Expert Performance: Achieve Extraordinary Results with the Team you Have -- Guaranteed!

Imagine being the shining leader that everyone wants to work for, the person who gets results, hires the best, and creates a culture that is the envy of others. This book shares the secrets of that magic. It is the culmination of over twenty years of consultation and research containing inspirational examples and interviews with people who have succeeded. This book will change the way you lead and bring out the very best in you.How do you become this extraordinary leader?Our research tells us that experience on the job by itself is insufficient to grow you into the high-performance, results-oriented leader you want to become. Only through the magic of deliberate practice, practice that catapults you to success, will you achieve the high-level outcomes you desire. What do you practice?The answers reside in the pages of this book. Each section acts as your personal guide, revealing the insider secrets and identifying for you the skills you will want to practice regularly and deliberately so that you become the exceptional leader who always produces stellar results. In the first three chapters, discover the skills to practice to make you an expert at hiring, on-boarding, and engaging top people. In the section “Hidden Strengths,” hold a mirror up to yourself to realize the incredible talents you have that will launch you to the highest levels of performance. The very best leaders work on their gifts every day! In “Be More Profitable,” you will understand why you must encourage everyone to know how your company makes money. When associates have the financial skills to improve revenue and profit, they will work hard to make your organization succeed. In the next section, read, then practice, the essential skills of leading leaders. The “Power of Influence” section takes you on an expert-driven journey to become more and more skilled in persuasion, relationship building, and inspiration so that you can motivate and guide your team and others to produce the top results you want. The chapter titled “Build Your Expert Performance Team” reveals the powerful techniques you can use to capture, then transfer to others, the hidden expertise of your highest performers.The next section reveals the insider expert skills that create high-performing, top-notch teams. Build these teams so that you can propel your organization into the future.The last chapter, “Finding the Bright Shining Star,” lights the path toward even more exceptional performance from your associates, offering five ways to bring out the best in people.Enjoy the journey and become extraordinary!“Simply put...one of the best business books in my reading history.” - Tom Walter, Owner and Chief Cultural Officer, Tasty Catering“Read this book immediately! In his powerful new book, Vince Racioppo will help you to instantly be more successful as a leader, and make your team ten times more effective.”- Sarah Victory, best-selling author and award-winning speaker, President, Victory Company