Today’s guest has been helping train leaders and their teams for several decades. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone else with her level of training experience.

Her name is Meredith Bell.  She is president and co-founder of Performance Support Systems, a global software company. Since 1994 she has helped develop brain-based, online assessment and development tools that make long-term improvements in leader and team performance.

She’s also the author of several books over the years. The one I’ve decided to dive into today is called Strong For Performance: Create Learning and Development Programs That Stick.

In Strong for Performance, Meredith provides a clear, simple explanation for creating lasting improvements in the performance of leaders and teams.

Marshall Goldsmith even says to “Use this book as a roadmap for strengthening the people in your organization and building a positive coaching culture.”

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Meredith and her work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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In today’s episode, Meredith and I chat about:

• Why most learning and development programs fail to improve performance
• Some of the reasons it’s so hard to change our work habits
• How to know if we’re ready for 360-degree feedback
• And lots more!

Order Meredith’s Book

You can order your copy of Strong for Performance: Create a Coaching Culture with Learning and Development Programs That Stick right now!

Consider Ordering My New Book Too!

Purchase a copy of my new book (written with Jesse Wisnewski) Read to Lead: The Simple Habit That Expands Your Influence and Boosts Your Career. There, you can also download the introduction and first chapter for free!

Meredith in Action

Books Meredith Recommends

The books of Steve Chandler

Straightline Leadership by Dusan Djukich

Check Out These Additional Resources

Grab a copy of Meredith’s book now.

Visit Meredith’s personal website to find out more about her and her work.

Learn more about inviting Meredith to your next event.

Connect with Meredith personally on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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