A High Performance Organization is an organization that achieves results that are better than those of its peer group over a period of time of at least 5 to 10 years, by:

• structuring the organisation so it can satisfy stakeholder needs at all times;
• safeguarding a high quality of management and workforce;
• rejuvenating itself continuously;
• balancing a long-term orientation with short-term action-taking.

Source: Associate Professor André de Waal, Academic Director - Center for Organizational Performance