Performance
Effective execution that drives results.
Performance is where plans turn into progress and goals become achievements. Prioritizing performance ensures that great ideas don’t just stay on paper—they come to life.
Key Elements of Performance
Combining strengths for shared success.
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Effective collaboration requires team members to be energized and motivated, and understand each other’s working styles, strengths, and weaknesses.
Research published in HBR reveals that high-performing teams are 3x more likely to begin a project by discussing how they’ll work together. This includes identifying areas of strength, as well as work styles and communication preferences.
More likely to begin a project by discussing how they’ll work together.
What collaboration looks like
Team members consistently show respect for each other’s contributions
There’s openness to considering and building on others’ ideas
Individuals stay mindful of how their actions affect the broader team
Teamraderie experiences that improve collaboration
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That Improve Collaboration
Cultivate candor.
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Since new employees are typically more reluctant to voice concerns or ideas than seasoned employees, it’s important to intentionally build a culture in which speaking up is valued and feels feasible for all team members.
One study found that approximately 42% of employees don’t speak up when they don’t feel like they have anything to gain, or when they feel they have something to lose. According to research from HBR, employees are 24% more likely to voice their opinions when managers take action on their input, which also leads to a 30% increased likelihood that they’ll stay with the company.
Don’t speak up if they see nothing to gain
More likely to voice opinions when managers take action
What effective communication looks like
Employees feel safe speaking up and voicing concerns
Team members understand the available channels of communication
All voices are sought, valued, and credited for their contributions
Teamraderie experiences that enhance communication
That Improve Communication
Speak up, make progress.
Building a culture in which employees feel empowered to share their thoughts can be more effective than delegating decision-making to them—especially when the decision involves a negative outcome.
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A study published in HBR revealed that, in general, employees prefer being asked for advice rather than having decision-making responsibilities delegated to them. The study found that unwanted delegation damaged relationships and decreased employees’ desire to work with the delegator on future projects by approximately 62%. The exception was when the delegation involved a positive outcome, such as a bonus, or when it aligned with the employee’s role.
What decision making looks like
Employees feel comfortable sharing advice
There’s a strong sense of ownership and learning from failures
Delegation is strategic and intentional
Teamraderie experiences that support decision making
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That Help Your Team Make Decisions
Fuel growth with constructive conversations.
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Effective feedback is regular, candid, learning-driven, and more positive than negative. In other words, instead of saving constructive criticism for performance reviews, address issues in real time, allowing team members to improve as they go.
How you give feedback is just as important. According to HBR, one of the most common mistakes when it comes to giving feedback is making it about the person rather than the situation. When team members feel like the feedback they receive is intended to help them better themselves and their performance, they’re much more likely to be receptive to it.
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What growth-focused feedback looks like
Feedback is shared regularly, not reserved for formal reviews
Conversations are future-focused, with clear goals for growth, not criticism
The emphasis is on improving outcomes, not critiquing the individual
Teamraderie experiences that focus on feedback
Transforming feedback into forward-focused growth with Harvard’s Francesca Gino
That Provide a Foundation for Feedback
Intelligent failure moves you forward.
Creating a culture that encourages thoughtful risk-taking unlocks creativity, drives experimentation, and fuels long-term success. It’s not about avoiding failure, but about failing wisely and using each experience to move forward stronger.
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As HBR explains, all innovations contain a degree of risk. When your team is afraid of failing, they’re much less likely to take the kinds of risks that lead to innovation.
One study found that approximately 40% of employees are actively afraid of failure between 20 and 40% of the time. Furthermore, in her book, Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, Dr. Amy Edmondson shares that neuroscience demonstrates that one’s aversion to loss typically outweighs their desire to gain.
of employees are actively afraid of failure
What taking risks looks like
Risk-taking occurs in a new territory where there isn’t an existing playbook
Expectations and boundaries for risk-taking are clear
Failures are seen as opportunities to learn, not to assign blame
Teamraderie experiences that encourage risk taking
That Encourage Strategic Risk Taking
Turn disruption into opportunity.
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Research from Gartner shows that nearly half of change initiatives fail, with only 34% achieving clear success, but open conversations, employee involvement, and effective preparation increased the success rate to 58%.
One key factor in building resilience is psychological safety, which can reduce change fatigue by 46%.
Reduction in change fatigue
Success rate with effective preparation
What resilience & agility look like
Team members trust each other and are confident in their ability to work well together
There’s a shared understanding of each other’s roles and responsibilities
Improvisation is encouraged and practiced
Teamraderie experiences that promote resilience
That Support Resilience & Agility
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