Builds trust with stakeholders | Delivers to schedule |
Delivers to budget | Delivers to commitments |
Measures and reports performance | Makes timely decisions |
Makes reasonable decisions based on data | Transparency & candor |
Efficient meetings | High quality work outputs |
High throughput of work | Fast turnaround time |
Taking ownership | Owning mistakes |
Not repeating failures and mistakes | Embrace of change |
Leads change in an industry as opposed to copying the competition | Talented team members |
No fear of criticism | Freedom from distractions |
High organizational visibility | High industry visibility |
Team is highly cooperative, highly competitive or both | High standards for performance |
Managing low performance | Team members are self-directed and self-improving |
High levels of professionalism | Management set high expectations |
Aggressive levels of testing and experimentation | Calculated risk taking |
Thinking big | Attention to detail |
Bias for action | Cost discipline |
Team members have backbone and often disagree | Respectful towards each other |
Respect for the customer | Healthy fear of the competition |
High degree of customer engagement and awareness | Commercial awareness |
Produces impressive real world outcomes | Cuts waste and inefficiency |
Intellectual humility and openness | Growth mindset and sense everyone can thrive |
Ships often | Builds relationships across organization and industry |
Team members credible and respected | High degree of cross-functional collaboration |
Team members are trusted and given authority | Roles on team are enriching and interesting |
Esprit de corps, comradery & morale | Team is not easily satisfied or driven into complacency |
Recognition is tied to major accomplishments | Promotions and compensation is fair and consistent |
A general impatience for mediocrity |
