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"In his book "The Vertical Dimension" Jan confronts all of us seeking to grow our businesses with our weakness and struggle to align the talent and staff commitment we know we need to succeed. His analysis and suggested remedies provide the insight (thoughtfully and underpinned) how to connect both, and how surprisingly easy it can actually be to put in motion. My own experience: yes it is, with the right focus and courage to challenge and change old beliefs." Anso Thire – CEO, Euroclear, Sweden
"A challenging climbing wall for decisions makers, offering them hand- and footholds to strengthen the decision making process within their organization, and at the same time urging them personally to pull themselves up to a higher level of cognitive complexity." Bart Van de Putte - Director HR PMO, Dexia Bank, Belgium
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“In this thought provoking book, Jan De Visch challenges us to rethink the way we build organizations. With engaging stories he shows how to align the ‘sizes of roles’ with the ‘sizes of persons’, two concepts that help to understand how we can create sustainable growth. For anyone hoping to compete and win in today’s economy, The Vertical Dimension is essential reading. I greatly enjoyed it.” Prof. Dr. Bruno Tindemans – Dean, Flanders Business School, Belgium
Using a convenient dialectic conversation technique, the book gradually unfolds deep insight in the different facets of the development of talents. Highly recommendable for all senior levels within the company. Leo Schreurs – Managing Director, Solus Benelux
In this book, the author masterfully introduces and uses new concepts that go beyond purely “factual” discussions of how to transform a business. By using engaging dialog, he sheds light on the conceptual structure of business discussions, and demonstrates the need for management teams to be aware of “how” they think and frame “problems”. While the historical life time of the concepts used and their relevance is unknown, the cognitive approach followed in the book lifts business discussions to a higher than usual level and thereby ensures excellence of management thinking. Otto Laske – Founder and Director, Interdevelopmental Institute, USA
"The vertical dimension" is at the same time a mind opener for current thinking in talent management and brings some stepping stones towards a talent management 2.0. Jan shows us that talent, strategy and structure seem to be cross-linked as a borromean ring: each of the rings is essential to hold the whole together. As a talent manager, this book and the many contacts I had with Jan invites and helps to try to keep these different perspectives simultaneously in mind..." Stijn Vermote – Talent Manager, Eandis, Belgium
Read the brief summary of the book and how to order a copy in the side column (News&Activities) of this website.
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