The Performance Paradox
Why Working Harder Is Keeping You Stuck and What High-Performing Professionals Do InsteadBy Paul Bangsten
Length1h 50m
About this audiobook
Picture two managers walking into the same boardroom to present their quarterly results. The first adjusts his tie before entering, rehearses his opening line in the hallway, and raises his voice slightly as he begins — signaling, consciously or not, that he needs the room to take him seriously. The second walks in without ceremony, sits down, and begins speaking at a perfectly natural volume. Within sixty seconds, every eye in the room has drifted to the second person. No one can quite explain why.
Audiobook details
GenreBusiness and Economics, Self-Help
Length1 hr 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 22, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
12CHAPTER SIX
2CHAPTER ONE
13Authority Across Hierarchies
3The Authority Paradox
14CHAPTER SEVEN
4CHAPTER TWO
15When Authority Is Challenged
5The Foundation of Genuine Expertise
16CHAPTER EIGHT
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6CHAPTER THREE
17The Ethics of Authority
7Communicating with Authority
18CHAPTER NINE
8CHAPTER FOUR
19Authority in the Digital World
9Presence and Physical Authority
20CHAPTER TEN
10CHAPTER FIVE
21The Integrated Professional
11The Credibility Architecture
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