As companies face challenges with growth, market share retention and increased competition; the focus increases on the ever increasing expectations of the people charged with achieving results. Never has the phrase – It takes extraordinary effort to get ordinary results been more applicable.
Companies that consistently out perform their competition and achieve top quartile results do share some common traits.
Companies are distinct legal entities however, in reality they are the sum of the people they employ. Companies are not faceless, they have a personality (the culture), they have human attributes (Values) and they have ambition (Vision), many also have a conscience (Purpose).
So what differentiates high performance companies:
- The calibre of their people.
- Everyone shares and supports: the mission, vision, values and purpose of the company
- They all work towards common goals
- They have all the resources necessary to achieve objectives.