Create a High-Performing Team Culture

Create the Right Culture to Build Your High-Performing Team

Connie Ragen Green — Create a High-Performing Team Culture

As a business leader, one of your most important tasks is to set the tone for your team. You need to create the right culture to empower your team to perform at their highest level. The right culture is what separates effective teams that get results from mediocre teams that struggle. Let’s discuss ways to create a high-performing team culture within your business and even within your family.

A simple way to understand a high-performance culture is that it’s a culture that works. Your team members have the resources and everything they need to get their job done and produce results. The right culture also contributes to a sense of satisfaction, helping you to retain good talent. Once you see the benefits of this strategy, everything will change.

Set Clear Goals and Benchmarks

To establish the right culture, a leader starts by setting clear goals and benchmarks. Each member of your team needs to know where they’re going and how they’re getting there. This is the most important upfront work as it’s related to everything the team does afterward. For example, I have a Project Manager that keeps my business online going each day. Her work is seamless, meaning that I am not aware of what she’s doing, yet she is…