The successful organisation: keeping the talent that drives your results

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to understand the elements of a success culture that serves both people and the business.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper explores the style of cultural, management and personal development that supports successful people. The research is based on in‐depth interviews with serial achievers plus long‐term experience of working in successful and failing cultures.

Findings

The research finds the five fundamentals for success, plus the seven behaviours that drive people to achieve their desired outputs. Embedding these behaviours into a business culture supports exceptional achievement. Also, developing an understanding of what drives success will ensure that companies provide appropriate individual support to their high achievers.

Research limitations/implications

Future research could look at the specific impact of building an inspirational manager community in a business workplace on levels of company and personal success.

Practical implications

For companies to build a consistently successful business, they need to make the best of their high achievers. This requires a strong and constructive management community, made up of people who enjoy the challenge of developing talent and have adequate levels of emotional intelligence. It also demands leaders who role‐model the importance of the success behaviours and reward creative failure as well as obvious success.

Originality/value

The new findings relate to the five fundamentals and seven success behaviours as outlined in The Psychology of Success. This information provides a new approach to success and is highly relevant to twenty‐first century business.

Citation

Leary‐Joyce, J. (2010), "The successful organisation: keeping the talent that drives your results", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 42 No. 2, pp. 71-75. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197851011026045