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Insight.
High performance does not happen by chance. It is shaped by the standards leaders set, the behaviors they reward, and the discipline they enforce. As CEO, you are the chief architect of organizational culture. What you tolerate becomes the norm.
A high-performance culture balances ambition with accountability. It rewards results while upholding integrity and long-term sustainability.
Key Strategies:
1. Define what high performance looks like in clear, practical terms.
2. Align rewards and promotions with performance and values.
3. Address underperformance promptly and fairly.
4. Reinforce discipline through consistent leadership behavior.
5. Lead by example in execution and accountability.
CEO Leadership Actions.
✅ Set explicit performance expectations across leadership levels.
✅ Reinforce consequences for both performance and non-performance.
✅ Recognize teams that consistently deliver results.
Actionable Tip.
- Identify one behavior undermining performance and take visible corrective action this week.
Why This Matters?
Culture determines whether strategy succeeds or fails.
About the Author.
Ernest De-Graft Egyir, CEO advisor, Thought Leader and Founding CEO of Chief Executives Network Ghana, convenes the Ghana CEO Summit and served on Ghana’s Economic Dialogue Planning Committee.
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