No one builds a high performing team by accident. Here are the frameworks and rules I use to build mine.

1. NOONEBUILDSA
HIGHPERFORMING
TEAMBYACCIDENT
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INALMOST50%OFTHECASES,PERFORMANCE
DROPPEDBY20%,SUSTAINEDOVERA5YEARPERIOD,
WITH50%ATTRITION.

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HIGHPERFORMANCEISN’TABOUT
SUPERSTARS.IT’SATEAMDYNAMIC.

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CULTUREDRIVESPERFORMANCE.
EVENASTEAMMEMBERSCHANGE.

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THEHIGHPERFORMANCECULTURECURVE

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THEHIGHPERFORMANCECULTURECURVE
YOUNG, INSECURE
EXPERTS, CONFIDENT

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THEHIGHPERFORMANCECULTURECURVE
NEW, INSECURE
EXPERTS, CONFIDENT

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THEREARENOEXPERTS.JUSTPEOPLE
WHOARELEARNINGDIFFERENTTHINGS.

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ASSEMBLINGAHIGH
PERFORMANCETEAM

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ASSEMBLINGAHIGHPERFORMINGTEAM
STARTSWITHADEEPUNDERSTANDINGOF
CONTEXT.

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SIMPLE | COMPLICATED | COMPLEX | CHAOTIC
CAUSE & EFFECT ARE OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE.
THE DRIVING DYNAMIC IS SORTING.
BEST PRACTICES ARE POSSIBLE.

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SIMPLE | COMPLICATED | COMPLEX | CHAOTIC
CAUSE & EFFECT EXIST & ARE KNOWN TO EXPERTS.
THE DRIVING DYNAMIC IS ANALYSIS.
MULTIPLE GOOD PRACTICES EXIST.

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SIMPLE | COMPLICATED | COMPLEX | CHAOTIC
CAUSE & EFFECT CAN ONLY BE SEEN RETROACTIVELY.
THE DRIVING DYNAMIC IS PROBING.
HELPFUL PRACTICES EMERGE.

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SIMPLE | COMPLICATED | COMPLEX | CHAOTIC
CAUSE & EFFECT DON’T EXIST.
THE DRIVING DYNAMIC IS ACTION.
NOVEL PRACTICES DEVELOP.

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ASSEMBLINGAHIGHPERFORMINGTEAM
STARTSWITHADEEPUNDERSTANDINGOF
CONTEXT.
THISISWHYHIRINGTHEEXECFROMAF50
COMPANYINTOASTARTUPFAILS.

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KNOWINGTHECONTEXTYOU’REINALLOWSYOU
TOPUTTHERIGHTBUTTINTHERIGHTSEAT.

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ASSEMBLINGAHIGHPERFORMINGTEAM
REQUIRESTHATYOUPAYATTENTIONTO
THECOMPOSITIONOFYOURTEAM.

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GOOD MILEAGE
LOT OF TRIPS
DECENT SPEED
OK MILEAGE
GREAT FOR AIRORT
MANY PASSENGERS
POOR MILEAGE
HEAVY LOADS
FEW PASSENGERS
HIGH SPEED
HIGH MAINTENANCE
FEW PASSENGERS
THERIGHTMIXOFTALENTISBASEDON
THEKINDSOFWORKYOUPLANTODO.

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LASTLY,WHOYOUHIRE
HASEVERYTHING
TODOWITHHOWYOU
DEFINESUCCESS.
MOTIVATION: AWAY / TOWARD
REFERENCE: INTERNAL / EXTERNAL

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LEADINGAHIGH
PERFORMANCETEAM

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STOPGIVINGPEOPLE
ASSIGNMENTS.
USEROLES&GOALS

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INSTEADOFPRAISING
LONGHOURS,PRAISE
FOCUS&GROWTH.

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INSECURITYCANKILL
EVERYTHINGYOU’RE
DOING.TALKABOUTIT.

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LEVERAGEPEER
PRESSURE&
CONSTANT
ACCOUNTABILITY.
USEADAILYHUDDLE.

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KILLANYTHINGTHAT
PUTSPROCESSOVER
PEOPLE.

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TEACHYOURSTAFFTO
THINKBETTER.TEACH
THEMTOMAKEBETTER
DECISIONS.

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THEBIGGEST
ROADBLOCKSTARESAT
YOUINTHEMIRROR.

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