# Performance Through People as Executives Struggle and Mentorship Matters - Greg Hoffman - BSW #454

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Published: 2026-07-01T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

One of the biggest questions most executives ask is "Why does it still feel this hard when the talent is clearly there?" The answer, in almost every case, is not a people problem. It is an environment problem. And environment is something a leader can build. Greg Hoffman, President at Ascension Performance Group, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss his new book, Performance Through People, a leadership parable that shows a practical operating model for building the conditions where people perform at their highest level. It is written as a story, but it is built as a framework. Greg will discuss the core pillars of this framework, including: Leadership First Mindset Operational Clarity Capability Empowerment Impact Segment Resources: - https://a.co/d/053FuwYT - https://ascensionpg.com/articles/ In the leadership and communications segment, What the New Quantum Executive Orders Mean for Business Leaders, What I Learned About Burnout the Hard Way (and How to Actually Fix it, Mentorship Matters, and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-454

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