Have you ever worked with someone who was unmanageable? Do your ever find yourself wishing there was a performance management manual? Would you like to know what the ultimate indicator of your management ability is? Hint: it's got nothing to do with 360 degree feedback or your performance review.

In today's episode of "Why It Works," Gail Smith-McCarthy reveals some of the hidden mechanisms behind why Performance Management works. We explore the role of hardship in success, how to manage and motivate your people despite limited resources, and what it means to practice sustainable leadership.

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Gail's book recommendations:

• FYI: For Your Improvement, A Guide for Development and Coaching by Michael Lombardo & Robert Eichinger

• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

• You Don’t Need a Title to Be A Leader by Mark Sanborn

• 1001 Ways to Reward Employees by Bob Nelson

• “Job Sculpting: The Art of Retaining Your Best People” by Butler & Waldroop

• The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey

• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

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CLIPS

Denzel Washington NAACP Image Awards 2017 Speech

The Devil Wears Prada Upward Social Comparison

How Dave Grohl Got His Start in Music

Scrubs - My Student

Not a good Captain / First Officer

A Pep Talk from Kid President to You

MUSIC

Opening features the song "Morning" by Cambo Smith, available under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Recommendation segment features the song "Delta" by Moonove, under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 International License

Closing features the song "Siesta" by Jahzzar under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.