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. High-performance organizations are competitive inters of performance. High-performance workplaces are clear about their bottom line. They know what their mission is and what policy and program outcomes they must achieve to accomplish their mission. This knowledge provides an opportunity for competition against their won record, as well as against other organizations.