Rules for High Performance Organizations (graded) |
This week our text discusses the definition of organizational behavior and in particular its applied focus, and our lecture focuses on high performance organizations (HPOs). Right at the intersection of those would be the “Ten Golden Rules of High Performance” listed below. What do you think should be added to the list? Is there anything on the list that you disagree with? Please support your opinion with evidence from our readings and also from your own work and life experience. Please also remember to respond to your classmates’ posts to stimulate further discussion.

Ten Golden Rules of High Performance

1. Hire by committee – make sure recruits talk to their future colleagues.
2. Cater to every need – make it easy, not hard, for people to perform.
3. Pack them in – put people to work close to one another.
4. Make coordination easy – use technology to keep people talking together.
5. Eat your own dog food – make use of the company products.
6. Encourage creativity – allow freedom to come up with new ideas.
7. Strive for consensus – remember that “many are better than few.”
8. Don’t be evil – live tolerance and respect.
9. Data-driven decisions – do the analysis and stay on track.
10. Communicate effectively – hold many stay-in-touch meetings. Responses |

| | Response | Author | Date/Time* |

| | Ten Golden Rules of High Performance | Zachary Brechler | 9/2/2012 5:43:26 AM | | | I think they are all very important aspects. The only thing I could see being added to the list is leading by example. One think I love about a good manager is when they step up and will do whatever they can to help out, even if it is something little. Being a good leader, in myeyes, is always doing what is right and showing your employees the way you want it to be done. | | | | RE: Ten Golden