Performance Matters

Book excerpt: Packed full of useful information and take-aways on how to optimise your career potential and personal brand, Performance Matters is the ultimate career survival guide for Milennials. For any business leader who wants to inspire the next generation of knowledge workers, this may be one of the most important books you will ever read. In an age where the customer rules and the philosophy of more for less reigns supreme, this book offers readers an inspiring and straightforward self-coaching process to help you to navigate the competitive and global economy in which we live. Author Bruce Harkness has worked both internationally and in Australia in the field of talent and leadership development. With over twenty years' experience in this arena, he believes the absolute potential of any business is ultimately realised through its people. In today's workplaces, exceptional performance is the new normal and so now more than ever we must strive to become a better version of who we are in order to not only survive but thrive in this new reality. This book will both challenge and inspire you to: - Create your own definition of success - Define a compelling and engaging career vision - Identify and build your personal brand value - Think differently about your long-term approach to your career - Better understand how to navigate change in uncertain times. There are many significant decisions that can change your life: reading this book may well just be one of them.