Performance Management Leadership

Better executive health drives business performance and a stronger society. For the experienced manager as well as manager in training, business school professor, and executive coach; Steven P. MacGregor helps you leverage this truth in your life and your business. MacGregor shares breakthrough insights and techniques he's honed through seven years of pioneering the world-renowned Sustaining Executive Performance (SEP) program and working with thousands of top executives worldwide.

How often have you heard someone with a commanding presence deliver a bold vision that turned out to be nothing more than rhetoric and hot air? All too often we mistake the appearance of leadership for the real deal. Without a doubt, intelligence, vision, and the ability to communicate are important. But something big is missing: the know-how of running a business—the capacity to take it in the right direction, do the right things, make the right decisions, deliver results, and leave the people and the business better off than they were before.

"Unleash the power of collaboration with 'Building Strong Collaborative Teams in Project Management.' Tailored for project managers seeking excellence, this book is a roadmap to cultivating high-performance teams that drive project success. Delving into the art and science of teamwork, it offers actionable insights into fostering synergy, communication, and cohesion among team members. From establishing a collaborative culture to leveraging diverse strengths, each chapter is a strategic guide to overcoming challenges and maximizing team potential. Real-world examples illuminate proven ...

Are you sick of feeling like the only one who really moves the needle forward in your business is you? Would your life change if you had A-Players showing up in your business every day, ready to solve problems, take work off your plate, and innovate? What would it mean to you if you had so much trust in your team members that you could actually work 40 hours a week and then be present at home (and finally take time for yourself, your family, and your LIFE)?

High performing organizations see better results than their contemporaries and have more satisfied employees. This book clarifies this unique point in history where key technologies like AI, collaboration platforms, and low code development have converged to transform project and work management and provides practical strategies for seizing this moment to become a higher performing organization with happier people. In the ever-evolving landscape of business and technology, project management stands as a critical pillar, orchestrating the rhythm of progress and innovation.

Be a Better Team by Friday is a visionary, how-to guide for CEOs, top leaders, and team managers committed to achieving massive gains. As your company’s growth accelerates, the heat turns up, and teams break down. It gets harder to work together when things get tough. This book reveals the surprisingly simple skills required to get your team to the top. Fast. Learn proven strategies to inspire your teams to think bigger, communicate better, collaborate more effectively, and achieve your most ambitious goals.

Do you want to be a transformational coach, powerfully supporting your clients in their journey from where they are today to where they have only dared dream of until now? This Is Coaching was written to help you unlock your full potential as a coach, wherever you are along the path.

Many companies try to save money and underestimate the importance of project management. You know better than anyone else that project management is more than just quickly briefing your team during work. Even startups with small budgets invest in a project manager (PM) because it's no longer a secret that a skilled project manager can save companies 28 times more money since their output is more reliable.

Are you constantly overwhelmed by your to-do list, feeling like you're always playing catch-up? Do you wish you could be productive without sacrificing your peace of mind? It's time to rethink your approach to productivity Introducing " How to be Super Productive and Achieve Your Goals” Here’s what we cover: The Complete Checklist For Achieving Objectives How To Create Step-By-Step Systems The Goals Worksheet: Getting The Right Things Done Right Away Focus FAQs: 5 Answers For When You Get Off Track 7 Time-Management Tools To Help Make The Most Of Your Day 35 Quotes For Inspiration And ...

Bestselling author Christopher D. Connors delivers an invaluable, inspiring discussion of how to adapt to the rapidly changing rules of engagement in the modern workplace. You'll find out why so many employees feel disconnected from their leaders in today's remote and hybrid working environments and how to address that disconnect.

We need trusting, customer-supplier relationships now more than ever. Technology allows us to understand customers far better at a data level and gives us myriad new ways to communicate. But this explosion of data and technology also creates noise; noise we have to cut through to find trust. Trust. It sits at the heart of all strong relationships. It is no less so in customer relationships. And without trust, the sales process becomes transactional. The dynamics of a technology-based, fast-paced, commercially oriented world cause many salespeople to fall into the transactional-selling trap....

Win the mental game before you ever step out on the field! Commonsense Leadership is the playbook for leaders who want to win. From rallying the team to hitting it out of the park, every leader needs to understand the mental game. It's what separates winners from survivors and champions from second place - it's what gives your team the edge and the strength to forge ahead through adversity. This audiobook shows you how to boost performance with tips and advice gathered over 45 years of working with major corporations and world-class athletes.

Managing a business is never easy, but you can turn the daunting job into something more bearable. Find out how with the help of this audiobook. This audiobook touches on many topics such as correcting mistakes, eliminating waste, generating ideas, and boosting employee morale. Sure, you can find plenty of free advice on how to carry out those tasks. However, it’s rare to encounter an approach that’s applicable to all of them. One of the best things about this audiobook is how it highlights teamwork.

Whether you are an accomplished sales executive leading a large organization or a sales manager leading a team, your ability to remove obstacles and speed the sales process will determine your success. High-Performance Selling is geared for the sales leader who has to persuade others to work as a sales force of one.

You will never come across a business person who wishes for his or her business to end when he or she leaves. If an organization chooses not to embrace change, it will have no customers because people only buy things that meet their needs. For this reason, an organization needs to ensure that it stays ready for what is to come. The way to do this is to continually sharpen own tools by creating a learning environment so that own employees learn all business and change-related tricks to help them maneuver the business world.

Dr. Bill Thierfelder knows what it takes to win. As a student at the University of Maryland he dominated the high jump, winning fame as an All-American and Irish national champion. Later he earned his doctorate in sports psychology. He became a private coach and mentor to the world's top athletes...and revealed to them his hard-won secrets for success.

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive review of essential concepts for the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP certification exams. It is designed to supplement more detailed study materials, helping HR professionals focus on key principles and identify areas requiring further study. While it covers fundamental topics such as workforce planning, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, employee relations, and HR compliance, it does not provide exhaustive coverage of every exam topic. Instead, it serves as an efficient and structured review tool. Readers will gain insight into HR leadership,...

James King draws on his 15 years of experience as a trusted advisor to some of the world's most elite and exclusive organizations, combined with cutting-edge scientific research, to reveal the foundational principles that are proven to drive elite performance. Accelerating Excellence will revolutionize the way you perceive excellence, potential, and talent, crushing some of the most entrenched assumptions along the way. You will emerge inspired about the possibility that exists before you, enriched with purpose, structure, and direction.

Virtuous leaders, virtue-grounded teams, and virtue-led organizations inspire performance. The Virtue Proposition explains how. Sig Berg, founder of the Severn Leadership Group, explains what’s missing from traditional leadership, with its emphasis on the rules and rituals of boardrooms and c-suites, and from iconoclastic leadership, which urges you to move fast and break things. Neither of these embrace virtues, and neither has, nor ever will, deliver consistent superior results.

Facing organizational silos or resistance to change? Stakeholders pulling in different directions? Can’t align, get real buy-in, or jumpstart implementation? The problem is traditional planning no longer guarantees success. Rapid change, uncertainty, new technologies, and a flatter world call for a new approach. The award-winning Strategy-In-Action tells how companies ended the long-standing divorce between planners and implementers.