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The Performance Multiplier
by Jody N Holland, M.S. Psychology and Meghan Slaughter, M.S. Psychology
Most managers are promoted for being great at the work — then left to figure out the people on their own. This workbook closes that gap. The Performance Multiplier turns the four jobs of every manager — setting direction, leading change, coaching performance, and sustaining yourself — into four simple, research-backed models you can put to work Monday morning. Because a manager doesn't just do the work. A manager multiplies it.
Every manager eventually learns the hard truth: the skills that earned you the promotion aren't the skills that make you great at the job. Strategy, deadlines, and deliverables are the easy part. People are the multiplier — and people are where most managers are never trained.
Principles of Management Workbook: The Performance Multiplier is a practical, self-study guide to the four things every manager must do well. It replaces vague advice with four memorable, research-backed models you can actually apply:
• C.O.M.P.A.S.S. — set a clear strategic direction, even when the terrain keeps shifting.
• C.H.A.N.G.E. — lead people through change instead of just announcing it.
• C.O.A.C.H. — grow performance all year with continuous coaching, not a dreaded annual review.
• C.A.L.M. — manage stress and find work-life harmony so you can sustain yourself and your team.
This isn't a book to read and shelve. Every section pairs concise teaching with reflection questions, real-world worksheets, failure-mode self-checks, and a measurable scorecard — so you finish with a plan for a real challenge you're facing right now. Drawn from research and refined across more than 250,000 leaders trained, it's built around frameworks and stories that stick.
Whether you're a brand-new supervisor or a seasoned manager sharpening your craft, this workbook will help you reduce turnover, raise engagement, and build a culture people don't want to leave. Because in the end, you either invest in your team's leadership or you pay for it.
Master the four models. Become the multiplier.
Jod’s books challenge you to confront what’s holding you back, take ownership of your growth, and step boldly into the leader—and life—you were created to become.
Jody N. Holland is an author, leadership strategist, and executive coach who has spent more than two decades helping individuals and organizations break through limitations and lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose. His work focuses on the human side of success—how mindset, personal responsibility, and intentional leadership shape outcomes in business and in life. Drawing from real-world leadership experience, behavioral science, and timeless principles of personal growth, Jody writes with a rare blend of practicality and inspiration. His books challenge readers to confront internal barriers, take ownership of their development, and step into the best version of themselves—both professionally and personally. Jody is the founder of Jody Holland, Inc., where he works with leaders at every level—from first-time supervisors to senior executives—guiding them to build strong cultures, develop people, and drive sustainable results. His approach emphasizes growth through challenge, accountability, and purpose rather than comfort or complacency. Through his writing, speaking, and coaching, Jody is committed to helping people move beyond fear, confusion, and self-doubt toward lives marked by intentional action and meaningful impact. He lives in Texas with his family and continues to write, teach, and coach with one central message: Become The Leader You Would Follow.
Mastering the 12 Skills of a Great Leader
Leadership Blueprint (L-2-L Workbook) is the working plan every leader wishes someone had handed them on day one. Across four pillars — Self, Relational, Performance, and Strategic Leadership — you will map your identity, sharpen your habits, confront the quiet derailers that cost good leaders their credibility, and walk away with a measurable 30-60-90 plan for becoming the kind of leader people choose to follow.
The Performance Multiplier
You were promoted because you were great at the work — not because anyone taught you to be great with people. Yet research shows the manager drives roughly 70% of a team's engagement. You are the multiplier, for better or for worse. Blending the timeless wisdom of Drucker, Sloan, and Grove with modern behavioral science, Jody N. Holland and Meghan Slaughter deliver four field-tested frameworks — C.O.M.P.A.S.S. for strategy, C.H.A.N.G.E. for leading change, C.O.A.C.H. for performance, and C.A.L.M. for stress — that turn management from guesswork into a learnable discipline. Read it, practice it, and become the multiplier.
A Guide To Becoming The Leader You Would Follow
Leadership doesn’t fail because people lack talent—it fails because they were never taught how to lead. The Leadership Blueprint: Learn-2-Lead provides a clear, practical framework for supervisors, managers, and executives who want to build trust, drive performance, and create cultures where people thrive. Blending proven psychology, real-world leadership experience, and actionable tools, Jody Holland shows readers how to move from positional authority to authentic influence. This is not theory for theory’s sake—it is a blueprint for becoming the kind of leader people choose to follow.
A Practical Guide to Evolving Into a Super Leader
Leadership today demands more than authority—it requires evolution.
In Leadership Evo, leadership strategist and executive coach Jody Holland presents a practical, research-informed framework that shows how leaders grow through identifiable stages—and how that growth directly impacts performance, engagement, and culture. This concise, action-oriented guide helps leaders move beyond managing tasks to intentionally developing people, building accountability, and creating sustained organizational success.
Designed for emerging leaders, executives, and organizations alike, Leadership Evo challenges leaders to take responsibility for their development—because when leaders evolve, teams strengthen, cultures improve, and organizations thrive.
The Story Your Face Is Telling
Faces of Reality explores the subtle signals that shape human behavior, communication, and decision-making. Blending psychology, observation, and real-world leadership insight, Jody Holland reveals how understanding facial cues, facial structure, personal tendencies, and internal narratives can sharpen awareness, improve relationships, and elevate leadership effectiveness. This book challenges readers to see people—and themselves—more clearly, turning perception into a powerful tool for growth, influence, and better outcomes.
Learning to Yield, Choose, and Live with Purpose
Life pushes hard. Most people push back—and end up exhausted, frustrated, and stuck.
In My Judo Life, Jody Holland offers a powerful alternative: stop fighting life and learn to redirect it. Drawing on the philosophy of judo, this story-driven guide shows how pressure, setbacks, and uncertainty can become momentum for growth when met with clarity and intentional choice.
This is not about force or hustle—it’s about alignment, purpose, and mastering your response. If you’re ready to stop resisting life and start working with it, My Judo Life will change the way you see struggle—and what’s possible because of it.
Overcoming The Fears That Hold Us Back
Fear doesn’t stop us by force—it stops us through doubt, hesitation, and the stories we tell ourselves.
6 Demons of Fear is a powerful, story-driven guide that reveals the hidden fears shaping your decisions, confidence, and direction in life. Through the journey of a man forced to confront what he’s been avoiding, you’ll uncover the six most common fear patterns that quietly limit growth and potential—and learn how to move forward with clarity and courage even when fear is present.
This is not about becoming fearless. It’s about becoming free—to lead, to grow, and to live with purpose once fear no longer has the final say.
Win More Business Without Pressure, Manipulation, or Compromise
Sales doesn’t require pressure, manipulation, or compromise—it requires principle.
In Selling with Honor, Jody Holland redefines modern selling by blending timeless wisdom from the Samurai Code with a proven consultative sales model built for today’s buyer. Through seven foundational tenets, this book shows how integrity, discipline, courage, and respect create trust, long-term relationships, and sustainable results.
This is a practical guide for professionals who want to win business without sacrificing values. When honor becomes the foundation of your sales approach, selling shifts from a transaction to a transformation—and success follows.
