Performance Workplace

Escape the daily grind and master workplace productivity to consistently deliver high-impact results without burnout. If your morning commute is filled with anxiety about unclear expectations and constant distractions, it is time to upgrade your professional toolkit. Transform overwhelming...

Most of us spend a third of our waking lives at work. Work shapes our schedules, relationships, identities, and economies—but is it actually making us happy? This crucial question is explored in depth by leading Oxford researchers Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and George Ward, who provide the richest, most comprehensive picture of workplace wellbeing yet. In Why Workplace Wellbeing Matters, the authors clarify what workplace wellbeing is (and is not) and offer a framework for how businesses can approach and improve it

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 ...

FEATURED ON THE COVER OF HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW SHORTLISTED FOR THE SABEW 2026 BEST IN BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS “An outstanding book.” —NPR “A valuable guide for teams and managers seeking to improve performance.” —The Wall Street Journal “A rare read that introduces fresh ideas about...

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...

The Concise Reads Management Series gives us some of the important tools in the management tool belt including problem solving, communicating, and building a team. The guides are concise on purpose and should take you no more than an hour or so to read but the principles within them take weeks and months to master. These are essential principles to find success as a manager or leader and therefore it is important that you absorb them and turn them into habits. Team Building: "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." --Henry Ford The Team ...

The 5 Levels of High Performance Teams: A Balanced Framework in High-Velocity Environments redefines what it means to lead and sustain elite teams, providing a groundbreaking framework for building, managing, and optimizing high-performance teams across industries, from business and sports to military and crisis response. What truly defines a high performance team? For years, leadership experts have used the term loosely, failing to distinguish between teams that perform at a high level and those that must perform at an elite level under intense pressure. The 5 Levels of High Performance ...

Every team has a manager.... But not every team is lucky enough to have a true leader. Get ready to break the mold! Did you know that 82 percent of employees would consider quitting their job because of a bad boss? And it isn’t just that you don’t want to be a bad boss…. You don’t want to be a boss at all – you want to be a leader.

Why were the American POWs imprisoned at the Hanoi Hilton so resilient in captivity and so successful in their subsequent careers? This book presents six principles practiced within the POW organizational culture that can be used to develop high-performance teams everywhere. The authors offer examples from both the POWs’ time in captivity and their later professional lives that identify, in real-life situations, the characteristics necessary for sustainable, high-performance teamwork.

Stop Losing Weeks to Miscommunication—Start Leading with Clarity When was the last time a miscommunication derailed your project? Projects stall, deadlines slip, and good people burn out—all because conversations go wrong. You know clear communication matters, but bridging the gap between knowing and doing feels impossible. Untangling Communication gives you the tools that actually work. Leadership coach and communication strategist Maria Garaitonandia delivers practical solutions from twenty years of coaching global teams, helping you turn leadership communication from your biggest ...

Managing poor performance is one of the toughest leadership challenges. S.C.O.R.E Performance Counseling provides a practical, step-by-step approach to turn around problem behaviors while maintaining positive working relationships. In this book, you'll discover: The SCORE Method - A proven 9-step process for addressing performance gaps in a supportive way How to focus on behaviors, not personalities - Strategies to provide clear, objective feedback The power of perspective - Techniques to understand the employee's viewpoint while upholding expectations Active listening skills that turn ...

Whether you’re leading a small team or a large organization, these two books provide valuable insights and practical advice for driving performance and achieving results. If you’re ready to become a truly impactful leader, while rising above conflict, then download this audiobook!

Performance Appraisals & Phrases For Dummies shows you how to apply the latest performance appraisal practices and generate positive outcomes for your employees, for your company, and for you. The days of stand-alone annual performance appraisals are drawing to a close, with today's appraisals...

Researchers now have a clear understanding of the key drivers that make meetings successful. In The Surprising Science of Meetings, Steven G. Rogelberg, researcher and consultant to some of the world's most successful companies, draws from extensive research, analytics and data mining, and survey interviews with over 5,000 employees across a range of industries to share the proven practices and techniques that help managers and employees enhance the quality of their meetings.  

Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller A Financial Times Business Book of the Month Named by The Washington Post as One of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018 From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual...

This user-friendly audiobook is filled with guidelines to help you write performance objectives, reviews, appraisals, and other performance documentation. The audiobook's tips and tools help you find language that's clear, descriptive, objective, and acceptable in today's workplace. Examples, questions, and activities will help you learn on your own, with your team, or with others in your organization. 

Culture does not decline through announcements. It changes through behavior. Standards are not removed. They are adjusted quietly inside teams. Deadlines are missed without consequence. Underperformance is discussed but not corrected. High performers compensate for others. Difficult conversations are postponed. Nothing appears broken. But inside the team, something has already shifted. In The Hidden Culture Mistakes That Erode Performance, Amit Dharmendra Singh examines how everyday team behaviors gradually redefine standards, accountability, and performance. This book focuses on what ...

Discover how emotional intelligence transforms leadership. In "Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: Self-Awareness, Empathy, and Emotional Mastery That Elevate Performance and Relationships," you’ll find practical, research-backed strategies to lead with clarity, compassion, and confidence. Whether you’re a seasoned executive, a new manager, or an aspiring leader, this book teaches you how to: Build deep self-awareness so decisions reflect your values and strengths. Use empathy to connect, motivate, and retain team members. Master emotional regulation to stay calm under pressure and ...

If your mind works differently, you were never the problem. It is time to redesign your work environment. You have tried everything. To-do lists, productivity apps, getting up earlier, trying harder. And you still reach the end of the day feeling drained, convinced that something in you does not work the way it should. That is not true. The problem is that you have spent years trying to operate a different kind of brain with the wrong instruction manual. You work in environments designed for sustained concentration, endless meetings, and linear organization, when your mind thrives on ...

Learn to conquer the one real hurdle to scaling your business and recovering the money it is already losing: belief. What your people believe about your business will make or break your results. The secret? It is not about working harder, hiring better people, or running another engagement...