About this episode

This episode features a discussion with George Pesansky about his book Superperformance and various mental models related to organizational and personal excellence.

If you like the topics of organizational performance, personal and professional excellence, and thought-provoking mental models, then Superperformance by George Pesanky is worth reading. In this conversation, we'll learn about The Golden Hour, Root Cause Success, the Thomas-Kilman Conflict Model, the Prison of Expectations, and the Kano Model.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Gandy

Guest: George Pesansky

Topics covered

• organizational performance
• personal excellence
• professional excellence
• mental models

Keywords

• Superperformance
• organizational performance
• mental models
• personal excellence
• professional excellence

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Superperformance, The Golden Hour, Root Cause Success, Thomas-Kilman Conflict Model, Prison of Expectations, Kano Model

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