Product Description

Zig Ziglar shows readers how to get the most out of themselves and others by developing people management skills. He reveals the qualities of good leadership and provides specific solutions for overcoming and correcting poor management practices. Rich with anecdotes and vivid illustrations, Top Performance provides specialized instruction for improving relationships with supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to achieve maximum effectiveness in any profession.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #142667 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780800759742
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover
Top Performance. You expect it of yourself. You expect it of those around you. So how do you make it a reality? Maximize your leadership abilities and management skills with Top Performance. Inside, you will find winning ideas on how to: - direct people's energies and stimulate their desire to excel - manage people effectively-and get others to want your leadership - overcome and correct poor management practices - develop a healthy self-image - establish standards for evaluating performance - improve relationships and communication These dynamic principles developed by a master salesman are applicable to the office, home, sports, church, or other organizations. Sprinkled with Ziglar's wit and helpful illustrations, these principles will propel you-and those around you-toward Top Performance. "If anyone ever wanted a blueprint for success and leadership, Top Performance is the book to read."-Dave Liniger, CEO, RE/MAX International, Inc. "Zig is the greatest motivator in the world. His philosophy has been the one I have tried to emulate the most."-Lou Holtz, head coach, University of South Carolina "If they want the competitive edge, managers and doctors in the health services industry-in any industry-had better read Top Performance. No, they'd better learn to live Top Performance."-David M. Hunter, executive vice president, M. Bostin Associates

About the Author
Zig Ziglar, a talented author and speaker, has traveled over five million miles and worked with clients and corporations of all sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to churches, schools, and non-profit associations. He has written twenty-one books on personal growth, leadership, sales, faith, and success, nine of which have been bestsellers. He lives in Carrollton, Texas.

Customer Reviews

Excellent book on principle-centered leadership...
I am a fan of Zig Ziglar and I think he exemplifies a model of doing business founded on character and business ethics. He has been very successful himself applying these ideas and true to himself along the way.

This book is basically about how to be a good example and inspire others by living consistent to your values while applying timeless principles to leadership. Like sports, it is often doing the fundamentals really well that leads to tremendous success. For example, look at Tiger Woods. He always returns to improving and grooving the fundamentals.

What makes this book particularly worthwhile is the quality of the story telling, analogies and examples. This helps the principles to land. While this book is simple and straightforward, it's not necessarily simple to apply especially when you get in a difficult situation that tempts you to violate your own principles.

I have been fairly successful in business and worked for more than one Fortune 100 company in different careers. I also had the good fortune of working in Silicon Valley for such companies as Oracle, PeopleSoft and VMware in a variety of management roles. I have tested these ideas in practice and as a result built winning teams. Any of the books I have bought by Zig Ziglar have paid for themselves many times over. I hope you have the same experience.

Highly Recomend it
Love this book, but then again anything from Zig Ziglar is a must read.
Also recomend "See you at the Top" and "Zig Ziglar on Selling"

Management Gems
By Jeffrey W. Bennett, ISP, author of ISP Certification-The Industrial Security Professional Exam Manual and Under the Lontar Palm

This book reminds me of my most important asset; the people on my team. In the middle of the book are Management Gems. The Gems include formula for Top Managers, Leadership Myths, as well as steps for performance oriented mangagement. These Gems are must reads daily. Thanks for making something so tough, easier to apply.