Work Performance Management

Your business success depends on your ability to align and develop the people who work for you. High-performance teams are built intentionally by leaders who understand the three essential components of growth: alignment, development, and transition. TeamWork breaks each of these components down into actionable processes, with steps you can take immediately to start making a difference today. Learn how to create teams that work the way you want them to. Then, discover ways to scale those teams, keeping them aligned with your objectives as your business grows.

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 ...

The New York Times best-selling author of The Power of Broke and "Shark" on ABC's hit show Shark Tank explores how grit, persistence, and good old-fashioned hard work are the backbone of every successful business and individual, and inspires listeners to Rise and Grind their way the top.

Build a smarter, more defensible labor budget. This book offers a practical framework for aligning workforce planning, labor cost control, and business performance, so leaders can make staffing decisions with clarity rather than guesswork. Designed for finance, HR, operations, and workforce planning professionals, it shows how to move from basic headcount tracking to a disciplined model that connects demand, capacity, pay rates, benefits, overtime, and productivity. The result is a budget that reflects how work is actually done, not just what appears in payroll totals. What this book covers...

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...

Improving the performance of your employees involves one of the hardest challenges in the known universe: changing the way they think. In constant demand as a coach, speaker, and consultant to companies around the world, David Rock has proven that the secret to leading people (and living and...

What if being present, focused, and calm wasn’t a personality trait but a brain state? Life Explained is a book about the brain and how it actually works under modern pressure. Drawing from applied neuroscience for performance, Dr. Izzy Justice explains why so many high-functioning people feel overwhelmed, exhausted, distracted, or mentally foggy, even when life looks successful on the outside. This is not another entry in generic brain health books or stress management self-help. It is a grounded, science-based exploration of brain activity, brain structure and function, and how stress, ...

Delegating work, responsibility, and authority is difficult in a company because it means letting others make decisions which involve spending the owner-manager's money. At a minimum, you should delegate enough authority to get the work done, to allow assistants to take initiative, and to keep the operation moving in your absence. This guide discusses controlling those who carry responsibility and authority and coaching them in self-improvement. It emphasizes the importance of allowing competent assistants to perform in their own style rather than insisting that things be done exactly as ...

Your brain was never broken. It was built for a different kind of work. If you are a late-diagnosed professional who has spent years masking, compensating, and burning out in a workplace built for neurotypical brains, this book offers something different: a science-backed system designed specifically for how your brain actually operates. Thriving at Work with Adult ADHD goes beyond generic productivity advice. Drawing on the latest neuroscience of executive function, dopamine signaling, and working memory, this structured guide provides a complete framework for transforming your ...

No single factor - not sales, marketing, finance, strategy, or operations - has more influence over the ultimate success of an organization than its culture. In the game-changing first edition of Culture by Design, David Friedman cut through the fog and provided a simple, clear, and practical road map that thousands of organizations have now used to build high-performing cultures. In this new updated edition, you'll learn how to take the strategies he originally taught and adapt them to meet the unique challenges presented by today's remote work environment.

New York Times bestselling author and award-winning educator Ron Clark applies his successful leadership principles to the business world in this effective and accessible guidebook, perfect for any manager looking to inspire and motivate his or her team. Includes a foreword by bestselling author...

Being a chef doesn’t have to mean losing yourself. In The Successful Chef: Time Strategies That Actually Work, veteran executive chef and leadership coach Adam M. Lamb delivers a kitchen-tested, no-BS blueprint for reclaiming your time, protecting your energy, and leading with more clarity—even in the middle of service. This isn’t about color-coded planners or corporate hacks. It’s about practical, real-life tools that help chefs: ✅ Create sustainable daily and weekly rhythms ✅ Delegate with trust and consistency ✅ Set boundaries without guilt ✅ Use systems to save hours ...

Feeling drained? Struggling to focus? Wondering how to maintain energy without burning out? The Recharge Ritual is your roadmap to reclaiming your vitality and building sustainable habits that stick. This isn’t another “just try harder” productivity book. It’s a practical, actionable guide that helps you identify energy leaks, create daily and weekly rituals, and design a personal recharge system that fits your life—no matter how chaotic. Inside, you’ll discover: Daily micro-resets to restore focus and energy in minutes. Weekly reset practices that keep your priorities aligned ...

Most organizations don’t actually have a measurement problem. They have a decision problem. You’ve probably seen the pattern: • dashboards reviewed every week but the same issues remain • color-coded status reports that don’t change priorities • meetings spent explaining numbers instead of choosing actions • “visibility” increasing while ownership stays unclear • work stuck even though reporting looks thorough This is Metrics Theater — when metrics, KPIs, and reporting rituals exist to create reassurance instead of decisions. Numbers get presented, discussed, and ...

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.

Marcus Buckingham’s books have guided millions to become top performers in everything they do by focusing on their strengths. In Go Put Your Strengths to Work, a Wall Street Journal bestseller, Buckingham will show you how to hone and apply your strengths for maximum success in your career...

The best work doesn't come from people who never fail. It comes from people who stop hiding it. Every manager knows the moment: an employee turns in work that missed, and you watch them brace for impact. What you do in the next five minutes decides whether your team brings you the truth next time—or learns to hide it until it's too late to fix. The Burnt Cookie is a field guide for the manager who wants the truth early, while problems are still cheap to solve. Built on a simple kitchen metaphor—every serious kitchen burns a tray now and then; the question is whether anyone admits it—...

Operational performance is never just about systems, dashboards, KPIs or process maps. The COO Psychologist is a practical business psychology book for leaders who want to understand why operations slow down, why good people create poor outcomes, and why performance problems often have a human cause beneath the visible process failure. You can have the cleanest reporting pack in the room and still lose speed if people hesitate, avoid decisions, protect themselves, communicate poorly, or carry unclear ownership into daily work. You can install better systems and still see the same delays ...

Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey is a practical guide to managing your attention – the most powerful resource you have to become more creative, get stuff done, and live a more meaningful life. 'The most productive man you'd ever hope to meet' – TED In Hyperfocus, you will learn: How working fewer...

Modern employees are tired of command and control management. Employees are looking for personal growth, purpose, and a different lifestyle than prior generations of employees. These employees are in a market where they can have flexibility in how and where they work. They want and can demand choices in the work environment.