Three Star Leadership

Performance Talk: The One-on-One Part of Leadership

The majority of new supervisors receive little or no training in how to talk to staff about their performance and help them to achieve their full potential. There are many books on leadership, but most simply aren’t practical enough to be successful. So, where can managers find the tips, strategies and resources they need to get the results they want?

One answer is Wally Bock’s innovative new book, Performance Talk: The One-on-One Part of Leadership. Using a fictional character, Karen, a newly promoted supervisor, Wally teaches you how to motivate your people, influence their behavior and help them do a better job.

Based on solid behavioral science research, this wise and enjoyable book provides you with a way to prepare for and conduct supervisory interviews that get results. Each chapter has specific key points, reminders, learning aids and resources for further development.

You’ll learn how to pinpoint the style and strengths of your staff and how to use those attributes to everyone’s advantage. You’ll discover how to improve your odds that conversations with subordinates come out the way you want, and you’ll find specific tools for analyzing performance problems, setting objectives, and planning and carrying out supervisory interviews.

This is not just another business book. Wally Bock’s book will prove to be the must-have manual in your personal or company tool kit.

Buy your book through Amazon. The cost is $14.99 per book and shipping is reasonable. Wally learned a long time ago that he can't do book sales nearly as well as Amazon can, so he lets them sell books and he devotes his time to coaching and developing products to support the book.

You won't want to stop with the book alone. You'll improve your learning you can also use other resources designed to work with the book, including the

• Performance Talk Workbook
• Performance Talk Form Kit
• Performance Talk Reminder Cards

To see lots more about Performance Talk: the One-on-One Part of Leadership, follow this link to the Performance Talk web site. You'll be able to read a sample chapter, view the table of contents, and check out the resources.