5 Steps to Expert: How to Go from Business Novice to Elite Performer - Hardcover

Schempp, Paul G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0891061142 ISBN 13: 9780891061144

Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Every elite performer—from Tiger Woods to Richard Branson—begins their journey to mastery at the beginning: establishing a set of deliberate practice activities that are tightly coordinated and focused sequentially on improving specific aspects of performance, one step at a time. Drawing from the latest, breakthrough research of the characteristics that define expert or elite performers, 5 Steps to Expert provides a detailed roadmap for anyone who aspires to advance from their present level of competence to a higher level of performance and the leaders, managers, and HR coaches charged with improving individual competence and organizational competitiveness.

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From the Publisher

With issues of succession planning, workforce retention, talent development, and the continual pressure to achieve more with less confronting every highly competitive business today, the need to develop the expertise and superior performance of executives, managers, and employees across the board has never been more critical.

Bringing to life seminal research that identifies the characteristics that define expert or elite performers, 5 STEPS TO EXPERT is the first to provide a sequential set of deliberate practice steps for all those who aspire to advance from their current competency to the next stage of mastery--and for those who coach and train for higher performance. Noted authority Paul Schempp explores the key traits shared by those at each of the five levels of expertise--beginner, capable, competent, proficient, expert--and lays out a progressive plan for cultivating the skill, knowledge, and experience needed to reach and remain at the top of our game. Dozens of stories of top-of-the-field performers, questionnaires, and assessment tools apply this fresh research and insight into human performance to the everyday workplace. Plus, each chapter offers developmental exercises, key learning preferences, and a practical set of strategies and techniques to help anyone elevate their level of performance toward becoming expert.

From the Inside Flap

Scholars and scientists have long struggled to unravel the mystery of what it takes to reach peak performance in any human endeavor--to consistently outperform one's peers. For the first time, 5 STEPS TO EXPERT brings to life the seminal research in this field, illustrating it with dozens of stories of the "best of the best" in business, arts, science, and sports, to help you increase your expertise and achieve greater levels of performance.

Working through the five steps to expertise--beginner, capable, competent, proficient, and expert--in detail, this road map to outstanding performance offers a progressive plan for cultivating the experience, knowledge, and skills needed to reach and remain at the top of your game. Questionnaires, worksheets, and a variety of assessment tools provide insight and guidance on how to identify your present level--essential to understanding how you got where you are and what it will take to become a top performer in your field. Plus, each chapter includes development exercises, learning preferences, and a set of practical strategies and techniques to help you elevate your performance toward mastery.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0891061142
• ISBN 13: 9780891061144
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152