Performance Development

Discover the transformative New York Times bestseller—a step-by-step manual for mastering your inner mind for peak performance and living your life to the fullest. As a professional baseball player, Jim Murphy’s sense of worth revolved around results. He was focused on achievement but also...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and performance expert Josh Cavalier shares his in-depth knowledge and skills to help L&D professionals master learning experience design by using generative AI in their employee learning and development efforts. More than just a technical manual on generative AI or a collection of best prompt practices, this book explores how AI is reshaping jobs, skill development, and human performance. Cavalier provides his Learning and Development AI Ecosystem framework as a practical road map for integrating AI into your day-to-day work and your organization.

Featuring a NEW PREFACE, AFTERWORD and Radically Candid PERFORMANCE REVIEW BONUS CHAPTER, the fully revised & updated edition of Radical Candor is packed with even more guidance to help you improve your relationships at work. This program is read by Teri Schnaubelt. Radical Candor has been...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "In Do Hard Things, Steve Magness beautifully and persuasively reimagines our understanding of toughness. This is a must-read for parents and coaches and anyone else looking to prepare for life's biggest challenges."—Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers and Talking to...

Finalist in the Business Book of the Year 2024 awards! The Chief People Officer role has finally taken its rightful place on the Executive Committee and human resource management is recognised as a true differentiator of success for modern organisations. However, CPOs face a challenge. In a world of increasing regulation and litigation, and with greater expectations than ever of how organisations should support their people, the HR role risks being overwhelmed. Managers are drowning under the weight of people-related tasks, while staff demand ever more from their workplace. CEOs and Boards ...

A High-Performing Mind will show you how to excel in your life by using your mind in a more powerful and intentional way. It will increase your motivation, discipline, resilience, and ability to get past procrastination. It will improve your focus, clarity, sense of purpose, and capacity to manage stress. It will provide you with the mental tools, habits, and mindsets to overcome your fears, negativity, and limiting beliefs and improve your confidence, and understanding of how to be at your best when it matters, so you can achieve your goals and make lasting improvements to your life.

In 'AI for HR Leaders,' Dawn O'Neal cuts through the noise to offer practical guidance for integrating AI into human resources. This book is tailored for HR professionals and people leaders who are ready to embrace AI's potential without losing sight of human-centric values. You'll explore how AI can transform recruitment, employee engagement, and performance management. Learn to evaluate AI tools, manage data privacy, and navigate the ethical implications of AI in HR. Packed with real-world examples and decision-making frameworks, this book ensures you make informed choices. Whether you're...

Written by Sir John Whitmore, the pioneer of coaching, and Performance Consultants, the global market leaders in performance coaching, this extensively revised and extended edition will revolutionize the traditional approach to organizational culture. Brand-new practical exercises, corporate examples, and coaching dialogues strengthen the learning process, whilst a critical new chapter demonstrates how to measure the benefits of coaching as a return on investment, ensuring this landmark new edition will remain at the forefront of professional coaching and leadership development. 

A simple yet revolutionary approach to improving your body’s oxygen use, increasing your health, weight loss, and sports performance—whether you’re a recovering couch potato or an Ironman triathlon champion. With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Dr. Joseph Mercola. Achieve...

A #1 New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert answers questions from his readers about what it takes to be in charge and make a difference. John Maxwell, America's #1 leadership authority, has mastered the art of asking questions, using them to learn and grow, connect with people...

"Yes, you can turn what you love into a six-figure career. You didn’t become a service provider to be overworked and underpaid, yet here you are: grinding long hours, watching others succeed, and wondering why this isn’t working. Sometimes you think maybe they were right and this career isn’t the real deal. Or maybe you’ve just never been shown how to make a job in the beauty industry work like a business. When you learn what top service professionals already know, everything changes, from your bank account to the respect you command.

Are you ready to unlock peak performance in sports and life? Discover the essential mental strategies that top athletes use to overcome challenges, build resilience, and stay ahead of the competition. In "Peak Performance Through Mindset," you'll dive deep into the psychological toolkit that transforms good performers into unstoppable champions. Drawing from the experiences of legendary athletes and cutting-edge performance psychology, this game-changing guide reveals how champions think, train, and perform when it matters most. You'll explore powerful strategies including: • Mindset ...

Drawing from the philosophy of all-time great Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski that what just happened isn’t nearly as important as what is happening right now—your Next Play—and his work with top brands such as Pepsi, Charles Schwab, American Express, Spotify, and Starbucks, this book contains 34 powerfully simple strategies and 35 practical exercises designed to show how reaching the top of your game doesn’t require more. It requires less but better.

In a world of endless wellness advice, learn how to make smarter decisions about your health with the empowering new book from doctor and broadcaster Xand Van Tulleken. With exclusive bonus content featuring an interview between Xand and his twin brother Chris van Tulleken, author of #1 Sunday...

Whether a novice curious about the cartoon production process, a visual arts student who has not yet experienced that big break, or a seasoned professional looking for valuable insight, Animation Development is the go-to guide for creating the perfect pitch.

YOU CANNOT TEACH HUNGERMost parents enter youth sports believing success can be built through better coaching, more training, and greater opportunity. But after two decades coaching thousands of athletes, Ivan Krcelic discovered a difficult truth: some children are driven from within. Others are carrying someone else's dream. You Cannot Teach Hunger explores what competition reveals about young athletes, parents, and performance —and the difference between motivation and ownership, support and pressure, talent and resilience. This is not a book about producing champions.

What do astronauts, Olympic champions, and Nobel laureates do differently that allows them to achieve at such a high level? High achievers share the same four attributes: intrinsic motivation, perseverance, strong foundation, constantly learning through informal means. The key to their success is that they do all four of these things at the same time. Based on research and in-person interviews with astronauts, Nobel Prize winners, and Olympic champions, The Success Factor outlines the approach that individuals aspiring to improve their performance can adopt.

Applying performance techniques to propel your non-acting career can significantly enhance your communication skills, boost your confidence, and make you stand out in your professional field. Performance techniques traditionally associated with actors can apply to a wide range of careers. This book contains strategies to help you leverage your position using performance techniques for success at your job or business.

Inside this essential coaching blueprint, you'll discover a treasure trove of actionable strategies designed to ignite that winning fire in every player. Learn how to: Forge the bedrock of mental toughness: Implement a coach's blueprint for developing advanced cognitive appraisal, elite emotional regulation, unwavering behavioral persistence, and superior self-efficacy in your team. Cultivate an indomitable growth mindset: Equip your players to embrace challenges, learn from setbacks, and relentlessly pursue improvement. Master composure under pressure: Provide practical solutions to help ...

Now a New York Times bestseller This program is read by the author. "Radical Candor is packed with illuminating truths, insightful advice, and practical suggestions, all illustrated with engaging (and often funny) stories from Kim Scott’s own experiences at places like Apple, Google, and...