How the Peak Performance Formula Works
6-week interactive course
Synthesizes the best of what research has uncovered about the science of top performance
Less than 90 minutes per week time commitment
Translates the latest science into practical action items you can immediately use
Weekly Lessons
Each week, we’ll examine a different aspect of top performance.
Personalized Insights
Take key assessments and learn how you can amplify your success by working to your strengths
Step-By-Step Worksheets
Go beyond theory with interactive exercises that show you exactly how to apply the insights
Executive Summaries With Key Takeaways
Find out everything you need to know quickly, with detailed action items for each topic
Roadmaps And Templates
Save time with practical, easy to use, Done-For-You examples
Join An Exclusive Network Of High Achievers
Exchange best practices and grow your network with a unique cohort of top performers.
Learn At Your Pace
Get extended access to all the recordings and watch (or review) on your schedule.
Meet Your Instructor
Ron Friedman, Ph.D., is an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation. He has served on the faculty of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and has consulted for Fortune 500 companies, political leaders, and the world’s leading nonprofits.
Popular accounts of his research have appeared on NPR and in major newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, the Globe and Mail, The Guardian, as well as magazines such as Men’s Health, Shape, and Allure.
He is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, CNN, Forbes, Fast Company, and Psychology Today
The PPF Curriculum
Each week, we will unlock a new set of strategies for boosting your productivity, enhancing your energy, and freeing up your time.
We’ll identify specific actions you can take for implementing the strategies in ways that improve your performance.
Week 1
Getting the Best Sleep of Your Life
Achieving peak performance starts with a good night’s rest. On days when we flourish, the seed for success has almost always been planted the night before. In our first lesson, we’ll examine techniques for ensuring that you wake up rested, energized, and ready to tackle the challenges ahead.
- What the world’s best sleepers do differently
- Optimizing your nighttime routine
- How to turn your bedroom into a sleep cave
- The two lists you should write before lying down
- Evidence-based techniques for falling asleep faster
Week 2
Designing Your Morning Routine
What’s the ideal way of starting your workday? In this class, we’ll pinpoint practical ways for you to jumpstart your morning so you can launch your day on the right foot and arrive at the office raring to go.
- The most important part of an energizing breakfast (hint: it’s not coffee)
- The “better than nothing” morning exercise routine
- Time-saving breakfast techniques
- The first thing to do when you get to your desk
- The key to prioritizing more strategically
Week 3
Optimizing Your Schedule
One of the most important keys to maximizing your productivity is learning to calibrate your activities to your mental state. When you do things is as important as how you do them. This workshop will show you how to schedule your day for maximum leverage of your time.
- The performance benefits of scheduling to your strengths
- A cognitive psychologist's guide to plowing through your email
- How to prevent distractions from hijacking your day
- Strategies for protecting your best hours
- How to diplomatically say no (including word-for-word email templates you can copy and paste)
Week 4
Staying Energized, All Day Long
Performing at your best requires more than motivation – it demands high and sustainable levels of energy. In this session, you’ll discover a holistic approach to enjoying natural, all-day energy that powers you to work at your very best.
- How the foods we eat influence our productivity
- Using fitness and rest to optimize your performance
- What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed
- Short-circuiting procrastination before it happens
- How to work productively, even when you’re tired
Week 5
Generating Creative Solutions
There’s a scientific approach to creativity – one that you can leverage as needed, to generate fresh ideas on demand. At the end of this session, you’ll know how to command it.
- The key to producing creative ideas on a regular basis
- The best place to go when you need a creative breakthrough
- Why some forms of exercise are better for creativity than others
- How to make smarter decisions when you need them most
Week 6
Using Downtime Intelligently
All work and no play doesn’t make you productive. In fact, it may be the very thing holding you back. This session will teach you how to leverage the latest biological research to recover during your downtime, so that you can continue performing at a high level over an extended period.
- The secret to recovering from burnout
- Why sitting still is rarely satisfying – and what to do instead
- How the most successful people use their weekends and vacations
Meet the Graduates
"If you're even thinking you need the Peak Performance Formula, I guarantee that you do. If you're stressed out, or if you feel like you can't get it all done, this program will help. I used to work almost every day of the week -- that's changed. Now, when I go home, I am home. I'm not thinking about work all the time I've actually had more time to be more social and catch up with some old friends as well as make some new ones -- that's something that was missing. It's nice. I take my girls camping on the weekends. This program is fantastic and it's worth every penny I paid for it. I would do it again."
