Human Performance

Conklin’s audiobook is an interesting and informal discussion with the listener about the five principles of human performance; principle by principle, section by section. These five theories about how humans perform in organizations are principles, the building blocks of human performance, through which we have established a new way to think about safety and reliability in our worlds...and changing the way we think about work is a vital step toward improvement.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Reveals how we can all surpass our perceived physical limits." —Adam Grant Limits are an illusion: a revolutionary book that reveals the secrets of accessing your hidden extra potential. Read by Robert G. Slade Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell The capacity to endure...

In this groundbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler decodes the mystery of ultimate human performance. Drawing on over a decade of research and first-hand reporting with dozens of top action and adventure sports athletes like big wave legend Laird Hamilton, big mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones, and skateboarding pioneer Danny Way, Kotler explores the frontier science of “flow”, an optimal state of consciousness in which we perform and feel our best.

The New York Times bestseller – with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports – from the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic...

Every organization has the same problems. Turnover. Silos. Communication breakdowns. Disengaged employees. Managers who can't seem to lead. And every organization reaches for the same solutions—engagement surveys, more training, culture initiatives, policy rewrites. The results rarely last. The problems plaguing your organization are predictable outputs of environmental factors that can be identified, mapped, and changed. Somewhere in your organization right now, talented, high performing people are updating their resumes.

Virtue is more than a word: it's a way for us all to live, a way to flourish as human beings. And when applied to organizational life, virtue serves to enhance engagement, strengthen relationships, and foster success in business. Picking up where the acclaimed Exception to the Rule left off, Better Humans, Better Performance connects the classical Greek virtues—Trust, Compassion, Courage, Justice, Temperance, Wisdom, and Hope—with authoritative science that can help you achieve the highest performance.

You can’t sell without listening to your customers—and yourself. In Listen to Sell, sales coaches Mike Esterday and Derek Roberts draw on their decades of industry experience to reveal the conversations, mindset, and skillset needed to amplify your sales confidence and bring purpose back to your customer relationships. With self-analysis exercises and customized strategies, you’ll learn how your mindset—which encompasses your attitude, what you believe about yourself, and the confidence you have to succeed—is the foundation of top sales performance.

"New Ideas for Old Problems: A Human Performance Approach to Sustainable Change" focus is on applying innovative ideas to long-standing challenges in safety and operational reliability, emphasizing the importance of Human Performance in making meaningful and lasting changes.

Bloomsbury presents The Lost Art of Running by Shane Benzie with Tim Major, read by Clifford Samuel. 'Heads up – here’s how to run like a pro' – The Times 'A fascinating book' – Adharanand Finn, author of Running With the Kenyans 'I'm convinced that Shane's insights were were...

Everything on this planet is toxic and contributes to chronic inflammation, which is responsible for nearly all known chronic illness. Thankfully, the root cause of inflammation can be successfully treated naturally by following the basic laws of nature. Whether you’re suffering from chronic illness, feeling like you’re not living your life to your full potential, or simply would like to learn the secret to living a long, happy, fulfilling, healthy life, this book is a must hear.

Revolutionize the way you see disruption and change with a groundbreaking alternative to corporate instability from a lauded HR expert. For decades, “disruption” and “change” have been seen as essential to business growth and success. In this provocative and incisive book, Ashley Goodall...

From the Global Head of Human Performance at WHOOP, a data-powered guide to human potential, revealing that recovery is the hidden driver of peak performance We often equate peak performance with relentless effort—early mornings, intense workouts, and unwavering discipline. But what if the...

Most people associate performance management with the annual review, which is universally dreaded by employees, management, and HR professionals alike. It's a cookie-cutter, fear-based, top-down approach that emphasizes negatives over positives and stifles healthy career conversations. It's never been shown to motivate anyone to do anything but try to avoid it, but nobody feels like they have any alternative. Tamra Chandler has one - and it works.

Bloomsbury presents The Power of Clarity: Unleash the True Potential of Workplace Productivity, Confidence, and Empowerment by Ann Latham, read by Laurence Bouvard An engaging guide on how to bring clarity on both an individual and organizational level and improve workplace efficiency...

Listen to the greatest thinkers of all time as they explore the deepest questions of human existence.

The secret to unlocking human athletic performance has nothing to do with increasing your physical training. It has to do with a new groundbreaking formula (revealed in this book). It has to do with clearing your limiting mind garbage!

In the newly revised fourth edition of Hire with Your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Outstanding Diverse Teams, influential recruiting and hiring expert Lou Adler delivers a practical guide to consistently identifying and hiring the best people and scaling that process throughout your company. 

The evolution of sensor, activators, processors, and connectivity have rendered context more visible in the performance of work. At our fingertips we now have much more data about contexts in which work is performed. Yet, this has yet to be employed in HPT planning. This audiobook explores the technological opportunities and limitations afforded by these technologies as these relate to planning to support human performers in work situations.

This is an audio summary of Endure, a book about the physiological and psychological factors that impact our performance.

Humtown has created a revolutionary and proven game plan to increase individual, team, and organizational performance. A strong interest in their innovation has already been made at some of the most recognized industrial organizations and academic institutions. MIT and Fraunhofer Institute have visited Humtown to understand the critical success factors inherent in this system.