8 Steps to High Performance with Marc Effron | The Good Leadership Podcast #80

Marc is a trusted advisor to top teams at the world's largest and most complex organizations. His clients include the premier brands across tech, bio-pharma and pharma, consumer products, transportation, manufacturing and more. As the founder and President of the Talent Strategy Group, he leads the firm’s global consulting, education and publishing businesses.

Marc co-authored the Harvard Business Review Publishing best-selling book One Page Talent Management, often called the “talent management bible.” His new book 8 Steps to High Performance, also published by Harvard, is quickly reaching best-seller status globally.

He previously served as an HR executive at Bank of America and Avon Products.

Marc has been published in or heard on Fast Company, Financial Times, BBC, Bloomberg Radio, Inc., Harvard Business Review, New York Post, Knowledge@Wharton radio and some of the world’s most popular podcasts. Marc publishes TalentQ magazine which he founded in 2013 to help executives.

Marc Effron's Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=marc+effron

-

Learn more about IMS and future sessions with thought leaders like Marc Effron: https://ims-online.com/

Single Servings (bite-sized video clips that answer your most pressing leadership and management challenges) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNwWl_bClmVyp_YJxfrDJy4kGhRxaxJZm

Relevant IMS Leadership and Management Articles - https://blog.ims-online.com/

Connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesagood/

Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:17) Rules to success at work

(02:11) How to be a high performer

(03:14) Factors that predict performance

(05:03) Theoretical maximum performance

(05:51) High performer mindset

(07:43) Work smart, not hard paradigm

(09:53) Tool: 3 ways to screen ideas

(13:10) Big goals are important

(14:43) Promises instead of goals

(16:10) Tool: Concept of SIM (Specific, Important & Measurable)

(17:57) Concept: Derailer

(18:59) Recognize your derailers

(19:58) Identify transformational leaders

(21:57) Tool: 70/20/10 - Grow in the right area

(24:38) Feed forward instead of giving feedback

(26:08) Networking matters

(28:16) Sometimes you shouldn’t be the "genuine" you

(29:02) Fitness & high performance

(33:14) Sleep & high performance

(36:19) Avoiding distractions

(37:58) Conclusion