The document discusses high performance culture and its importance for business success. It defines high performance culture as constantly striving to improve and be the best. It then provides three examples of organizations that have successfully implemented high performance culture: 1) Beames & Associates consulting firm requires all staff to deliver their best work. 2) They train staff by bringing in business leaders. 3) A boot camp run by Pro-Fit helps business owners stay physically fit and motivated through competitive training. The document concludes by providing a checklist for business owners to assess if they have a high performance culture and identifies steps to develop one, which can double business results. Implementing a high performance culture requires setting goals, challenging yourself and your team

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Does your business have the winning edge?
photos by Andrew Sikorski words by Peter Beames
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igh Performance Culture The desire, drive and commitment to the success that comes with a High
(HPC) is constantly striving deliver quality in everything you do is Performance Culture then the starting
to be the best you can synonymous with successful business’ point is leadership: the ability of the
possibly be. It is about having who have a HPC. business owner and senior management
the vision, the passion and the plan It’s not about luck, it’s more than just to set the example, create the trend, and
to perpetually improve and develop; hard work, it’s all about producing the change the culture.
to constantly be at the forefront of best outcome possible. Such leadership comes naturally and
whatever it is that you do. HPC applies to Some would say that business is driven by the passion and vision to
successful individuals, it certainly applies success comes with a lot of luck, I say achieve best practice standards in your
to successful elite sporting teams, and it the harder you work at something, the industry in everything you do.
definitely applies to successful business. more luck you have. Leadership with passion and vision
Look around at your competitors and The more a business challenges itself will inspire teamwork in your workforce
peers, what separates the star performers to improve, the greater likelihood it will that wants to constantly improve,
from the also rans? More often than produce a different and better result. develop and become the future leaders
not it’s a High Performance Culture. If you want your business to have in your business.
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Peter Beames, Director, Beames & Associates James Watt, Director, Beames & Associates David Rae, Director, Beames & Associates
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t Beames and Associates, having regularly arranging for business luminaries and Anecdotally business’ with a High
a High Performance Culture is consultants to address our staff and challenge Performance Culture achieve results that are at
mandatory. Every staff member on our industry paradigms. least double industry averages.
every job for every client strives to Culturally we target our advice to clients If your business could benefit from
deliver the best possible outcome. to identify their business’ potential as a result implementing a High Performance Culture
In doing so standard approaches are of implementing a High Performance Culture consider the following checklist and identify
challenged through innovation and new and provide guidance on what actions to the steps and actions required to improve
ideas are generated. We train to do this by undertake. your business’ success:
pro-fit corporate health
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hris Males, founder support network of the group of adds up to living actively for longer
and managing director highly successful people,” says Chris. which is something money can’t
of Pro-Fit Corporate Regular testing is critical to buy,” Chris said.
Health runs a boot monitor progress. Chris says it is well worth
camp at 6.30am every Saturday for “We focus on periodically getting up on a Saturday morning
this close knit group of regional measuring and reducing the at 6:30am to train this group of
business leaders with a High biological age of each member of regional business leaders.
Performance Culture. Chris says the group. We undertake physical “It is an effort, but it’s worth
it’s not hard to keep the group tests and health assessments it. I provide them with direction
motivated. through blood tests to calculate in an area of life where they aren’t
“As individuals they are highly a biological age at the start of experts. In return I benefit greatly
motivated and competitive which a training block. The group from the ideas and suggestions
shows in their training as it does undertakes three to four months of shared by the group in areas where
in most aspects of their lives. But focused training before retesting. each of them are market leaders.
they need stimulus, they need Some guys in the group in their And above all, the banter, the jokes,
variety, they need challenges. And late 40’s and 50’s have biological camaraderie and mateship make it
importantly they thrive in the ages in the low 30’s and 40’s. That a lot of fun,” Chris said.
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business owners’ checklist
Do you have a High yes You are off to a great head start
Performance Culture? NO Identify what personal life changes you need to make and consider
engaging a business coach or mentor to assist you
Does your Management yes You have a key ingredient to achieve your business’ potential
Team have a High
Performance Culture? NO Provide HPC training for your management and engage business leaders
as presenters and mentors to assist their development.
Does your business annually
document its vision and a yes Your business has the road map for high performance results
strategic plan that targets NO Undertake a strategic planning process and document a strategic plan
with actions, allocated responsibilities and time frames
industry leading performance?
yes The hard work will contribute to the achievement of high performance
Does your business have business results
a strong work ethic? NO Implement actions to increase and improve the work ethic. If necessary
evolve staff and replace with new employees with the necessary attitude
Do you have a social network
yes You will be constantly stimulated by new ideas you can incorporate in
your business to help achieve High Performance Results
of successful people?
NO Join or organise a business networking group where interesting ideas of
what is driving success can be exchanged
Do you constantly challenge yes Then your team has the High Performance Culture required to
you and your team to constantly improve its results
personally improve your NO Then your business’ performance will most likely plateau or have
business’ performance? plateaued as you and your team are accepting of the status quo
Business’ with a High Performance relationships, their personal affairs. guidance or assistance in implementing a
Culture invariably have an owner with a It’s almost certain that this is why “Success High Performance Culture in your business
High performance Culture in all aspects of breeds Success” and for the high performers the Directors of Beames and Associates
their lives; their sports, their hobbies, their it becomes a habit. Should you require any would be only too pleased to assist you.
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