{"id":4887,"date":"2024-05-17T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/leaders-club\/?post_type=article&p=4887"},"modified":"2024-05-31T11:10:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T10:10:31","slug":"there-are-four-elements-that-sustain-a-high-performance-culture-how-do-you-rank-on-each","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/leaders-club\/articles\/there-are-four-elements-that-sustain-a-high-performance-culture-how-do-you-rank-on-each\/","title":{"rendered":"There Are Four Elements that Sustain a High-Performance Culture \u2013 How Do you Rank on Each?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Dr Edd Vahid kicked off his latest Performance Support Series with a discussion of the traits that define cultures at the top of their game.<\/p>\n \n \n \n

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By Luke Whitworth<\/h6>\n
What traits characterise a sustainable high performance culture?<\/h6>\n

We have all asked ourselves this question at various times but Dr Edd Vahid and Management Futures decided to delve a little deeper.<\/p>\n

In June 2022, the business and leadership consultancy commissioned Vahid, the Head of Academy Football Operations at the Premier League, to undertake a piece of research to discover the \u2018secrets of culture\u2019. Two years later, this project, titled \u2018Cultural Hypothesis\u2019, is on the cusp of publication.<\/p>\n

Ahead of its release, Vahid is leading a three-part Performance Support Series at the Leaders Performance Institute that seeks to explore the enablers in high performing cultures.<\/p>\n

The first session, which took place in early May, was a useful way of testing the importance and relevance of the four enablers highlighted by Vahid in the Cultural Hypothesis: purpose, psychological safety, belonging and cultural leadership.<\/p>\n

Vahid explored each enabler in turn.<\/p>\n

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  1. Purpose<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Most sustained high performing cultures have an inspiring purpose. Vahid referred to clothing brand Patagonia, which says \u2018we\u2019re in the business to save our home planet\u2019 and its every action is driven by that purpose. This example calls to mind the work of Alex Hill who, in his book Centennials<\/em>, suggests that organisations that have sustained success over a long period of time have a stable core and a disruptive edge. According to Hill, it is important that your purpose doesn\u2019t fluctuate too much or disappear because its has the power to help your organisation shape society and enable you to effectively engage future talent.<\/p>\n

    Another aspect of \u2018purpose\u2019 is the idea of individual and organisational alignment. Those organisations that are tending to culture regularly are taking the time to consider how their purpose resonates at an individual and organisational level.<\/p>\n

    Questions to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n