New Leadership Book Offers 5-Stage Model to Help Managers Reduce Turnover and Build Future Leaders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dr. Quendrida Whitmore’s Hire Right. Keep Great People! reframes talent management as a repeatable leadership system, not a one-time HR event
CHICAGO, IL - April 05, 2026 - Great Ideas Publishing announced the release of Hire Right. Keep Great People!, a new business and leadership book by executive coach and organizational leadership strategist Dr. Quendrida Whitmore. The book targets people managers, directors and HR leaders who are trying to hit bigger goals while cycling through recruiting, onboarding and replacing talent, and it argues that talent management should operate as a repeatable system rather than a yearly exercise.
Built around Whitmore’s five-stage talent lifecycle model: Attract, Select, Belong, Develop and Advance, with Reflection surrounding the full process, the book offers a practical framework for leaders who want to make better hiring decisions, reduce bias, improve onboarding, strengthen retention and build a leadership bench that lasts. It is positioned as a start-anywhere guide that leaders can apply immediately across the employee lifecycle.
Whitmore brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience across Target, Ross Stores and WeWork, along with an MBA, a CPCC coaching credential and an EdD in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California. The new book also follows her 2025 title, The Accountability Advantage, which reached Amazon #1 New Release status in Management Science, Organizational Change and Business Structural Adjustment, as well as #2 New Release in Knowledge Capital.
“The Talent Lifecycle Model made a complex and often intimidating topic feel accessible. I felt a sense of relief knowing there was a clear, structured path to follow,” one beta reader wrote.
A key differentiator in Whitmore’s framework is its explicit focus on belonging, psychological safety and inclusion between hiring and performance management. Rather than treating onboarding and development as separate afterthoughts, the book positions them as essential parts of team performance, retention and leadership growth. That makes the release relevant not only to HR professionals, but also to business leaders responsible for culture, succession planning and day-to-day execution.
Hire Right. Keep Great People!publishes April 5, 2026, in paperback and ebook formats. The book is available through Great Ideas Publishing, Amazon and major retail channels.
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Book Details
Title: The Accountability Advantage
Author: Dr. Quendrida Whitmore
Publisher: Great Ideas Publishing
Format: Paperback, eBook (Audiobook Coming Soon)
ISBN: 979-8-9926697-6-3
Available on Amazon and through Ingram Book Distribution
Dr. Quendrida Whitmore (Coach Quen®)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Quendrida Whitmore (Coach Quen®)is an executive coach, team architect, and author of The Accountability Advantage, helping leaders build ownership-driven cultures rooted in trust, clarity, and results. A former senior executive with 25+ years across Target, Ross Stores, and WeWork, she equips teams to replace micromanagement with true accountability.
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