Performance Development

When Paul Kusserow began consulting for Amedisys, the home healthcare company was on the brink of collapse. Its stock had fallen to less than $11 per share, and it had to borrow money to pay a massive government fine. Six months later, Kusserow became its CEO. Under his leadership, Amedisys dramatically improved operations, increased its market capitalization by over tenfold, and took its place among the country's top home care and hospice businesses. In this in-depth case study, Kusserow explains how he achieved this stunning turnaround.

You will never come across a business person who wishes for his or her business to end when he or she leaves. If an organization chooses not to embrace change, it will have no customers because people only buy things that meet their needs. For this reason, an organization needs to ensure that it stays ready for what is to come. The way to do this is to continually sharpen own tools by creating a learning environment so that own employees learn all business and change-related tricks to help them maneuver the business world.

When we set out to accomplish something big, there’s always a guarantee that challenges will arise. The key is to be resilient regarding those challenges and not let them deter us. Even if you are really close to giving up on your dreams, listen to the part of you, however small and quiet its voice, that wants to keep going.

Are you tired of setting goals but then failing to achieve them? Are you feeling discouraged because you can't seem to overcome the patterns of procrastination in your life? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, then keep reading. The experience of failing to reach a goal is common. But the same type of problem that stops the so-called failure right out of the gate is merely an interesting challenge along a high achiever's path to success.

Dr. Bill Thierfelder knows what it takes to win. As a student at the University of Maryland he dominated the high jump, winning fame as an All-American and Irish national champion. Later he earned his doctorate in sports psychology. He became a private coach and mentor to the world's top athletes...and revealed to them his hard-won secrets for success.

For those who have anxiety over performing or speaking publicly, writer, performer, and clinical hypnotist Maggie Dubris uses the metaphor of a flowing river combined with suggestions for a calm center no matter what the situation. This hypnosis program is effective for allowing performances or presentations to flow easily in a wide variety of situations; public speaking, acting, presenting ideas at work, even social situations such as parties or get-togethers.

Constantly lectured by an unrelenting inner critic? Struggling to maintain change in the face of life’s everyday worries? Lack the confidence to step out of your comfort zone? ICF-certified executive coach and YTT-certified breathwork teacher Elizabeth Borelli has spent years working with individuals and Fortune 100 companies to understand the deep link between mind, body, and habits. Now she is sharing her time-tested strategies for breaking free from self-sabotaging patterns and channeling that energy into fulfilling victories.

Do you have a desire to explore the limitless potential within yourself, but don’t know where to begin? Are you feeling stuck in life and don’t know how to move forward? In Supercharge Your Best Life, Scott Allan teaches you the best strategies for habit development, creating an optimized goal system, visualizing the world you want to live in, and then providing you with tools to construct that world. You are capable of amazing things, and through empowering your mind to push against resistance and break the fear holding you back, anything is possible.

Tip is a timeless, inspirational story created to remind anyone in a position judged by performance that the only way to achieve continued recognition and growth in work and life is to take personal accountability for your reputation and results. Whatever your role, or level of success in your career, Tip is a guide that will help you discover, or remember, how to consistently bring unique value to your team, your organization, and your most important customers.

Sort Your Brain Out includes brain-powered self-help advice that will improve your mood, help you deal with stress, and be better and smarter at work or in your everyday life. You'll discover how to shape and control the most adaptable organ in your body to think more creatively, keep your memory sharp, and live a better life on a daily basis.

Are you overwhelmed, or tired of feeling self-blame about not knowing how to best help your child deal with ADHD? You are not alone. Many parents need more tools in their toolbox in order to help their child navigate school, home and social life with a diagnosis of ADHD. This book gives you actionable strategies and supports you can use today to help stop the self-blame and build your child's self-esteem in the process.

I programmi audio di Area51 sono un nuovo modo per avanzare nella tua crescita personale e mettere subito in pratica ciò che ascolti. Sono dei veri e propri seminari live che puoi ascoltare quando desideri, per restare sempre in connessione con i contenuti del programma e riconnetterti a essi in qualunque momento tu voglia.

In Unleashing You, Amanda Riffee, an internationally certified executive coach, invites you to step into a life and career that truly excites you-no burnout required. Drawing on her 18 years of corporate experience and her journey as an entrepreneur, Amanda offers a refreshing, down-to-earth approach that helps you cut through doubt, tap into your intuition, and unleash your unique brilliance.

Two experts who have summited the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents—and scaled the highest peaks in corporate sales and business—examine what it takes to achieve success. In making the grueling journey to the top of Mount Everest, Susan Ershler and John Waechter joined the...

This book is a hands-on playbook for leaders who want to turn coaching from a one-on-one activity into a repeatable system that lifts performance across an organization. It opens by clarifying what coaching is and isn’t, then introduces a simple, memorable model that works under pressure.

In The Self-Care System you are going to learn how to create a solid game-plan for your health and overall well-being. This audiobook will explore the question of "Why Self-Care"? You'll also discover a monthly area of focus for your self-care plan that can act as annual guide. Regardless, of what month it is at the time of your purchase, the topics and recommendations discussed in the audiobook are interchangeable for anytime of the year. In fact why not incorporate all the techniques and information discussed here in your everyday life?

The day I inseminated my wife is the last day I ever had control of anything. Since then, I traded in my low-paying university job for a no-paying volunteer position as an at-home dad to a C.E.O. whose communication style consists of screaming directly in my face until I figure out what it is she wants, which often times does not exist. I have no lunch hour, no vacation days, and my bank account consists of a dilapidated envelope with a steadily disappearing $27 in it.

Motherhood is absolutely hilarious if you're not too exhausted to notice! These writings feature funny, blogging moms who chronicle motherhood from a uniquely contemporary perspective. From labor pains to potty disasters, weight gain, holiday mayhem, teen angst, empty nest syndrome, home renovations and even colonoscopy exams, See Mom Run is the perfect prescription for today's harried parents!

Improving Your Performance Genius is the capstone book in the Enhancing Performance series. You will be provided with a coherent mastery-building action plan that will help you use the three essential master steps and apply them to a wide range of mental and physical skills and endeavors.

La serie di tecniche guidate che ti svela le potenzialità e gli strumenti della riprogrammazione mentale. Da Phil Maxwell, esperto di neuromarketing e di consulenza per il lavoro, che da anni lavora come formatore per privati e aziende. Come membro dell'Harshaw Self-Improvement Network, focalizza il suo lavoro sulle tecniche mentali per la crescita personale e professionale. La Psicocibernetica è un sistema di trasformazione personale attraverso una "riprogrammazione mentale" subconscia di noi stessi.