Business Performance

In this audio program from expert David Krueger, MD, listeners will learn: a proven system to consistently perform under pressure; success strategies for dealing with stress in high pressure circumstances; the self-regulation system that pro athletes and actors use; a way to enter and sustain a mindset of optimum performance; how to avoid chokes and slumps; and how to develop proven pressure management tools to sustain focus and enhance success.

Today's networking technologies - wikis, blogs, and social networking sites - are changing how we build professional relationships and work collaboratively. In this insightful audiobook, three organizational development experts from Oracle Corporation offer executives down-to-earth strategies for leveraging the power of social media to build more effective and agile organizations, engage employees, and sustain competitiveness.

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.

For people-oriented team leaders, Leader Board: The DNA of High Performance Teams is a transformative management audiobook. It will help you unleash the potential of your team’s DNA faster and more effectively than ever before through its inspirational story and readily applicable suite of team performance acceleration principles, which you gain for free.

In this must-listen book, you'll learn about Dr. Pelè’s groundbreaking strategies, systems, and software for harnessing the science-backed tools of Profitable Happiness™ to create a culture of collaboration, innovation, and engagement that delivers high performance in your organization.

Joe Ferreira specializes in spectacular turnarounds. However, none of Joe’s hard-won personal or professional successes prepared him for becoming the CEO of an organization the same week it was threatened with imminent dissolution by the United States government. Faced with a toxic legacy culture and the worst performance metrics in his industry, Joe drew upon his most momentous personal and professional life experiences. A management memoir, the story of Uncomfortable Inclusion will intrigue, infuriate, and inspire leaders who are eager to turn their organizations into world leaders.

Mindfulness is overhyped, overused, and over-egged in trendy business circles. But what is mindfulness - really? Why should you invest your time, money, and energy to develop mindfulness? And what impact might it make to your performance in the workplace? Just Notice takes you on a trip down the mindfulness lane and demonstrates what's possible when you engage your eyes, ears, and body to expand your awareness and powerfully handle life's rich tapestry of adventure.

Accelerating Performance is not just another "warm and fuzzy" change management book - it's a practical, comprehensive, data-driven action plan for picking up the pace and achieving more. Cowritten by one of the authors of Beyond Performance, this audiobook draws on a combination of empirical research and decades of experience advising global companies to show you how to reduce time to value by building and changing momentum more quickly than your competitors.

This book is for courageous senior executives, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and small business owners ready to maximize their education, amplify their skills, leverage their experiences, and build stronger relationships to move their lives forward and realize the greater impact.

You’ve discovered how chaotic your life is; things seem bleak. To progress with your newly inspired objectives, you must put things into order and change perspectives. Know that you can improve your everyday living and better yourself even if life and other people always seem to get in the way of your success.

Regardless of what you want, the Seeing Success formula is for gaining clarity and getting on your way toward your success. This book addresses the idea that getting our minds straight is the first step toward our success, and then provides the tactical framework for setting goals and subgoals; formulating a plan to achieve those goals; and getting you on your way to the life you really want.

If no further changes are made, it will take 132 years to reach full gender parity across education, economic participation and opportunity, and political empowerment! When women learn how to be heard, true leadership with positive social and economic results is seen. They can balance assertiveness with care, management with team empowerment, and create a workplace environment that is inclusive, safe, and productive. The challenge for many female leaders isn't their leadership skills, it's finding their voice!

Life is about choices. Where you live, the schools you attend, your career path, who you marry - all affect your success and satisfaction. Many of these choices are dichotomous. If I live here, I can’t live there. If I attend this university, I can’t also go to that one. Leaders often see their workplace strategy as an equally “this or that” choice.

In looking for help and understanding on how to build an organization and to select and manage your people, a good place to start would be to look for an organization that did that exceptionally well. Cintas is a great American success story, and Bob Kohlhepp was an important part of that success for 50 years. He began his career as controller but quickly moved up to ultimately become CEO and then chairman. He was a key part of building Cintas from $1.6 million in sales in 1967 to more than $7 billion today.

The ability to learn is life's most important skill. Now, Michael Gelb, a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning and innovative leadership, and the world's leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development, teaches you the 5 keys to high performance.

Why are the New Zealand All Blacks the best rugby team in the world? How does the Kirov Ballet produce generation after generation of exceptional ballerinas? How did Southwest Airlines evolve from being an idiosyncratic Texan airline to become one of the most successful businesses internationally? How does the Finnish School Education System deliver great results by breaking conventions? Powerhouse uncovers the performance secrets of some of the most impressive organizations around the world and reveals the key principles they have in common....

Everyone has the right to be well managed. And it is possible to be “just” at work - to treat others as you would be treated. These are radical propositions. When you live by them, the people you lead through your management hierarchy understand the context of the work they’re doing. They feel connected to the overall purpose of the enterprise and are aligned to its vision and values.

Ob Firmenrede, Vortrag oder Präsentation - wer vor Publikum steht, sollte eine gute Show abliefern. Doch für viele Menschen ist öffentliches Reden kein Vergnügen und Entertainment auf der Bühne der blanke Horror. Wie eine gute Performance gelingen kann, ohne sich zu verstellen, zeigt auf kurzweilige und ganz praktische Weise "On Stage". Das Hörbuch liefert die wichtigsten Tipps für eine rundum gelungene Show.

Are you a leader who is questioning whether all the stress and exhaustion is worth it? You work hard. You are motivated and driven. You have a clear vision and use your energy and enthusiasm to spur others on. Yet on the inside, you are exhausted and drained. All the missed lunch breaks, lack of sleep, and long hours of work are taking their toll and it’s time to do something about this before it’s too late. You are your most important asset. When you put yourself first and prioritize your own mental health, you are more productive, perform better, and will be happier.

Company leaders feel the urgency to transform their organizations in the face of digital disruption. New rivals are digitizing whatever can be digitized to attack incumbents' value chains, gaining market share, eroding margins, and wreaking havoc to the competitive landscape in virtually every industry.