High Performing Teams – Getting to the Top and Staying There. Many people claim to understand high performance yet it is an attitude – a lifestyle – a way of thinking it is very rare. One of the key elements of a high performing team is a commitment to continuous improvement – particularly when they’ve been successful. The reasons are: When you’re successful, everyone watches, copies and tries to do what you’ve done. When you’re successful, there’s a tendency to slow down your rate of learning and improvement. When you’re successful, your resistance to change and to outside ideas often becomes greater. The most successful high performing teams embrace a culture of getting better and live a lifestyle of continuous improvement. Wayne Goldsmith