Mike Finnigan is one of the founding Directors of Advance Performance, a leading international Corporate Personal Development organisation, headquartered in Preston.

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In a nutshell, Advance Performance specialise in helping businesses of all shapes and sizes release the potential of their employees, which most of us would agree, is the critical driver of a fully successful organisation.

In the interview, Mike clearly explains what factors influence the performance of employees, how you go about improving employee performance and crucially, how to maintain that performance improvement over time. 

Mike’s top tips to maximise the performance of your employees include:

• INSPIRE THEM - to fire them up and release their natural potential, make them feel proud and connected with your organisations purpose and vision
• GET TO KNOW YOUR PEOPLE - as a leader, connect with your employees so that you know they are doing something they really enjoy
• SUPPORT EMPLOYEES - give your people the tools and resources they need to do the best job they can  

Mike has also written a book entitled ‘They Did You Can: How to achieve whatever you want in life with the help of your sporting heroes - Clive Woodward, David Moyes…” you can grab a copy from Amazon - just click here.

To find out more about Mike and Advance Performance visit www.advance.tv

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