Meet Vernon Williams - Author of Why Employees Fail to Meet Performance Expectations - And How to Fix the Problem.
Vernon Williams has over 20 years of experience as a manager and over 10 years of experience 
as a consultant to frontline supervisors.
He has also conducted seminars to train thousands of supervisors on how to motivate their employees to peak performance.
Vernon has a master's degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins University.
Purchase the book at http://www.vernonwilliams.net/
Listen to the interview recorded on Bookends
Thursday, December 11, 2008
In Why Employees fail to Meet Performance Expectations & How to fix the Problem, you will discover the 20 most common causes of performance failures along with results-producing tips that are guaranteed to help you eliminate them.
Here's what others are saying about Vernon Williams:
After attending one of Mr. Williams' seminars, I applied the techniques that he taught. I was amazed at how just one technique- listening to my employees-made such a difference in their job performance. The concepts I learned were instrumental in my getting promoted to a GS-12 position.
Donald Bullock, Federal Government Supervisor
Mr. Williams provides practical steps for creating and leading a high performing team. The steps force action planning so enhancements actually occur and you make your high performing team a reality.
Todd Allen, Senior Professional in Human Resources
President, Howard County Human Resource Society
I found the book to be right on target. What stood out for me were the down-to-earth and practical examples to which frontline supervisors can relate and apply.
Chris Saeger, Certified Performance Technologist
President, Potomac Chapter, International Society for Performance Improvement