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John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A step-by-step guide to designing and implementing a state-of-the-science performance management system in your business. Learn to develop it, assess how it's working, improve your leadership skills, and help your employees grow.
Author
Language
English
Description
Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, cutting-edge psychology and an array of unforgettable characters around the world, the author looks at the complex and surprising ways in which the weak can defeat the strong, how the small can match up against the giant, and how our goals (often culturally determined) can make a huge difference in our ultimate sense of success.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Today, organizations of all kinds are ruled by the belief that the path to success is quantifying human performance, publicizing the results, and dividing up the rewards based on the numbers. But in our zeal to instill the evaluation process with scientific rigor, we've gone from measuring performance to fixating on measuring itself. The result is a tyranny of metrics that threatens the quality of our lives and most important institutions. In this...
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English
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When their parents, performance artists who have dedicated themselves to making great art by sacrificing normality, plan one last performance, siblings Annie and Buster, returning home after their individual worlds collapse, are faced with a difficult decision.
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Feeling overwhelmed with work and life demands? The answer is to create the conditions for two awesome hours of peak productivity per day. Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, Josh Davis, director of research at the NeuroLeadership Institute explains clearly that our brains and bodies operate according to complex biological needs that, when leveraged intelligently, can make us incredibly effective."--
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"During his twenty years as a Navy officer and SEAL, Rich Diviney was intimately involved in a specialized SEAL selection process, which whittled a group of hundreds of extraordinary candidates down to a handful of the most elite performers. Diviney was often surprised by which candidates washed out and which succeeded. Someone could have all the right skills and still fail, while others he might have initially dismissed would prove to be top performers....
10) Organize tomorrow today: 8 ways to retrain your mind to optimize performance at work and in life
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Publisher
Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"How do both elite athletes and business leaders climb to the top? Contrary to what you might think, it's effective habits rather than innate talent that are their keys to success. Dr. Jason Selk-director of mental training for the 2011 World Series Champions, the St. Louis Cardinals-and star business coach Tom Bartow combine the most effective elements of both their disciplines to offer an organizational improvement plan that anyone can learn and...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Draws on the examples of chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens to outline a powerful approach to learning that enables proficiency through strategic goal setting, self-motivation, and feedback exercises.
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Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Big data is often touted as the key to understanding almost every aspect of contemporary life. This critique of "information hubris" shows that even more important than data is finding the right metrics to evaluate it. The author, an expert in environmental design and city planning, examines the many ways in which we measure ourselves and our world. He dissects the metrics we apply to health, worker productivity, our children's education, the quality...
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Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work you need to accomplish? Being pulled in different directions by competing priorities? Getting Work Done runs you through the basics of being more productive at work. You{u2019}ll learn to: {u2022} Align your schedule with your priorities {u2022} Focus your attention and avoid distractions {u2022} Create effective daily routines {u2022} Set boundaries and learn to say no. --Provided by publisher.
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