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What is 'high-performance' in the business world? (Discussion)

AlexO saidThu, 11 Jun 2009 18:59:57 -0000 ( Link )

I recently had an interesting conversation with the director of an MBA program here in Canada, who said that his business school is focused on attracting high-performance individuals. I couldn’t agree more that such a characteristic is essential for success in business school, where an individual’s performance is crucial to the success of his/her team and the entire cohort.

Looking beyond business school, however, high performance is also important in the professional setting, once graduates enter their careers. High-performance individuals lead to high-performance teams, which in turn contribute to the creation of a high-performance organization.

Having said this, here’s my question to all aspiring business school students: In your opinion, what personality characteristics define a high-performance individual and how would you cultivate and inspire these character traits in your teammates in business school and work place?

Post your answers here for all to see!

Alex

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  1. swagatata saidFri, 19 Jun 2009 09:16:09 -0000 ( Link )

    A high performance individual :

    *) Should be full of energy. *) Should look like he’s full of energy. *) Objective in thinking. *) Efficient and fast in task completion. *) Influential, knowledgeable and authoritative.

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  2. a1tika saidSat, 20 Jun 2009 09:59:28 -0000 ( Link )

    A high performance individual is the one who is COMMITTED to his work and who gives his 100% attention.The most important thing is to give the best results in the least possible time. This can be achieved if you consider every assignment as your personal work and not just a simple assignment assigned by the organization to you and hence work on it with the urgency with which you do your own work. So to jot down,the qualities you require are:-COMMITMENT,DEDICATION AND EFFICIENCY The level of your commitment is the bar you set for the other group mates’ performances.Another way of inspiring the group mates is to maintain a healthy competition.

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