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Success can be contagious.(Management & Careers)

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| June 01, 2007 | Annunzio, Susan Lucia | COPYRIGHT 2007 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Every organization has its bright stars--one or more areas where everything seems to work efficiently and effectively and where innovation starts. How can an organization capture that success and spread it throughout the organization?

A study conducted few years ago, under the auspices of the Hudson Highland Center for High Performance, found some major factors that distinguish those high-performing workgroups.

To increase high performance, organizations need to focus on the single factor that is most critical to high performance--the environment of the workgroup. The major factors of success in driving high performance identified in the research ...

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