Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees

By Jon R. Katzenbach

Book Overview

Drawing on an in-depth study of carefully selected enterprises, Jon Katzenbach found distinct patterns in how companies engage their employees to capitalize on emotional energy and consistently... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875849369
• ISBN13: 9780875849362
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Explaining Workforce Alignment is no small challenge and Jon Katzenbach does a fine job meeting it!

Katzenbach defines the value of having higher-performing, energized workforces aligned with company goals. His real world success stories reinforce the elements of success and profitability and the power of buy-in from the employees. Inspiring for those executives who wish to take their businesses to the next level of superior performance.

Achieving and Then Sustaining an Emotional Balance

In the Preface, Katzenbach explains that "The central topic of this book -- energized workforces that deliver higher (peak) performance -- can be defined as any group of employees whose emotional commitment enables them to make or deliver products or services that constitute a sustainable competitive advantage for their employer. By peak performance [italics] we mean the norm, better than expected, better than the competition,...

Characteristics of the Five Balanced Paths

"This book is concerned with energizing people for performance and the different successful paths to that end". Jon R. Katzenbach writes, "It describes how each path concentrates management attention on worker fulfillment to harness the emotions of many people in sustaining a higher-performing workforce. This is a different challenge than simply motivating people to meet demanding financial performance objectives. The ...

Another Hit From Jon Katzenbach

Using exciting companies such as The Home Depot, Southwest Airlines and Marriott, Dr. Katzenbach weaves a strong case balancing care of the workforce with top-notch organizational performance. His formula includes a number of possible tracks to follow. Any one, or a combination of the alternatives, can surely add value to your organization.The book is a primer for line leaders and human resource executives showing how companies...