High Performance: Page 10
Underdogs Can't Win Being Copycats
Don't just look at the current best in your industry and do what they do. Try to be the best you, but feel free to borrow from unlikely sources.
Students Who Turn in Work Right at the Deadline Get Worse Grades, Study Finds
Procrastinators, take note: As seductive as it often sounds, working under pressure probably isn't the best strategy for achieving stellar results.
Marathon Runners Make Better CEOs, Study Finds
New research finds a positive correlation between CEO fitness and firm value.
What to Do When Your Employees Aren't Living Up to Expectations
When a staffer isn't meeting expectations, follow up with these concerted steps. In the process you might find ways to improve your leadership style.
Keeping Score Matters, But Not How You Think
Tracking your progress is important to self-improvement, but beware letting others be the referee.
No C Players in Leadership Positions, Please
Great CEOs will critically assess their managers to detect those not performing at the highest level.
Underdogs, at the World Cup and in Business, Just Need One to Win
You never know when success will come, so always put in more energy, effort and motivation.
When Hiring, Take a Cue From the NBA and Look for Performance and Character
Billion-dollar sports franchises conduct in-depth background checks and administer personality profiles for possible draft picks. Here are eight things they look for.
4 Reasons Why Leaders Need More Wave Makers
These innovators jump in and ask, "What can I do?" and initiate changes that can bring huge payoffs to an entrepreneurial operation.
20 Tips to Becoming a Peak-Performing Business Leader
Spring training Iasts just a few weeks for baseball players. But startup professionals must test their physical and mental strength year-round to remain innovative and overcome cyclical business problems.
The Productivity and Life Hack That Almost Always Works
If you're doing things alone, you're missing out big time on a potential performance boost.
Stop Delaying: 3 Surefire Ways to Do Employee Reviews Properly
Performance evaluations are critical. They can engage employees deeply to deliver their best effort to a company.
What High Performers Do When Things Get Tough
Business is now about having rich conversations with global audiences. Here are four winning attitudes for success at a time of great change.