Performance Leadership

To perform better in any situation - in your career, hobbies, relationships, or in any facet of your life - it is critical to develop psychological skills, which, just like physical abilities, can be taught, learned, and practiced. Both as individuals and as groups, we can tone these psychological skills and use them to heighten awareness, foster talents and technical abilities, and reach peak performance. Mental preparedness and psychological awareness are the keys to thriving in any environment.

I will never forget the day I learned that we were unicorns. In finance parlance, that meant that we had taken a brand from a zero dollar valuation to a brand worth more than one billion dollars. As an executive who had given nearly ten years of my life to the company I began to reflect on leadership, how this incredible result was achieved, and the fact that even in our happiest moments, leadership agreed that the bigger question was why we were not a 3 or 5 billion dollar brand? Much has been written about business leadership. Much has been written about millennials, but in my research I ...

Profitability or growth? Results today or tomorrow? More synergy or better stand-alone performance? Ask managers which they want and most will tell you both. But they will also tell you that more progress on one front usually comes with less progress on the other. It's like squeezing a balloon in one place only to find that it expands elsewhere.

Outperforming leaders are not born; they’re made. They hold exceptionally high standards, are able to persevere through change and conflict, and have the ability to consistently get the best out of others in working toward a common, shared goal. Outperform for Leaders is backed by sound science and research, dispels the myths around leadership, and details on what transformational leaders do differently - and better - to raise the “game” of others.

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.

Future Brain is the busy professional's secret weapon for boosting mastery, efficiency, and productivity to gain that coveted competitive edge - in business and in life. Designed to be implemented at the individual, team, or organizational level, this in-depth, step-by-step framework leverages neuro-scientific principles to help you develop a solid, habit-changing plan for building and maintaining brain fitness and healthy behaviors.

The financial health of your organization depends on it! Bernie Haffey’s Cutting Through is a comprehensive exploration into the nuances of the key high-performance management systems that turn good companies into great ones!

In an increasingly cost conscious world, control over your organisation's income and expenditure is vital. For most successful organisations this control begins with a Budgeting process that sets the scene and forms the basis for the business operation for the year ahead. But for many people budgeting is a time-consuming nuisance to be endured with as little patience and commitment as is possible, sometimes with little or no understanding of what it entails.

Do you hope to be coached or be a great coach? Or wish that your organization could execute its coaching mandate? Mark Colgate's 8 Moments of Power is the missing piece for those hoping to orchestrate a coaching change. In this engaging book, Colgate takes us on a journey with humorous stories, case studies, and pragmatic frameworks, while examining how organizations can create a coaching system that designs for, and delivers, continuous feedback that simultaneously increases employee and customer engagement.

Internationally renowned business guru, Bill Schwarz explores the way organizations work, the impact of human nature's reactive state, the governing principles that determine why a company believes the way it does.

There has never been another time when our reputations have been more valuable, yet because of the hyper-connected world in which we live, our reputations have never been more vulnerable or fragile! If you are not intentionally investing in your reputation, then you are missing out on one of the greatest opportunity drivers in your life! Reputation missteps cost people their careers and can take down businesses! Why wait until a crisis to act? Reputation Shift is the answer and road map for those asking, "How do I do this?"

Coaching Up! is about inspiring those who matter to you to achieve peak performance. Whether you are a coach, a business leader, a civic activist, a teacher, a counselor, or a parent, this book will offer you a powerful, highly effective way to connect to the people you care about and move them forward toward their best selves. In sports, coaches have developed ways of connecting with their players quickly in the "heat of the battle", inspiring them to perform to their fullest potential and "leave it all on the field".

Agile PM is a methodology to implement to get maximum business efficiency eliminating waste and reducing production costs. This is the most basic definition of agile. Scrum, in particular, is one of the most used agile frameworks. Initially, Scrum was born for software development projects, but it can now be applied also in innovative and more complex projects. Applying it, the work is completed and delivered in short cycles (called sprints) to keep the focus on development and continuous improvement of a product or service.

Recognized as the leading expert on executive compensation, Robin Ferracone combines her own 20 years of experience with interviews with executives and compensation committees to provide a clear examination of and guidance on determining pay packages, actions, and designs.

Are you sharing too much—or not enough? In Manage Professional Vulnerability, you’ll discover how to navigate the fine line between openness and discretion—ensuring trust, psychological safety, and performance without exposing yourself to unnecessary risks. This book isn’t about suppressing emotions; it’s about sharing thoughtfully, like a skilled communicator who knows when, how, and with whom to be vulnerable. Learn how to: • Recognize when vulnerability fosters trust—and when it makes you a target. • Develop thoughtful transparency without oversharing. • Build ...

In Flow Leadership, Gaëlle Devins—experienced executive and founder of FlowFusion—delivers a groundbreaking approach to unlocking the full potential of your team. This book introduces the 3P Assessment & Model, a powerful framework built on years of hands-on leadership, workshops, and academic research, helping leaders balance the three essential elements of high-performing teams: People, Purpose, and Performance.

Broadway’s most esteemed visionaries tell all - how they got started in the business, how they chose projects, how they raise money, why some of their shows were huge hits and others flopped, and much more. From Flo Ziegfeld and David Merrick, from Joseph Papp, from Cameron Mackintosh, from today’s up-and-coming new generation of producers - here are priceless words of wisdom.

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.

In Top Performer, you'll meet Jim, a disciplined but uninspired sales manager. In London, on vacation, (his first in years) he meets Top Hat. In an engrossing conversation, Top Hat tells him about a legendary Dublin busker/street performer called the Rat Catcher, who engages his audience and effortlessly charms them into parting easily with their change. Top Hat then gives Jim an envelope to bring to the Rat Catcher as a form of introduction. Jim is incredulous, and even a bit suspicious.

Activators are more than influencers; they are leaders who leverage neuroscience to energize and inspire their people, launching them toward their potential. The most successful leaders of the future will be those who know how to apply cutting-edge, brain-boosting principles to bring out the best in their people. Blending contemporary behavioral research and neuroscience, workplace psychologist and leadership expert Dr. Jason Jones, has created an innovative method to boost employee brainpower and performance.