SPEAKER:	Barry Deutsch
DURATION:	60 minutes

Now is the time to consider upgrading your weakest positions. It may seem counter-intuitive in the face of recent trends toward downsizing. Based on 25 years of research, trends show that the most successful companies upgrade their teams and implement new systems in extremely challenging times.

Upgrade a few select company roles where you might have been tolerating average or mediocre performance. Learn ways to find top talent in this economy. Emerge from the down economy with an extraordinary team in place. Your people will truly be a strategic advantage.

• Define success for a top 10% impact role. Is the person currently in the role delivering top 10% results?

• Find extraordinary people with simple low-cost effective techniques – leverage social media sites.

• Conduct an effective interview and stop being seduced by slick candidates.

• Get to the truth with every candidate answer by using proven tools to validate, verify and vet every statement.


Corporate leadership, hiring managers, and human resources/personnel professionals.


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Barry Deutsch is a well-known thought leader in hiring and peak performance management. He is a frequent and sought-after speaker for management meetings, trade associations, and CEO forums. Barry leverages a vast knowledge base of 25 years' experience in the executive search field, with a track of successful placements in multi-billion dollar Fortune 100 companies, entrepreneurial firms, and middle-market high-growth businesses. He has worked closely with thousands of CEOs and key executives to help improve hiring success, leverage human capital, and raise the bar on talent acquisition. Many of his clients view him as their virtual "Chief Talent Officer."

Vistage International named Barry “IMPACT Speaker of the Year” for 2006. This award recognizes the Speaker/Expert who has made the greatest impact on the worldwide member companies of Vistage. He earned his BA and MA from American University in Washington, D.C. Prior to his executive search career, Barry held positions of responsibility in finance and general management with Mattel, Beatrice Foods, and Westinghouse Cable.