Performance International was established to create a culture of work within organizations in which employees understand their jobs, know how to improve them, know how to maintain quality and make contributions to the business as a whole.
Kathleen in Lisbon
Performance International was founded by Kathleen Whiteside and Danny Langdon and supported by a network of professional performance improvement consultants. Danny Langdon is an international expert in business performance improvement systems and among other accomplishments made a presentation on Productivity and Competitiveness at the White House. Kathleen’s expertise is in facilitation, project management, OD and executive coaching and building successful organizations.
Both partners are past presidents of ISPI (International Society of Performance and Instruction) and faculty members of the ISPI Human Performance Technology (HPT) Institute. They are also active members of ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) and present regularly at international conferences. Danny is a member of the ASTD Expert Panel on Performance Technology.
Danny in Lisbon
The partners have authored books, chapters and articles in the field of performance technology. Danny’s book, “The New Language of Work,” (HRD Press, 1995) has been identified as one of the “pathfinder” models of performance improvement by ISPI. His book, “Aligning Performance: Improving People, Systems and Organizations” (Jossey-Bass, 2000) has been established as the definitive work in performance technology. “The Intervention Resource Guide:50 Performance Improvement Tools,” (Jossey-Bass, 1999) a key resource on solutions to business performance improvement needs, is already in its second printing. Prior to forming Performance International, Kathleen and Danny each held management positions in training and human resources.