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Top Performance: How to Develop Excellence in Yourself and Others

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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.

Great book that I'm reading for the second time. Not because I skimmed thru it the first time but because all the information in it is so good and helpful that I want it all to sink in! Many dog-earred and underlined pages.

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"

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.

Excellent source of principles of leadership. I need to read it over and over. I'm in a leadership training class and it is one of the main resource books for the class.

Very clean book, no wrinkling of pages, no markings in perfect condition...would purchase from this seller again!

We gave this book as a gift. Ity was well received. The shipper and shipping time was excelalnt. Books arrived in excellant condition.