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With your host, Pete McKitis.

Hello and thanks so much for joining us here for episode 335 with Mark Efron. I think you're going to love this chat with Mark because he is breaking down what does science have to say are the critical steps in becoming a high-performer at work. What does the real evidence suggest in terms of the

linkages between stuff people do and the results in terms of high performance

ratings and advancement and promotions that good stuff. So you'll learn one, the eight steps to high performance,

two, the difference between goals and promises,

and three, how to estimate and achieve

your theoretical maximum of effort.

So if you'd like to take a look at the show notes or the transcript or the links to

items for reference, you'll find that over at awesome at your job.com slash F3.35.

Now here's Mark Story.

Mark Ephron is the founder and president of the Talent Strategy Group and founder, publisher

of Talent Quarterly magazine. He's a co-author of the book One Page Talent Management and has been

recognized as one of the top 100 influencers in human resources.

So thanks to Mark for sharing some time with us and thanks to our sponsors.

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Here is Mark.

Mark, thanks so much for joining us here on the How to Be Awesome at your Job Podcast.

My pleasure, Pete, happy to be here.

Well, I'm happy to have you as well.

And the first thing I need to hear all about is you and Thai boxing.

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