decades of interviewing and evaluating thousands of executives on behalf of the some of the world’s most prestigious organizations, I have become convinced that most professionals lack a comprehensive strategy for one of the most important activities in life: changing jobs. Less than 5% of the smart, educated, wonderfully experienced people I have interviewed have a firm grip on themselves or the job market they are plunging into. Still fewer have a systematic approach for dealing with both. "It could be argued that never in the history of capitalism have so many people pinned their economic futures on something as ineffective and undeserving as the resume. This idea even applies to those proud owners of really impressive resumes ….

Twenty years as an executive recruiter has taught Ron Evans first hand about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to changing jobs. His panoramic view has allowed him to watch thousand of professionals successfully and unsuccessfully struggle with job change. This comprehensive frame work allows the seasoned manager and executive to efficiently navigate the waters of the 21st century job market.

Learn how to identify what you have to sell, whom to sell it to, and how to build a bridge between the two.

Managing Yourself Managing Others

For some people, this book will be about helping their organizations to improve performance by tapping into he heart and soul of their employees. For others, it will be about finding a place in this world where they can feel productive and alive-where what they do has meaning satisfaction, and a sense of purpose and fulfillment. Still others might take what is learned and apply it to family and loved ones. For all, this book will be about understanding and using a force (a motivational force) that resides inside each of us, that can lift us to enormous heights, or sink us to despair if not managed properly.

By listening to this force and using it as a guide, you will become a more effective manager of yourself. By understanding this force and its dynamics within others, you will become a more effective manager of people.

Passion And Purpose

Authors Marlys and Merle Hanson use a proven, behavior-based assessment system to help you discover your innate motivation — the specific needs that motivate you in life and work. The result: profound discovery. You’ll learn once and for all what job/career will satisfy your needs and bring out the best in you — professionally and personally.

The Perfect Search

If you serve on enough nonprofit Boards, inevitably one of the organizations will experience a change in leadership, and you may be asked to serve on the search committee for the new Chief Executive. Whether the organization is a museum, social services agency, health and human services agency, institution of higher education, religious organization, etc., the people involved in the selection of new senior leadership face many of the same challenges and have many of the same questions.

The Perfect Search answers these questions and helps board members face these challenges. 

What others are saying…..

“Tommy Thomas has keen insight into the world of the not-for-profit CEO. In The Perfect Search, he has distilled his experience and success into an easy-to-read guide for board members who find their organization in need of a new CEO. This book is a must read for any not-for-profit board member.”

Tom Wilson
President & CEO
Leadership Network

“The search process for leadership is a defining moment for institutions. . . . The Perfect Search, a resource born of experience and careful thought, makes a valuable contribution to this important work that will be a part of every institution’s life at one time or another.”

Steven G.W. Moore

The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

"In The Perfect Search, Tommy has captured the essence of the process and techniques he used to successfully assist the Malone College Board of Trustees in our recent president search. As Chairman of the Board, the best strategic decision I made during my tenure was to retain his firm and use the expert process that Tommy and his team led.”

Donald D. Harper
Vice President Human Resources (ret.)
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Who Do You Think You Are?

A unique book which helps us identify what motivates us and how we can use that to our advantage. Stuck in a rut and don't know why? Perhaps you are not choosing the job or lifestyle which satisfies the things you love doing and are good at, your 'motivated ability'.

The Who do you think you are? Coaching programme (our first SNAPs) is based upon the ideas in this book.

(Harper Collins 1999)

-Dr Nick Isbister is Managing Director of SIMA (UK) Ltd.