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Superlative performance is really just a confluence of dozens of small skills or activities, each one learned or stumbled upon, which have been carefully drilled into habit and then are fitted together in a synthesized whole.
page: 36
tags:
performance
skill
Deliberate practice is for preparation, and flow is for performance
page: 132
tags:
deliberate practice
preparation
flow
performance
All your other employees are getting paid less to make up for the ones who contribute the least. The exceptional performers are getting paid a __lot__ less, which is why they should (and will) leave.
page: 26
tags:
contribution
performance
Organizing around average means that the organization has exchanged the high productivity of exceptional performance for the ease and security of an endless parade of average performers.
page: 54
tags:
organization
productivity
performance
security
Don't quit. It's easier to get a job from a job. You should work harder. Nothing will get you a new job faster than terrific performance in your old one.
page: 271
tags:
performance
Do deliver sensational performance, far beyond expectations, and at every opportunity expand your job beyond its official boundaries. Don't make your boss use political capital in order to champion you.
page: 280
tags:
performance
When the time comes for your promotion, the best thing employees can say about you is that you were fair, you cared, and that you showed them tough love.
page: 289
tags:
promotions
performance