Performance Through People as Executives Struggle and Mentorship Matters - Greg Hoffman - BSW #454
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Release Date: 07/01/2026
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Performance Through People as Executives Struggle and Mentorship Matters - Greg Hoffman - BSW #454
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info_outlineOne of the biggest questions most executives ask is "Why does it still feel this hard when the talent is clearly there?" The answer, in almost every case, is not a people problem. It is an environment problem. And environment is something a leader can build.
Greg Hoffman, President at Ascension Performance Group, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss his new book, Performance Through People, a leadership parable that shows a practical operating model for building the conditions where people perform at their highest level. It is written as a story, but it is built as a framework. Greg will discuss the core pillars of this framework, including:
- Leadership First Mindset
- Operational Clarity
- Capability
- Empowerment
- Impact
Segment Resources: - https://a.co/d/053FuwYT - https://ascensionpg.com/articles/
In the leadership and communications segment, What the New Quantum Executive Orders Mean for Business Leaders, What I Learned About Burnout the Hard Way (and How to Actually Fix it, Mentorship Matters, and more!
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