Performing Under Pressure

The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most

By: Hendrie Weisinger, J. P. Pawliw-Fry

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 11 hrs

Publisher's summary

Nobody performs better under pressure. Regardless of the task, pressure ruthlessly diminishes our judgment, decision making, attention, dexterity, and performance in every professional and personal arena. In Performing Under Pressure, Drs. Hendrie Weisinger and J.P. Pawliw-Fry introduce us to the concept of pressure management, offering empirically tested short-term and long-term solutions to help us overcome the debilitating effects of pressure.

Performing Under Pressure tackles the greatest obstacle to personal success, whether in a sales presentation, at home, on the golf course, interviewing for a job, or performing onstage at Carnegie Hall. Despite sports mythology, no one rises to the occasion under pressure and does better than they do in practice. The reality is pressure makes us do worse and sometimes leads us to fail utterly. But there are things we can do to diminish its effects on our performance.

Performing Under Pressure draws on research from more than 12,000 people, and features the latest research from neuroscience and from the frontline experiences of Fortune 500 employees and managers, Navy SEALS, Olympic and other elite athletes, and others. It offers 22 specific strategies each of us can use to reduce pressure in our personal and professional lives and allow us to excel better in whatever we do.

Whether you're a corporate manager, a basketball player, or a student preparing for the SAT, Performing Under Pressure will help you do your best when it matters most.

©2015 Hendrie Weisinger and J. P. Pawliw-Fry (P)2015 Random House Audio

Great for self improvement

very unique look to help understand stress vs pressure and one's responses to better allow performance.

A solid addition to this topic

This is a good book and has a lot of important information on how to deal with pressure and build confidence.

A mild-to-moderate critique is that there is almost too much content and the book is organized in an awkward way. The first part of the book is an absolute slog to get through. It is ironically, anxiety and pressure inducing. Part II is solid and very helpful. Part III is excellent and the real value to the book.

I feel that if part I had been truncated, part III moved to the central component and part II to the end of the book, this would be a five star review.

The appendix touching the authors’ research results is OK. Anyone with a background in statistics will question the strength of their statements based on the values of Pearson’s correlation coefficient provided.

great book!

i found so much insight from the authors. The book is well organized and its easy to follow.

Thanks!

Kudos to the authors for an I interesting, well documented and helpful book. This book also offers a number of great assignments that help reinforce key points.

A must read for high pressure environment.

Excellent discussion. A must for everyone working in a high pressure environment. It will help decrease the risk of developing burnout.

Excellent Resource on Pressure Management

An excellent resource and balanced philosophy on pressure management supported by science which is practically applicable.

Definitely worth a listen.

Excellent insights into the human mind

Listened to this book many times. Great reminder of how to perform your best when the situation is stressful and demanding

Illuminating

I’m a day trader and I deal with pressure every day. I feel the entire spectrum of emotions that call into question my confidence and capabilities. This book helped me silo and compartmentalize the big concerns, and offered solutions. I found this very helpful in adding methods to my routine to improve my performance under pressure.

Definitely worth a read

Some great insights into the effects of pressure, and some practical ways to deal with these effects.

Highly recommended for anyone dealing with pressure in any arena. I read it from a golfing perspective, but it is equally applicable for business, or just life in general.

Excellent book

An must read for all who want to perform to their best in any field they choose