Driving Performance
- 8 Courses | 3h 3m
- 9 Books | 38h
- 10 Audiobooks | 33h 24m 39s
Leaders maximize performance by aligning, developing, and engaging employees towards achieving objectives. Motivating your employees is a purposeful challenge that requires skill. Learning to bolster your employees' motivation and performance levels won't happen overnight, but it will happen. Discover techniques to drive performance.
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Engaging and Challenging Your Top Performers
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COURSES INCLUDED
Engaging and Challenging Your Top Performers
Research shows that a top performer can be 400% more productive than an average performer. Such top-performing employees play a significant role in your organization's success and are critical to its future. Replacing them is not only hard, but also expensive. However, retaining such top performers is not easy; they are usually ambitious and are often sought after by other organizations. If they are not happy or engaged in your organization, they may easily find another job. In this course, you'll learn to identify the typical characteristics of such top performers. You will also learn what motivates them and what you can do to keep them engaged and challenged.
6 videos |
22m
Assessment
Badge
Leveraging the Power of Performance Management
Many managers rely on annual performance reviews to assess their employees. This process can feel like a chore - and it's not always as effective as you'd like it to be. But an ongoing performance management system can offer a better way to monitor and improve employee performance. In this video, you'll discover the key concepts that will be covered in this course, including methods for implementing performance management through goal setting, monitoring, and coaching.
6 videos |
25m
Assessment
Badge
Assessing Your Organization's Potential for High Performance
In an ever-changing world, it's essential that organizations reach high levels of performance to stay relevant and successful. To survive and thrive, organizations must be able to adjust quickly while maintaining high performance. In this course, you'll learn to identify the success factors for high performance in an organization and to measure the key components of high performance. You'll also be able to recognize the aspects of work culture leading to a high-performing organization and explore the competencies that high-performing leaders possess.
6 videos |
22m
Assessment
Badge
Business Execution: How Things Get Done
Business execution is the "how" of getting things done. As a leader, you can use business execution to drive performance and strategies in the right direction, to solve problems, and to inspire others. In this course, you'll learn about the characteristics that define effective business execution culture. You'll also become familiar with the three elements needed to execute a business plan: practice, planning, and people. Finally, you'll learn actionable strategies for fostering a business execution culture.
7 videos |
23m
Assessment
Badge
Synchronize Goals to Optimize Your Team
Most organizations have strategic plans that articulate their goals, but frequently, those goals are unknown to everyone except the executive team. This lack of transparency clouds the organization's ability to synchronize their goals and hobbles their ability to work successfully. In this course, you will learn how to synchronize organizational, team, and individual goals to maximize opportunities for success. You'll also explore how to get everyone on your team pulling in the same direction, reducing employee dissatisfaction and increasing productivity.
7 videos |
25m
Assessment
Badge
Key Elements of Business Execution
Business execution is the "how" of getting things done. As a leader, you must be skilled in driving performance and strategy in the right direction through business execution. In this course, you'll learn about the characteristics of business execution cultures. You'll also learn techniques for fostering a business execution culture. Finally, you'll learn about the three elements needed to execute your business strategy: planning, people, and practice.
8 videos |
23m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Aligning Unit Goals and Imperatives
Getting your priorities straight, no matter what your role is in your organization, is about keeping a focus on your goals. It requires you to think about the bigger picture, to ensure your department's work effectively supports the vision and strategic objectives of your organization. In this course, you'll learn about the importance of setting strategic, tactical, and operational goals to meet an organizational vision. You'll also learn how to create effective unit goals and align them with your company's goals and strategy. Finally, you'll learn how to identify imperatives for action that keep you focused on meeting your objectives.
7 videos |
19m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Creating a Plan for Performance Management
Do you know if your team's goals are consistently being met or if employees are always performing at their peak? Do you dread difficult conversations when there's a performance problem that needs to be addressed? Effectively managing performance can help avoid termination of employees and boost productivity at all levels of your organization. Challenging and engaging top performers is key, as these high achievers are very valuable to the company and may terminate their contracts to seek challenges elsewhere. In this course, you'll learn about the factors involved in successful performance management. You'll explore the phases of the performance management process, critical success factors, and key performance indicators. Finally, you'll learn about identifying key job requirements when creating a role profile.
7 videos |
19m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
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Digital badges are yours to keep, forever.BOOKS INCLUDED
Book
Developing High Performance Leadership TeamsDesigned to help you determine whether or not you have the right leadership structure, this TD at Work discusses the challenges and benefits of leadership teams, teaches how to launch a new leadership team, and shows how to measure the success of a leadership team.
28m
By Lynda McDermott
Book
Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management: An Evidence-Based Guide to Delivering High Performance, 5th EditionConsidering the latest developments in this area, and how these can be applied to managing staff for increased performance, this book provides a detailed analysis of current evidence-based research in this field and considers how this informs the practice of performance management.
5h 52m
By Michael Armstrong
Book
Developing Mental Toughness: Coaching Strategies to Improve Performance, Resilience and Wellbeing, 2nd EditionBased on scientific investigation, this book discusses how mental toughness relates to other behaviors and how it can be applied to leadership, emotional intelligence, and motivation.
5h 52m
By Doug Strycharczyk, Peter Clough
Book
Developing Mental Toughness: Improving Performance, Wellbeing and Positive Behaviour in OthersFull of sample exercises, case studies, and a unique self-assessment tool to determine your mental toughness score, this resource contains practical guidance on delivering techniques that will radically improve peoples' abilities to harness the effects of stress and pressure.
