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Growth.how, Covina, California, United States

Company: Growth.how, Covina, CA
Nomination Submitted by: Growth.how LLC
Company Description: Growth.how equips companies to build a culture and systems for continuous improvement, innovation, and performance. It offers in-person and online professional development, as well as publications and products that support learning and growth.
Nomination Category: Annual Report & Other Publication Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Best Business Book
2024 Stevie Winner Nomination Title: The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action by Eduardo Briceño
  1. The date on which this nominated book was first distributed or otherwise made public:

    Publication date: Sep. 5, 2023.

  2. Briefly summarize your book: its genesis, purpose, thesis, story, and results to date (up to 250 words).

    Total 250 words used.

    "The Performance Paradox," authored by Eduardo Briceño, co-founder of Mindset Works with Stanford Professor Carol Dweck, is a vital guide for professionals and leaders aiming to foster learning habits and cultures to enhance growth and impact. Briceño, a growth mindset expert, has spent over a decade supporting Fortune 500 companies in developing learning-centric, high-performance cultures.

    The book instructs professionals and leaders on how to implement the "Learning Zone" and the "Performance Zone," concepts Briceño popularized in his TED Talk, which has been viewed over 4.5 million times. It is an accessible playbook offering frameworks, evidence-based insights, case studies, and practical strategies in both professional and personal settings. It is structured in three parts: Part 1 introduces the foundational frameworks and how individuals can apply them; Part 2 centers on applications for teams, organizations, and leadership; Part 3 presents strategies to perform and drive impact.

    Endorsed by prominent authors such as Carol Dweck, Angela Duckworth, Marshall Goldsmith, and Chip Conley, and by leading executives including Microsoft Chief People Officer Kathleen Hogan and LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Tomer Cohen, "The Performance Paradox" has garnered widespread acclaim.

    The book won Gold in the Stevie’s American Business Awards and it’s a designated Must Read by the Next Big Idea Club, curated by Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, and Daniel Pink. It has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, Wharton Magazine, Big Think, Inc., Insider, Entrepreneur, NPR, SUCCESS Magazine, Quartz, and many podcasts, and published in multiple languages.

  3. Provide a chapter index of your book (up to 390 words).

    Total 185 words used.

    THE PERFORMANCE PARADOX: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action

    PART ONE: Driving Individual Growth

    Chapter 1: The Performance Paradox (p. 3)

    Chapter 2: The Tournament and the Range (p. 21)

    Chapter 3: Integrating the Learning Zone and the Performance Zone: Learning While Doing (p. 38)

    Chapter 4: Six Essential Learning Zone Strategies (p. 51)

    Chapter 5: Unleashing the Power of Mistakes (p. 73)

    Chapter 6: Six Common Misconceptions About Learning (p. 97)

    Chapter 7: The Growth Propeller: Five Key Elements that Drive Growth (p. 108)

    PART TWO: Overcoming the Performance Paradox in Teams and Organizations

    Chapter 8: Pillars of a Learning Organization (p. 127)

    Chapter 9: Getting Teams in the Zones (p. 157)

    Chapter 10: The Collaboration Superpower: How to Forge Mighty Teams (p. 173)

    Chapter 11: Leading for Growth (p. 194)

    Chapter 12: Great Leaders Are Great Learners (p. 212)

    PART THREE: From Individual Transformation to Global Impact

    Chapter 13: The Flywheel of Competence—In Motion and Unstoppable (p. 235)

    Chapter 14: How Overcomeing the Paradox, Changes Lives (p. 249)

    Afterword: Never Finished (p. 265)

    Acknowledgments (p. 267)

    Notes (p. 271)

    Index (p. 303)

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