They are not limited by organizational boundaries. High-performance organizations institute new processes to motivate and inspire people to succeed. In high-performance organizations, employees are encouraged to collaborate and develop new and decentralized approaches to achieving the desired outcomes. They develop and reengineer new processes for completing tasks, including rethinking the tasks themselves in light of the organization's overall mission. There are incentives to form alliances for a pragmatic reason-to achieve results.
Alliances span work groups, departments, agencies, and operating levels.
They even cross boundaries between the public and private sectors. High-performance organizations are flexible, adaptable, and quick to adjust when conditions change. People in high-performance organizations understand the mission of the organization and collaborate to institute new processes when necessary. Managers recruit people with broad, transferable skills. Workers are encouraged to initiate, innovate and take risks.