From the Publisher
"Graham's expertise on mental toughness and helping executives grow into real leaders is second to none. This book is a must read for all business leaders during these competitive and turbulent economic times." - Mark Schortman, Chairman, Coca-Cola Bottlers' Sales & Services Company LLC
"This book is an extraordinary read. Jump into it and fasten your seat belt! THRIVING ON PRESSURE brings the feel and the lessons of that driving, intense world of "A" players, those who consistently deliver top performance and results under the kind of pressure that makes most others buckle." - Gene Boccialetti, PhD, ILR School, Cornell University
About the Author
Professor Graham Jones’ experience of consulting with high-level
performers spans more than twenty years. It includes working closely with Olympic and world champions from a variety of sports, military personnel, and senior leaders and their teams in Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies.
Formerly Professor of Elite Performance Psychology at the University
of Wales, Bangor, Graham has more than 150 publications in the area of high-level performance. Among these are three books, numerous ground-breaking studies in scientific journals, and articles that demystify and unravel complex concepts and theories in human performance psychology, making them easy to apply in the workplace. His article “How the Best of the Best Get Better and Better,” published in Harvard Business Review, received wide acclaim for capturing the essence of sustained high performance that all business leaders aspire to.
Graham is a founding director of Lane4 Management Group Ltd, a leading performance development consultancy with offices in the United States, England, and Australasia. Lane4 specializes in helping organizations create high-performance environments in which individuals and teams can thrive. Graham leads Lane4’s U.S. business in Princeton, New Jersey.
Since co-founding Lane4 in 1995, Graham has been very active as a coach of high-profile leaders and their teams. He works on large-scale initiatives around organizational change, mergers and acquisitions, and global roll-outs of people-development programs.
