Today, business success demands sustained peak performance- and that requires self-motivated, enthusiastic employees. How can you keep your team consistently at the top of their game? This powerful book begins with fresh insights from a fable about a horse and a boy who must manage it in order to save his family's farm. From the boy's story and the hundreds of real-world ideas that follow, you will discover how to harness your employees' talents to achieve breakaway success. You'll learn:
- Helpful tips and techniques to unleash your employees' innate drive to succeed- and harness their passion to achieve your organization's goals
- Strategies successful leaders use to replace old command-and-control management styles with more effective communication methods
- Common mistakes in dealing with employees that can lead to legal liability- and advice from Jackson Lewis, a leading employment law firm, on how to avoid these pitfalls
- Secrets to managing stress that will give you renewed energy and enthusiasm for your business
- Practical ways you can use encouragement, recognition and other powerful motivators to create a peak-performance workplace
