No Bullsh!t Leadership Moment #96 Not Every Organization Wants Performance
Nov 24, 2024
Performance is often just talk in many organizations. The podcast explores the disconnect between high-performance rhetoric and the reality of low internal performance cultures. Listeners will discover signs that indicate a culture isn't committed to delivering results. The discussion encourages leaders to confront these uncomfortable truths and provides insights on cultivating excellence within their teams.
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High-Performing Team Myth
- Many leaders claim to have high-performing teams, despite evidence to the contrary.
- The organizational culture itself can be a major impediment to high performance.
Low-Performance Environments
- Low-performance cultures thrive in non-competitive environments, like government agencies or regulated monopolies.
- The lack of market pressure allows these organizations to prioritize budgets and status quo over actual performance.
Signs of Low Performance
- Four signs of a low-performance culture are a lack of focus on results, lax performance standards, resistance to change, and rationalizing these weaknesses.
- These cultures prioritize processes, tolerate poor performance, and reject change in the name of inclusivity or caring.