In high-performance cultures, good is never good enough. Managers are always pushing to go further, better, faster. It is not just about short-term financial performance – it is about building something special and lasting.
Odgers Berndtson’s Australia office recently conducted primary research of that country’s top organisations to understand which key characteristics determine high-performing HR teams. The study found that:
The most important role of a high performing HR team is to manage the organisation’s most valuable asset – its employees – and building a high-performance culture throughout the entire organisation.
It is also about appointing executives to form a top team consisting of all the complementary skills required to ensure the development of a distinctive high-performance culture to ensure the organisation’s competitive advantage and sustained growth going forward.