The High Performance Environmental Structure (HPES) is the cornerstone of Elkiem's work.
It describes the nine components that exist within all performance environments and the balance which stimulates the best possible performance from the individuals within them – whether it’s the Juilliard School of Music, NASA’s Phoenix Mission or your workplace – the same nine components are always in place.
The Diagnostic Tool
The HPES Diagnostic Tool enables leaders to quickly build a detailed picture of the existing performance environment within their organisation and how this compares with a true high performance environment. From this a leader can accurately pinpoint which components are absent or lacking and what changes could be made in order to effect significant improvements in performance.
The HPES Diagnostic Tool has a high degree of built-in versatility in order to allow leaders to build a detailed picture of the performance environment within an individual team, leadership layer or business unit – or whatever breakdown best suits their organisational structure.
The Next Two Moves
The key output of the HPES Diagnostic Tool: the two actions that, if taken, will result in the most dramatic improvement in performance across the organisation. Why only two? We know from experience that the fewer the moves, the more likely they are to be fully implemented and therefore the greater the likelihood of success.
