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Unlike anyone else I know, Frank approaches performance management with a
fresh and unique perspective. His genuine connection with people and his sin-
cere desire to show them a “better way” make this book especially valuable. Unlike
most books on the subject, Frank doesn’t try to reaffirm all that came before. He’s
willing to speak the “truth” and challenge “conventional wisdom.” He does all of
this with a style that is readable, witty, and entertaining. I recommend reading
Frank’s book first—before all other books on the subject—to put them in the right
context.
–Howard Dresner, father of business intelligence, industry consultant,
and author of The Performance Management Revolution

In order to succeed in the future there is one criterion that overshadows everything
else: Understanding people! It is daring and challenging to thrust oneself into the
jungle of human behavior in the modern organization. Frank shows us how to
grow, from just knowing where to go to how to do the right thing. Through this
approach Frank gives us the most fundamental quality, which a leader of today
must possess: a vision for a new common sense of what the future will bring, the
tools to find our shared mindset, and ability to build what the world demands the
most today—a better and more meaningful tomorrow.
–Anne Skare Nielsen, chief futurist and partner, Future Navigator

Early prospectors in the Wild West would say, “There’s gold in them thar hills”
and then had the pioneering courage to exploit and lay foundations for a new
world. Frank Buytendijk has clearly done a lot of prospecting research. Perfor-
mance Leadership provides business leaders with a map and compass to help us
ensure we are in the right hills, with a strong chance of finding those essential
nuggets.
–Mandeep Hansra, Head of BI Strategy and Systems, BT Group Finance

Moving beyond performance management to performance leadership, Frank
Buytendijk’s book clearly articulates the role of and need for performance lead-
ership. An incredibly useful guide to improving your organization’s performance
–Professor Andy Neely, Director of Research, Cranfield School
of Management, author of The Performance Prism