New Business Book Summary Available for How Performance Management Is Killing Performance–and What to Do About It

Many organizations today struggle with performance management. Both employees and managers dread the routine of annual reviews. At the same time, accountability is recognized as important and necessary. In How Performance Management Is Killing Performance—and What to Do About It, M. Tamra Chandler discusses why long-used performance management systems do not work well. Based on her experience with numerous organizations, Chandler offers a comprehensive framework that organizations can use to rethink, redesign, and reboot their performance management systems. The goal is to generate better outcomes, as well as more positive experiences for employees at all levels of an organization.

New Business Book Summary Available for Chess Not Checkers

As Mark Miller explains in Chess Not Checkers, leading a company can be like a game of checkers--highly reactionary and fast-paced. However, in today's complicated business climate, the game is changing, and leadership is now more like a game of chess. In chess, strategy and focus are vital and individual pieces can make unique contributions. Chess Not Checkers follows the fictional story of CEO Blake Brown as he begins his journey to improve the performance of his company and increase employee morale by using key moves from the world of chess.

New summary available for Boundaries for Leaders

Boundaries for Leaders by Dr. Henry Cloud offers insight into the roles of the leaders in contemporary businesses. Not only must leaders set production goals and provide guidance, they must also define boundaries that keep negativity out of the workplace. Dr. Cloud, a psychologist, bases many of his leadership principles on the way people’s brains function in different situations. He uses scientific data to illustrate how negative stress shuts down productive activity while positive stress inspires high performance. Additionally, leaders are responsible for helping teams of workers build mutual trust that allows each member to realize his or her full potential. Leaders themselves must earn employee trust to be effective in leading others toward attaining organizational goals.

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