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Managers: Do you want to motivate your employees to achieve peak performance? Brian Tracy, the authority on management and personal success, says it’s not rocket science. In this month’s featured article Brian Tracy on the Psychology of Performance, he writes: “The key to creating a peak performance organization is to create an environment of high self-esteem by removing the fears of failure and rejection that inhibit personal performance.” He outlines seven ways that a manager can build and reinforce a positive self-concept in each employee.

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Check out your latest Members-only articles:

Brian Tracy on the Psychology of Performance
Insights from management/success guru Tracy’s new book Motivation.

How to Evolve from Smart Leader to Wise Leader
Wise leaders’ flexible, resilient mindset allows them to act and lead with wisdom.

Overcoming the Enemies of Business Agility
Ironically, the number one enemy of agility may be our addiction to success.

Managing Change is More Difficult than Ever
Issues pertaining to change continue to dominate the business landscape.

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Previous Members-only articles:

Find Success by Thinking Like an Entrepreneur
Strategies for finding prosperity, success, and happiness.

The SPARK of Leadership
How leaders can inspire and engage their troops.

Moving Forward After a Job Loss
Debunking job search myths.

Secrets of Hiring and Retaining the Right Person—Every Time
Fixing the disconnect between employee and employer expectations.

I’m a Manager, and So Can You
Basically, being a good manager isn’t all that different from being a good person.

Stop Procrastinating—Now
A 10-step plan to escape the procrastination trap.

Leadership Strategies for Unpredictable Times
How successful leaders find opportunities, in any economic climate.

Ten Phrases That Should be Banned from Your Workplace Vocabulary
Negative and rude talk that can derail your career.

20 Things Every Career Woman Must Know
How women can increase their odds of moving up the corporate ladder.

Where New Jobs Will Really Come From
Most new jobs are created in response to innovation.

Four Questions Leaders Must Ask Themselves
What leaders should consider to ensure a successful 2013.

21st Century Customer Service
Tips from the author of High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service.

Is Your Business Part of the Fakeosphere?
Make sure your organization's online presence doesn’t raise red flags to consumers.

Performance Review Hooey
Are reviews just a bunch of “hooey”?

What It Takes to Put Clients First
How organizations can live up to their lofty customer service goals.

Retain Employees by Ignoring the Turnover Rate
i4cp looks at the relationship between turnover and market performance.

Office Holiday Gift-Giving Made Easy
Check out our expert’s tips—before you max out your credit cards.

The Eight Roles of a Manager
From the new book AMA Business Boot Camp, edited by AMA CEO Edward T. Reilly.

Tips for Reaching Across the Aisle (Or Silo)
Four strategies to encourage cooperation and collaboration.

Moving from Boss to Coach
Insights from AMA’s seminar “Improving Your Managerial Effectiveness.”

How Much Is a “Like” Worth?
Getting a customer to “like” your business on Facebook is only the beginning.

Read this—Before You Start Writing
Valuable writing tips from The AMA Handbook of Business Writing.

The Acid Test for Employee Engagement
Employees’ use of the word “we” or is a reliable barometer of their engagement.

Corporate Threat Intelligence 101
How to assess and manage threats to your business’s continuity.

Keep Your Inner “Jack Donaghy” in Check
Is your management style more Jack Donaghy or Liz Lemon?

Dealing with Difficult People Is Easy
Simple strategies for handling challenging workplace relationships.

Survey Says: It’s All About the Follow-up
Advice on the importance of follow-up to employee surveys.

Five Ways to Sabotage Employee Performance Management
A new report shows that U.S. organizations lag in performance management.

Do You Have What It Takes to be a Project Team Leader?
How to become the project manager everyone wants to work with.

Great Leaders are Positively Infectious
A leader’s emotional tone, whether positive or negative, can spread like a virus to the rest of the team.

Avoid Hiring Mistakes
An executive search expert shares his secrets for successful hires.

Performance Reviews Go Social
New online social technologies can make reviews more useful (and fun).

Taking Service to the Stratosphere
12 steps to creating a culture that delivers outstanding service every day.

The Argument for Arguing at Work
Why conflict in the workplace can have a positive effect on performance.

mLearning: Not Everyone’s Doing It Yet
New mobile technology has the potential to completely redefine learning.

The Four Pivotal Capabilities of Higher Level Leadership
The four essential elements of higher level leadership.

How to Make Your Network Work for You
The author of I Got My Dream Job and So Can You explains what networking is and isn’t.

Conquering Procrastination (Don’t Wait Until Tomorrow!)
Time management tips from AMA’s seminar Managing Chaos.

Five Ideas to Keep Employees Engaged at Work
Low-cost strategies to attract and retain employees.

The Seven Deadly Sins of Sales Management
Is your organization guilty of any of them?

When Good Storytelling Goes Bad
Why everyone needs to have a researcher’s skepticism.

Just One Thing: Sometimes that’s All It Takes to Make a Difference
Improving a single workplace issue can dramatically improve the overall situation.

The Second Mice Are Coming
Should U.S. suppliers take on fast-follower Chinese firms as customers?

What Makes an Exceptional Leader?
Leadership lessons from Shackleton’s famous Antarctic expedition.

Work Less but Work Smarter—a Timetable for Success
Why the trend toward working longer hours may be counterproductive.

ABC’s of Corporate Social Media
How organizations can best leverage social media.

Peter Drucker to the Rescue
Why Drucker’s management wisdom remains relevant today.

Information Underload
Using internal communications to boost an organization’s bottom line.

Are Your Top Managers Focused, or Just Frenzied?
A new study shows that most managers don’t get much done.

Spotting Exceptional Talent
How to hire the superstars and avoid the clunkers.

The Lightning Bug vs. the Lightning
Correct grammar matters, even in today’s age of texting and instant messaging.

Managing in the Platform Age
How businesses must change to meet the challenges of a new age.

10 Lessons from the Facebook IPO
How to succeed in business by really, really trying.

Avoiding Death by To-Do List
Tips to lower stress and increase productivity.

We’ve Got Your Business Case for Learning Right Here
New evidence links learning to business success.

Why Engagement Matters—More than Ever
Inspiring employees to a move to perform at a higher level.

Step Away from Your Mobile Device: Strategies for Digital Detox
Join the rebellion against our digital masters.

Another Management Lesson from Red Sox Nation
A lack of respect and teamwork can bring down even the mightiest team.

Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining Veterans
Tips for companies who want to hire veterans.

The #1 Core Competency for Leaders
How to become a more effective leader by increasing your EQ.

Communicating Effectively When You’re Here and Your Team is There
10 strategies for facilitating communication with virtual teams.