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Our Common Definition of High Performance
Without a thoughtfully developed, thoroughly vetted definition of “high performance,” any call for raising performance in our sector rings hollow.
Definition
Courageous, Adaptive Executive and Board Leadership
Leadership, the preeminent pillar of high performance, helps your organization embark on a journey to make it even stronger.
Practice Imperative
Disciplined, People-Focused Management
Join forces to make your disciplined and people-focused management even stronger.
Practice Imperative
Well-Designed And Well-Implemented Programs And Strategies
Well-designed and well-implemented programs help the people and causes you serve.
Practice Imperative
Financial Health And Sustainability
Get on the path to long-term financial sustainability.
Practice Imperative
A Culture That Values Learning
Double down on developing a culture that values learning.
Practice Imperative
Internal Monitoring For Continuous Improvement
Internal data help you make decisions that leads to continuous improvement.
Practice Imperative
External Evaluation For Mission Effectiveness
External evaluation can help you ensure mission effectiveness.
Practice Imperative
Continuous Improvement → Continuous Learning
When you want to get better, bite-sized videos and articles can offer just what you need to understand a problem or define your approach. Here’s a starter list. We’ll add more over time.
Being relentless in continuously learning and improving your organization requires a disciplined approach and results in a stronger organization.
Great leaders are courageous, and willing to make tough decisions while keeping the mission at its core.
High performance management includes a talent strategy including being intentional in recruiting, maintaining, and assisting in professional development.
Leaders need to be intentional in their design, implementation and outcomes to ensure their program is effective for participants.
Financial sustainability is key for nonprofits and includes having cash reserves, being strategic toward achieving outcomes, and operating transparently.
A healthy organizational culture includes clearly stated values and a focus on learning, improvement, innovation, achieving results, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Decisions about organizational programs need to be data-informed. Nonprofits have a responsibility to obtain constituent feedback, quantitative and qualitative indicators, and track program outcomes.
These organizations help support the mission of success
The Leap of Reason Ambassadors Community is a private community of experts and leaders who believe that mission and performance are inextricably linked. Our resources are collaboratively developed and offered to the field to support organizations on their journeys to high performance.
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