Business Performance

Why don’t we measure performance in IT development organizations? To answer that question, Nucleon introduces a task-independent KPI. We search for greater understanding of performance factors in every area of our organizations except IT, and that’s a major problem, as IT is both a major enabler and a major inhibitor of business success. Do we know what to prioritize in our IT departments? What areas should we be spending time and resources on to drive peak performance? In Nucleon, Jeppe Hedaa introduces the first formula to measure what holds back an organization's IT performance, along with the most impactful areas for improvement.

The performance review is an important part of your job as a manager or coach. But it is only a part. In order to develop team members effectively, you have to be proactive on a daily basis. This means having conversations - and not just about the weather or the game last night. Create ongoing conversations throughout the year. Conversations for Creating Star Performers is a vital tool for keeping team members motivated, engaged, and moving ahead every day - not just the days before an annual review.

Confidence! Everyone wants it. But what do you need to achieve it? Throughout our lives, we hear the familiar expression, “You need to be more confident.” Yet, no one tells us, “Here's how you do it!” The problem remains: How do you become confident? Get Out of the Rabbit Hole answers that question and more. Dispelling the myth that people are born confident, the stories demonstrate how confidence can be developed and mastered just like any other skill.

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.

A Bay Area resident and longtime Silicon Valley executive coach, Bob Lesser knows the stresses of career development firsthand. His advice, research, and 30-Day Peak Performance Challenge draw from his own experiences and research, yet can be applied much further than just the workplace. Whether you are a struggling athlete or a high-powered executive, The Peak Performance Formula will guide you to become your best. In this actionable guide to achieving one's peak performance, Lesser shares his analysis of the three pillars of success: purpose, values, and vision.

Why do only a small percentage of people rise to the very top of their fields while the majority barely cope with their stress? Why do some entrepreneurs remain optimistic and filled with boundless energy, while most become exhausted, overwhelmed, and burned out? Why do some health care professionals thrive under pressure, while most are crushed by it? In this important book, mindset management expert Dr. Steve Taubman, DCC, explores the dilemma of how most suffer while certain peak performers thrive under the very same conditions.

A healthy corporate culture is the secret to an organization's performance. The good news is that employees already embody the values needed to propel the organization to its goals, but institutional roadblocks get in the way. All too often leaders don't know how to diagnose their culture in order to clear these roadblocks to performance. The 3 Power Values presents a breakthrough model that permits leaders to measure and manage culture.

Even in challenging times, business goes on and the demand for innovative solutions requires the collaboration of the best minds across networks of teams. Many of these teams are now working remotely, compounding the complexity and frustrations. Most leaders work hard to inspire their teams to peak performance; yet, too often, friction is high and trust is low, resulting in unnecessary stress and disappointing performance.

Positive reasoning means moving toward life's difficulties with a positive outlook. It doesn't mean away from or overlooking the bad things; rather, it includes taking advantage of the possible bad circumstances, trying to see the best in others, and review yourself and your capacities in a positive light. Having a positive attitude means making positive reasoning a propensity, consistently scanning for the silver coating, and making the best out of any circumstance you end up in.

In the book, you'll learn how the world’s best charitable organizations employ lean risk management to prioritize, mitigate, and eliminate the most significant risks facing nonprofits today.

High performance in the sales arena is a matter of strategy and discipline. Top sales people are those who have disciplined themselves to do what others aren't willing to do, or don't know how to do. In this high-powered, fast-paced program, you'll get a blueprint for success that is certain to take your sales results to the next level.

For decades people have been told the secret to success is a good education. But is it true? Many of the biggest names in the business world today never received a college degree. After much research and thought, Steve Lover concludes that confidence is the most important characteristic to determine success. However, even more important than developing your own confidence is the ability to ignite your employees’ confidence. The leader who knows how to do that creates a different kind of organization.

In today's fast-paced, competitive business environment, organizations must constantly adapt and evolve to stay ahead. Performance Engineering: Designing the Ultimate Success Roadmap is a comprehensive guide that provides listeners with the knowledge and tools necessary to engineer high-performance organizations.

Most companies strive to attract talented people, retain them for years, watch them engage in their work and have them consistently perform at a high level. In order to achieve this, they spend significant time, money and resources providing their team with “learning and development” opportunities. Unfortunately, these initiatives rarely produce an ROI because they are not customized and personalized for each employee.

Sort Your Brain Out includes brain-powered self-help advice that will improve your mood, help you deal with stress, and be better and smarter at work or in your everyday life. You'll discover how to shape and control the most adaptable organ in your body to think more creatively, keep your memory sharp, and live a better life on a daily basis.

We’ve all worked with one - a smart and immensely talented individual who brings enormous value to the organization. The problem? He’s an awful teammate. So as a leader, do you consider this key player toxic or irreplaceable? There Is an I in Team explores the relationship between individual and team - asking the question: How can we harness the talent of individual performers into a cohesive, productive team that creates overall value? And why are so many of our assumptions about teams wrong? Business challenges like this one mimic many of the issues facing sports teams.

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".

With the right advice you can learn how to become a 100% Leader and build a high performance team independently within a larger Network System. The individuals within their team produce the highest performance and become independent as fast as possible.

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.

Do you want to be more productive? Are you stressed out, feeling like you’re pushing a boulder up a hill? Do you keep getting new books on productivity in the search for success? If so, the Productivity Directives book is for you. Imagine how good it would feel to finally get through that to-do list and get control of your workload. Peak Productivity provides a step-by-step training program for maximizing your productive output. Learn how to master your motivation and discover how to design high performance habits.