Introduction

High performance work or HPW refers to enabling the employees to reach business objectives through excellent performance. This paper explores the definition of HPW, the elements of HPW, and how to implement High Performance Work.

Definition of high performance work

High performance work or HPW is an atmosphere inside a company in which employees can give their best performance. In this work environment employees can maintain the quality of their work. High performance work can also be defined as a work environment in which the employees are provided with required infrastructures, materials, and ability in which they can perform their best to achieve the organisational objectives. Employee engagement is the way in which employees stay proactive in doing their job and fulfil their obligation toward their organization.

High performance work environment is always appreciated among the companies because it enhances employee performance and engagement. Engaged employees work effectively to achieve the corporate objectives of their organization.

The process in which process a company can produce product and services within low cost with same value of their competitors, it is called competitive advantages.

 

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What are the elements of high performance work (HPW)

To effectively implement high performance working in an organisation, the company must understand the elements of high performance work. The elements of HPW are outline below. A clear understand of the elements as below will hep to understand how to implement high performance work.

• People
• Structure
• Technology
• Reward systems
• Job design

How to implement High Performance Work

From the scenario of Tesco (as an example in this paper), some strategies have been identified to establish to ensure high performance work environment. These strategies are analysed below:

Guide employees in the right directions

By guiding people to the right way HPW can be activated because it will help people to understand their work well. Tesco guides their employee in right way and it motivate them to give their best.

Make clear structures

An organization should make clear structure therefore employees can understand the structure easily (Devece, Palacios-Marqués and Alguacil, 2016). When they understand the structure they can plan their own work and understand responsibilities and it actives HPW in Tesco.

Use technological benefits to build structure

Using of technology within organization reduces manual work and employees can use to establish better communication (Lamb and Kwok, 2016). Advanced and updated technology helps employees to do flawless work in Tesco such as: preparing customers’ bill through software activating HPW.

Ensure effective reward systems

Reward systems motivates employees to give outstanding performance by using their capability. It is one of the most effective way to activate HPW in Tesco and any other organization.

Job design should be effective

Job should be designed by evaluating the capabilities of employees. Tesco will find out which employees fit in which sector. It will bring better outcome for an organization because employees get the responsibilities of that sector in which they are good.

Collaboration at the workplace

Employees of Tesco work collaboratively and collaboration is a way to high performing working environment. They help each other in doing their work and it ensures high performance work environment within the company.

Meet for solutions

Team meeting is a method to high performing working environment and it is an effective process of increasing employee engagement. Employees of an organization can seat together and plan their work by discussing with each other (Thompson, 2011). Tesco will be able to save their time in decision making process. Employees can take important decisions easily through a team meeting.

Off-site meeting for clarifications

Off-site meeting is the other effective way of making decision and this is also a medium of HPW environment. Tesco will arrange the meeting to ensure that everyone get chance to meet one another. This meeting helps to communicate with the president and other members of an organization. It saves employees’ time because they can communicate with the president and other members in one place. It also ensures employee engagement