Quotes About Performance

Buying funds based purely on their past performance is one of the stupidest things an investor can do.

Gunning for average is your best shot at finishing above average.

People are never able to outperform their self-image.

When talented teams don't win, examine the leadership.

There are two types of people in the business community: those who produce results and those who give you reasons why they didn't.

Average" is the top of the bottom, the best of the worst, the bottom of the top, the worst of the best. Which of these are you?

Winning teams have players who make things happen.

Clearly, if leaders have a strong set of ethical values and live them out, then people will respect them, not just their position. Immature leaders try to use their position to drive high performance.

Don't settle for poor performers. Keep in mind that one great person will always out-produce and out-perform two mediocre people.

the strength of the team is impacted by its weakest link.

What happens to a team when one or more of its members constantly play out of position? First, morale erodes because the team isn't playing up to its capability. Then people become resentful.

NBA superstar David Robinson remarked, "I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don't win, it makes for a very, very long season. It counts more that the team has played well.

Value people. Praise effort. Reward performance.

Any business or industry that pays equal rewards to its goof-offs and its eager-beavers sooner or later will find itself with more goof-offs than eager-beavers.

Los resultados hablan más alto, para nuestros jefes y para aquellos a quienes lideramos.

Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation of success.

Reward only finished work: It's good to praise effort, but you should never reward it. Give

Las preguntas que debe hacerse son: ¿Qué puedo cambiar? ¿Qué puedo hacer extraordinariamente bien? ¿En qué logro el nivel más alto de desempeño? ¿Con qué acciones siempre logro un impacto positivo? En eso es en lo que debe centrarse.

Muy a menudo los empleados esperan ser evaluados en base al esfuerzo que están poniendo en el trabajo, en vez de lo que están logrando.

you get the kind of behavior you reward. You don't get what you hope for, ask for, wish for, or beg for. You get what you reward.

A leader with great passion and few skills always outperforms a leader with great skills and no passion.

Few things push a person like a deadline and an audience. That didn't mean that I always reached my goals. But I found that if I told others about what I intended to do, I worked harder, and I worked in such a way that I wouldn't be ashamed of my efforts even if everyone was watching them.

final analysis, results are what matter; attendance and activity don't.

Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation for success. It's Not How Hard You Work; It's How Smart You Work