5h 37m
By Doug Strycharczyk, Peter Clough
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Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business, Second EditionProviding tips, techniques, and practical insights, this essential guide provides a strategic road map to help organizations turbo-charge performance management initiatives with dashboard technology to optimize performance and accelerate results.
5h 22m
By Wayne Eckerson
Book
Anytime Coaching: Unleashing Employee Performance, Second EditionWhether you lead a cross-functional team on a short-term project, or formally manage large groups of people on a daily basis, this book equips you with a set of coaching tools you can use immediately to transform the way you work with employees and colleagues.
2h 39m
By Teresa Wedding Kloster, Wendy Sherwin Swire
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Key Performance Indicators (KPI): Developing, Implementing, and Using Winning KPIs, Third EditionProviding an in-depth look at how Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can be most effectively used to assess and drive organizational performance, this book guides readers toward simplification, paring down to the most fundamental issues to better define and measure progress toward goals.
5h 28m
By David Parmenter
Book
The Savvy Manager: 5 Skills That Drive Optimal PerformanceFilled with worksheets, exercises, real time case studies, and reflection sidebars, this book challenges readers to develop five core strengths all great managers possess.
3h 14m
By Jane R. Flagello, Sandra Bernard Dugas
Book
A Radical Enterprise: Pioneering the Future of High-Performing OrganizationsIn this groundbreaking book, technology thought leader and organizational architect Matt K. Parker breaks down the counterintuitive principles and practices that radically collaborative organizations thrive on.
3h 28m
By Matt K. Parker
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Focus: The Hidden Driver of ExcellenceIn Focus, author Daniel Goleman takes us through an understanding of our selves, others, and the world around us to improve our focus skills and equip us with the tools to make us better leaders. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
8m 55s
By Daniel Goleman
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Decide and Deliver: 5 Steps to Breakthrough Performance in Your OrganizationIn Decide and Deliver, authors Paul Rogers, Marcia W. Blenko, and Michael C. Mankins offer a roadmap that leads readers to a destination of sound business decisions. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
11m 19s
By Marcia W. Blenko, Michael C. Mankins, Paul Rogers
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
The Power of Professionalism: The Seven Mind-Sets That Drive Performance and Build TrustThe Power of Professionalism makes a compelling case for why, in an age of globalization and high-tech innovation, professionalism remains the single most important attribute that sets individuals and businesses apart from their competition. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m 34s
By Bill Wiersma
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Developing Mental Toughness: Coaching Strategies to Improve Performance, Resilience and Wellbeing, Second EditionDeveloping Mental Toughness is a comprehensive guide to understanding our own psychological fortitude in times of high stress. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
20m 19s
By Doug Strycharczyk, Peter Clough
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Motivation and Performance: A Guide to Motivating a Diverse WorkforceMotivation and Performance provides guidelines to understand what drives an individual's behavior and how to develop a diverse and engaged workforce. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
24m 11s
By Adrian Furnham, Ian MacRae
Audiobook
Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your PeopleThis audio edition combines brain science with performance research to offer a proven process to help you enable your people to shine their brightest and perform at their best, day in and day out. Read by the author.
4h 29m 58s
By Edward M. Hallowell
Audiobook
Thinking for a Living: How to Get Better Performances and Results from Knowledge WorkersThis audio edition presents a unique framework for matching specific types of workers with the management strategies that yield the greatest performance.
6h 47m 28s
By Thomas H. Davenport
Audiobook
Primal Teams: Harnessing the Power of Emotions to Fuel Extraordinary PerformanceThis audio edition shows how anyone can control potentially damaging emotions, while triggering the kind of passion and energy that supercharge performance.
7h 31m 53s
By Jackie Barretta
Audiobook
Know-How: The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don'tThis audio edition discusses an integrated, holistic approach to what executives and managers must do and be to become successful leaders.
9h 4m 56s
By Ram Charan
Audiobook
Breaking the Trust Barrier: How Leaders Close the Gaps for High PerformanceThis audio edition draws on the author's experience leading the precision Thunderbirds aerobatic team to show that closing the gaps in commitment, loyalty, and trust is the job of leaders and followers alike.
4h 15m 6s
By JV Venable
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SKILL BENCHMARKS INCLUDED
Driving Performance
Leaders maximize performance by aligning, developing, and engaging employees towards achieving objectives. Learn techniques to drive performance. This benchmark evaluates your understanding of this topic. Being aware of potential knowledge gaps allows you to better understand your current competency and areas for improvement, so you can find suitable content and curate your own learning path. The courses recommended at the end of this benchmark can help you fill potential gaps in your knowledge.
7m
| 7 questions
Business Acumen
Business acumen allows you to utilize information on the company's direction and goals and the industry's competitive environment to add value to the organisation and customers. Make clear decisions and recommendations linked to the organisation's strategy and financial goals, reflecting an awareness of external dynamics. Provide clear explanations for actions taken relative to customer requirements, organisational needs, and industry trends. This benchmark evaluates your understanding of this topic. Being aware of potential knowledge gaps allows you to better understand your current competency and areas for improvement, so you can find suitable content and curate your own learning path. The courses recommended at the end of this benchmark can help you fill potential gaps in your knowledge.
14m
| 14 questions