– Jeff Currey, Regional Director of Sales
"It changed the way that I saw myself. I realized that I was like a runner who wasn’t sleeping, eating, or exercising. No wonder I was getting burnt out or injured. My major revelation was that this is a science and it is a formula that can be repeated. The most surprising thing to me was how easy it was to implement. You can’t take this class and not walk away a changed person. I use strategies from the class every day, and I would take it all over again."
– Melissa Smith, Entrepreneur and Author
"I’ve never invested much time and money on productivity courses or efficiency learning. So, I was a little bit skeptical at first, but I can enthusiastically say that it was some of the best learning money I’ve spent. And a lot of it is because I put it into practice. It was really simple not just to learn it, but then apply it to my life... I now have a much better feeling or grasp of how my time is spent, in how I schedule, and how I’m able to compartmentalize my work time versus my personal time. I just feel more in control of my calendar. I feel more satisfied with how present I’m able to be, and how focused I’m able to be. I'm more productive at work."
– Adam Miller, Director, Customer Experience Practice
A Look Inside The Program
What Makes This Course Different?
1
Cutting-edge content.
Based on Dr. Friedman’s popular series for the Harvard Business Review, the Peak Work Performance Formula is the only research-based course that translates cutting-edge scientific findings into practical techniques.
2
Relentlessly actionable.
You won’t just learn the latest insights -- you’ll receive step-by-step instructions on how to integrate them in your life, along with self-assessments, exercises, and online tools.
3
An award-winning instructor.
Taught by Ron Friedman, Ph.D., an award-winning psychologist and the author of The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace.
4
Support and accountability.
You’ll receive access to a community of top performers with whom you can discuss your progress, share key takeaways, and exchange best practices.
What People are
Saying About Dr. Friedman
and His Work
“This is one of the best books I've ever read. Well-researched, beautifully written, and fun to read… I wish every manager out there would read this and start implementing the findings from the research. Workplaces could be infinitely more fulfilling and conducive to producing our best work but they fail miserably and we spend too much energy counteracting the aspects of our environment that make our jobs harder….When I start a company, this will be on my management team's MUST READ list.”
Is the Peak Performance Formula right for you?
To be clear, the Peak Performance Formula is not like most research-based courses.
We won’t be reading journal articles, discussing theory, or writing term papers. Instead, we're going to jump right into the action items, giving you the strategies and tools you need to see immediate results. Everything you need to get more done, elevate your energy level, and free up your time.
With that in mind, please read the following carefully to make sure this program is right for you.
While the material we cover in this course is relevant to just about everyone, there are a few audiences for whom this program is not ideal.
The Peak Performance Formula is NOT for you if…
You have no control over how you work.
If your job offers no flexibility over how you spend your working hours (for example, if you operate a cash register all day long), then this course may not be ideal. The strategies we discuss are designed to help you optimize the way you work by teaching you techniques for calibrating your work activities to your body’s energy level, empowering you to get more done in less time.
You can’t devote 90 minutes per week to learning.
Optimizing your performance will require a time investment on your part, at least at the beginning. To get the most out of this course, we recommend planning on 90 minutes per week to learn the material and integrate the action items into your routine. If you’re truly strapped for time, set your alarm clock to ring an hour earlier just once a week in each of the first 2 weeks. The time savings you’ll achieve thereafter will enable you to learn the materials without adding to your workload.
You are looking for an academic course.
While the recommendations in the program are derived from research in behavioral science, cognitive psychology, and human physiology, we will not be reviewing that material in scholarly depth. This course is strictly focused on helping you achieve peak performance by integrating behaviors that are supported by solid research.
The Peak Performance Formula is PERFECT for you if…
You work all the time, but aren't making enough progress.
Working lots of hours rarely results in exceptional performance. Far better is having strategies in place for distinguishing between busywork and work that matters. You need an action plan for investing your time wisely. With the Peak Performance Formula, you’ll learn how to stay focused on career-defining objectives, how to say no to meetings and commitments that pull you off track, and the one question you should ask to determine what deserves your attention next.
You want a healthier, more sustainable way to work.
One of the central tenets of the Peak Performance Formula is that health is fundamental to top performance. We’ll examine practical ways you can integrate healthful practices into your workday in ways that don’t just make you feel better – they will also elevate your productivity and performance.
You want more time for family, hobbies, or launching a side business.
At a certain point, we all realize it: being successful isn’t enough. We want a full personal life, as well as a stimulating and productive career. Whether you’re seeking more time with loved ones, the freedom to pursue your interests, or if you want the time and energy to launch the next stage of your career, boosting your performance can help. We’ll examine practical techniques for working faster and disconnecting during off hours so that you can restock your mental energy and spend more time doing the things you love.
