Game Changer
How to Be 10x in the Talent Economy

Name: Game Changer
Brand: Harper Christian
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Solomon
ISBN: 9781400219100

Author: Michael Solomon, Rishon Blumberg, Daniel Weizmann

Narrator: Rishon Blumberg

Unabridged: 7 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership

Published: 09/21/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Business & Economics, Careers

Synopsis

Highly skilled 10x talent brings at least 10 times the value to your organization. By understanding how to attract, manage, and retain these sought-after individuals, your business will become more agile, innovative, and experience transformational growth.10xers can tackle a company’s toughest problems, improve their strongest assets, and blaze a path to success. With the rapid digitization of every conceivable product and service, the environment has transformed so fast that every organization must be equipped with these phenomenally gifted employees to keep up.Game Changer provides proven strategies on how your company can create the right environment for top talent and breakthrough success by upending traditional business practices.It also reveals how individuals can evolve from good to great to 10x, and enjoy the many perks and rewards this status brings.In Game Changer, you’ll learn:How highly skilled talent is transforming companies of all sizes and industries through real world stories and first-hand testimonies from top executives and entrepreneurs.Ways managers can become coaches that empower their team to accomplish amazing results.The unconventional business environment 10xers need for massive productivity, including deep flow states, greater autonomy and ownership, and work time flexibility.How to see yourself as both talent and management and become comfortable switching these hats.Game Changer will show you how to make an impact at work, become a highly skilled and phenomenally gifted employee, and experience the rewards and satisfaction of being 10x.

About Michael Solomon

Michael Solomon is the cofounder of 10x Management, the world’s first tech talent agency. 10x matches top contract technology experts, designers, and brand innovators with companies ranging from startups to the Fortune 500. Customers include American Express, HSBC, Google, Verizon, Yelp, and more. He is a recognized expert on the freelance economy and its growing impact on business and has appeared on numerous media outlets and at conferences, including CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg TV, NYU, and SXSW. Solomon also leads, with his longtime business partner Rishon Blumberg, the first-of-its-kind compensation negotiation service catering to senior tech talent, called 10x Ascend. Ascend’s mission is to help senior tech talent obtain the best compensation packages possible. The two also oversee the respected talent management and entertainment consulting company Brick Wall Management, whose clients include multiplatinum and Grammy award-winning recording artists, songwriters, top record producers, and filmmakers.

About Rishon Blumberg

Rishon Blumberg is co-founder of 10x Management, a talent agency for tech professionals that has rocketed to the forefront of the tech industry, carving out its place as a trusted and exclusive resource for companies seeking the best and most coveted freelance tech experts. Additionally, along with his partner Michael Solomon, he is the co-founder of 10x Ascend a compensation negotiation firm for senior tech talent, as well as Brick Wall Management an entertainment management company representing Grammy award-winning recording artists, songwriters and more. Rishon is, first and foremost, an entrepreneur. It’s what he studied — graduating from the Wharton School of Business with a degree in entrepreneurial management in 1994. It’s what he’s lived and it’s what he loves. For more than 25 years, he’s harnessed that spirit to create and lead successful organizations based in tech, entertainment, and the nonprofit sphere— finding new solutions to long-standing and emerging challenges.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Arevik on July 29, 2020

Truly a "game-changer" in the world of management literature, have to admit. I have been looking for a very long time a book, which though feels like text-book, is bringing much more pragmatic solutions to the table versus cliche management books which almost in all cases take one side of the table......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on December 08, 2020

Game changers are ‘10x’ers who are so great at their work, they can crush teams who are merely good. One NGO fired the whole IT team after it engaged a 10xer and the result was better. The authors run the talent agency 10x Management for super star programmers. They used to represent super star musi......more

Goodreads review by Zhivko on December 29, 2020

Game Changer (2020) is a guide to attracting the superstar talents that power the modern economy. By explaining how to identify and manage top talent, it will help you understand what strategies are needed for firms and workers to stay on the cutting edge.......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on October 27, 2021

I picked this up because of the subtitle, "How to be 10x in the talent economy." I'm interested in human differences in productivity. The book had little to say on the technical side, but emphasized balancing "hard" and "soft" skills, with a big focus on continual improvement via feedback and coachi......more

Goodreads review by Darya on June 14, 2020

Now I finally understand "what's wrong" with me :))))) Actually this is the book I do recommend reading for those who set strong goals and never give up on the way to get them. I always get feedback that I set my goals way to high and things need to be taken easy. If so, where is the fun in life? Be......more

Quotes

'Game Changer is a must-read for leaders seeking actionable tools for empowering team members, unlocking their fullest potentials, and achieving 10x the results.' --Daniel Lubetsky, Founder and Executive Chairman of KIND Snacks

'In order to survive the changing business landscape, companies must rethink how they attract and retain their critical talent. The old rules no longer apply if you want to stay competitive. Game Changer is a unique view into how to be a forward thinker and how to apply different tactics to survive and thrive in the new talent economy.' --Jenny Galluzzo, Co-founder of The Second Shift

'Technology is transforming everything, including the way we work. Game Changer surveys these changes in the employment landscape and offers a roadmap for individuals and companies to do even better on this new terrain.' --Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of WHEN and DRIVE

'The concepts in Game Changer are precisely what leaders need to know now more than ever. Our world is changing rapidly. Companies that learn to adapt are the companies that will survive and grow.' --Andrew Yang, Former Presidential Candidate and Founder of Humanity Forward

'I highly recommend it! Game Changer succinctly and powerfully lays out the new talent paradigm being created by 10x talent across all industries. The author's unique experience representing top talent in the tech industry lays the groundwork for how a new breed of talent can be utilized for transformational results in any organization.' --Patrick R. Leddin, PhD, Associate Professor of Managerial Studies at Vanderbilt University

'I highly recommend it! Game Changer succinctly and powerfully lays out the new talent paradigm being created by 10x talent across all industries. The author's unique experience representing top talent in the tech industry lays the groundwork for how a new breed of talent can be utilized for transformational results in any organization' --Patrick R. Leddin, PhD, Associate Professor of Managerial Studies, Vanderbilt University

'Read this book! The lessons provided by Solomon and Blumberg on the impact 10xers are having on businesses and employees are spot on and shine a light on where businesses need to focus.' --Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer, President of National Programming Group at iHeartMedia

'Read this book! The lessons provided by Solomon and Blumberg on the impact 10x-ers are having on businesses and employees are spot on and shine a light on where businesses need to focus.' --Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer, President of National Programming Group at iHeartMedia

'Some time ago, and before most of us, Michael and Rishon recognized that the rock stars of the decade would be the entrepreneurs and professionals inventing the future. Game Changer is a treasure map in the talent economy: follow it rigorously, apply its tools and philosophy, and you'll find a lot more 10x capability than you thought resident in your organization.' --Jon Younger, co-author, Agile Talent