What does leadership and high performance look like in 2025?
Simon Sinek recently talked about the Top 3 Leadership Traits now with an interesting summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxS5n_gP4PM
- Courage – Social: To be honest, open, and about own failings
- Integrity – To do the right thing always, not the quickest or easiest
- Communication – Skill of listening & Speaking: allowing people to feel they are heard & speaking in a way people can hear
But what role does Culture & Purpose play in Leadership & High Performance?
In our High-Performance at work Interview Series: (These are x200+ Exclusive Interviews with Visionaries, Innovators & Leaders on the Future of work across the world): we recently interviewed Sue Warman. MA FCIPD - Chief People Officer (AICPA & CIMA) & Former HR Director SAS & Vodafone.
Here in the interview Sue talked about the need for a combination the following foundational elements to be in place to address this and ensure the highest level of success:
**Summary: Combination of the foundational elements needed**
✅ Direction Setting – Clarifying What’s needed – which way is North (if not efficiency issues, where people are working hard but not making the difference) – A Clear Purpose, the WHY
✅ Clear Organisation Design – How do we get things done, how can we work together – The WHAT
✅ Culture – Where Leaders have your back & you have permission to make mistakes & learn from it (without fear) – The HOW
✅ Right Rewards & Metrics – What you incentivise & pay for and how you measure success for everyone – The WHEN
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What do you think?
Author: Dominic Hilleard - Talent Leaders