In the previous article The Best Learning and Development Content - PowerRound® we learned that the best learning and development content as content that gets to the heart of the peak performance, corporate governance, communication, leadership and employee engagement (all at the same time). Content is best when paired with group coaching. Content is most powerful when its distilled from dozens of books and authored by Fortune 100 executives, entrepreneurs, and academics. Content has high impact when with peer learning, and followed up with action.

1. 1
DARE
to Believe
IDENTIFY and MANAGE
Dominant Behavior
REJECT
Unhealthy
Stress
CREATE
VALUE
LEVERAGE
Success and
Significance.
COMMUNICATE
Expectations
RESIST
the urge to react
emotionally
Top 40
Leadership and
Management Training
Recommendations

2. 2
THE HEART OF PEAK
PERFORMANCE
IN A PREVIOUS ARTICLE “THE BEST
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTENT
- POWER OF UNMATCHED CONTENT” WE
LEARNED THAT THE BEST LEARNING AND
DEVELOPMENT CONTENT IS CONTENT
THAT GETS TO THE HEART OF THE PEAK
PERFORMANCE
13%
87%
Top 40
Leadership and
Management Training
Recommendations

3. 3
71%
55%
18%
10%
71%
of Millennials are either
not engaged or actively
disengaged at work
54%
of high talent
managers are
engaged.
18%
of managers possess
the talent to manage
10%
of managers
possess high
talent to manage
Gallup's report, State of the American
Manager: Analytics and Advice for Leaders,
provides an in-depth look at what
characterizes great managers and
examines the crucial links between talent,
engagement and vital business outcomes
such as profitability and productivity.
Top 40
Leadership and
Management Training
Recommendations

4. 4
Leadership
Performance
Communication
Compliance
Teamwork
Top 40
Leadership and
Management Training
Recommendations

5. Here’s our list of the top
40 leadership and
management training
recommendations
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations, PowerRound

6. #1 Communicate
expectations, establish
boundaries and always
with respect
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#1 Communication Expectation, PowerRound

7. #2 Use confrontation
when necessary but in a
way that builds
relationships, rather
than destroys it
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#2 Confrontation, PowerRound

8. #3 Begin a successful
journey by reconsidering
the benefits of giving
and receiving criticism
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#3 Criticism, PowerRound

9. #4 Communicate with
humility and watch your
sales and management
skills soar
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#4 Humility, PowerRound

10. #5 Control those
emotions and be a
disciplined
communicator
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#5 Disciplined Communication, PowerRound

11. #6 Resist the urge to
react emotionally and
impulsively; but respond
instead
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#6 Mastering Emotions, PowerRound

12. #7 Use conflict to
improve some aspect of
how work is done,
customers are served or
relationships are
improved
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#7 Conflict, PowerRound

13. #8 Identify dominant
behavior; how to protect
yourself, your teams
and the company
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#8 Dominant Behavior, PowerRound

14. #9 Listen to what others
are saying from their
perspective; with
empathy and respect
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#9 Resolute Listening, PowerRound

15. #10 Lead by example
and gain dependability
from those around you
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#10 Dependability, PowerRound

16. #11 Invest in
responsibility and gain
dependability, reliability
and positive
accountability
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#11 Responsibility, PowerRound

17. #12 Make the best use
of your time; and you
won't let the feeling of
busyness trump
productivity
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#12 Conquering Busyness, PowerRound

18. #13 Treat your
customers as guests
and retain more of them
by implementing a
service culture
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#13 Service Culture, PowerRound

19. #14 Diligently follow
through and complete
assignments on time,
every time and with
excellence
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#14 Follow Through, PowerRound

20. #15 Improve outcomes
with plans, goals, and
actions
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#15 Improve Outcomes, PowerRound

21. #16 Use facts to gain
better understanding
and measurable results
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#16 Facts, PowerRound

22. #17 Create value in all
you do, develop greater
excellence and creativity
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#17 Create Value, PowerRound

23. #18 Reject unhealthy
stress. Direct your
pressure to build
strength like an athlete
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#18 Pressure, PowerRound

24. #19 Learn how to
optimize sales results
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#19 Optimizing Sales, PowerRound

25. #20 Replacing feelings
of rejection by practicing
resilience
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#20 Resilience, PowerRound

26. #21 Patiently persist
until it’s the right time to
act
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#21 Patiently Persist, PowerRound

27. #22 Predetermine your
course of action with a
well laid out plan
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#22 Plan, PowerRound

28. #23 Resolve means we
believe in our cause and
our team, we never stop
learning or give up
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#23 Resolve, PowerRound

29. #24 Strengthen follow
through and consistency
with positive
accountability
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#24 Accountability, PowerRound

30. #25 Establish a
reputation of trust,
confidence and
character
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#25 Trust, PowerRound

31. #26 Learn the benefits
of ethics in action
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#26 Ethics, PowerRound

32. #27 Monetize integrity –
on time, every time,
exactly as promised
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#27 Monetize Integrity, PowerRound

33. #28 Understand and
embrace the spirit of the
law with self-
governance
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#28 Self Governance, PowerRound

34. #29 Research finds
Strength of Character is
the managerial behavior
with the greatest impact
on company profitability
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#29 Strength of Character, PowerRound

35. #30 Experience the
excitement of being on a
winning team
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#30 Winning Team, PowerRound

36. #31 Develop better and
more creative solutions
by thinking differently
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#31 Think Differently, PowerRound

37. #32 Be inspirational,
instill hope in the people
and the mission
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#32 Inspirational, PowerRound

38. #33 Invest in people and
get a return on
transformation
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#33 Invest in People, PowerRound

39. #34 Align actions with
pure motives and gain
great, long term
reputation
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#34 Motives, PowerRound

40. #35 Take the time to
better understand
people and it’s more
likely they’ll meet your
needs
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#35 Understand People, PowerRound

41. #36 Respect your
leaders, your co-
workers, your customers
and yourself…and see
what happens
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#36 Respect, PowerRound

42. #37 Leverage your
successes for the
benefit of others and the
company
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#37 Leverage Successes, PowerRound

43. #38 Establish a culture
of transparency, ethics
and respect by speaking
frankly
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#38 Speaking Frankly, PowerRound

44. #39 Cultivate ingenuity
and improve financial
and competitive
breakthrough
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#39 Ingenuity, PowerRound

45. #40 Dare to believe for
more; see yourself, your
team, and the mission
accomplished
Top 40 leadership and management training recommendations,
#40 Dare to Believe, PowerRound

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