Performance breakthrough
Subtitle: a radical approach to success at work
By: Cathy Salit ; illustrations by Drew Dernavich
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780316382489; 9780316395045
Subjects: Motivation (Psychology); Career development
Description: "<Strong>Daniel Pink, author of the bestselling To Sell Is Human, devotes an entire chapter to Cathy Salit's work. Now, with Performance Breakthrough: A Radical Approach to Success at Work, Salit's powerful and practical methodology and tools can be yours.</strong> Whether you're navigating your way on a new team, expanding your leadership role, or just trying to get heard in a meeting, you're facing the kind of workplace challenge we all run into sooner or later: you need a new performance. In Performance Breakthrough Cathy Salit presents the revolutionary approach to learning and growing that she's been using for twenty years with American Express, Nike, and Chanel, among a Who's Who of other brand name clients. Artfully blending techniques from theatrical performance with the new science of performative psychology, Salit helps you hone your listening, relationship, and communication skills; recognize and act on opportunities; build healthy working relationships; and grow as a leader. No matter what the challenge, the combination of her case studies and practical exercises will help you deliver your own top performance"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: Let's get this show started; title: Why performance? Who you are and who you are not; title: All the world's a stage; title: The becoming principle: the five fundamentals of performance; title: Performance fundamental one: Choose to grow; title: Performance fundamental two: Build ensembles everywhere; title: Performance fundamental three: Listen! The revolutionary way to have a conversation; title: Performance fundamental four: Create with crap; title: Performance fundamental five: improvise your life; title: Create our new play: how to perform and improvise the daily scenes of your life; title: We're all storytellers; title: Those challenging conversations; title: The art of selling, networking, and other schmoozy things; title: Perform with presence; title: Coach as theater director; title: Epilogue: Your handy performance exercise manual.