“B## for Personal andProject Success”
“Build your own ladder”
“Get ‘em while they’re hot”
Dr. Tony Zeiss
Wake Up Call Wake Up Call
People + Purpose = Success
Cultivate Peak Performance…
- in yourself.
- in your employees.
Build Your Own Ladder
I. Vision
II. Thought
III. Influence
IV. Reciprocity
I. Power of Vision
POWER OF VISION
+
WILL TO SUCCEED
=
SUCCESSSUCCESS
Greatest Predictor of Career Success
“Personal Vision”
PURPOSE
+
PASSION
=
VISIONVISION
II. Power of Thought
We Are What We Think
II. Power of Thought
We Are What We Think
Thoughts Belief Action
Optimistic or PessimisticReactive or Anticipatory
“Remember, whether you think you can
or you can’t…
You’re right!”- Henry Ford
III. Power of Influence (Lead your people)
9. Law of Learning
8. Law of Self-Confidence
9. Law of Organization
10.Law of Results
5. Law of Problem Solving
6. Law of Team Work (Trusting Relationships)
3. Law of Work Ethic
4. Law of Communication
1. Law of Attitude1. Law of Attitude
Thoughts Belief Action
Old John
Thoughts Belief Action
Old John
If You Don’t Like the FactsIf You Don’t Like the Facts
Change Your Attitude
IV. Power of Reciprocity
“We Reap What We Sow”
“Do Unto Others…”
People treat us as they perceive us
Another Big Challenge …Another Big Challenge …
What Drives the Economy?
• Government
• Corporations
• Small Business
People and their ability to People and their ability to
produce drives the economy.produce drives the economy.
Smart Organizations Are…
1. Attracting
2. Developing
3. Retaining
Peak Performers!
Get ‘em while they’re hot - Zeiss
I.I. Attracting Attracting PeakPeak Performers Performers
• Establish great reputation for a good place to work.
• Establish a reliable worker supply chain.
• Partner with community colleges• Provide competitive salary and benefits.• Closely match candidates’ abilities & interests to the job profile.
II. Developing Peak Performers
• Provide effective and relevant training for all employees.
• Provide effective motivation for all employees.
• Provide a supportive & caring environment.
Employee Motivators
• Recognition
• A sense of belongingA sense of belonging
• A sense of significance &significance & personal growth
• Fair compensation tied to Fair compensation tied to achievement and productivityachievement and productivity
III. Retaining Peak Performers
• First, hire the right people for the job.
• Treat them with respect, trust, and do what you promise.
• Understand why you lose good employees.
Why Employees Leave
• DistrustDistrust
• Little or no recognitionLittle or no recognition
• Little sense of purposeLittle sense of purpose
• Inadequate compensationInadequate compensation
• Poor work environmentPoor work environment
• Poor supervisorsPoor supervisors
• Job insecurityJob insecurity
• UndervaluedUndervalued
To Be the Best, Ask this Question:
“How would I compete with myself, my department, my company?”
Lead ‘em with Optimism!
Lead ‘em with Optimism!