Episode 6 - Building High-Performance Teams: What It Really Takes
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Episode 6 - Building High-Performance Teams: What It Really Takes
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In this episode of The Critical Path Podcast, we explore what it truly takes to build and lead a high-performance team — not in theory, but in the real world of complex, high-stakes environments.
High-performance teams are often talked about but rarely understood. What actually makes them different? How do they operate? And most importantly — how can any team be transformed into one?
In this episode, we break it all down:
What defines a high-performance team.
The essential foundations: trust, psychological safety, clarity, accountability, execution discipline.
The transformation journey — how teams evolve from “functional” to “high-performing”.
Leadership behaviours that unlock performance.
How to build capability, autonomy, and mission alignment.
A real-world example from NASA’s Apollo programme.
Reflection on what most teams get wrong.
Practical steps to apply immediately in your own organisation.
Whether you lead engineers, cross-functional project teams, or operational units, this episode gives you actionable insights to elevate performance and build a culture of excellence.