LEADERSHIP | Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a star performer at work? Are star performers born or made? These two questions are most relevant in today’s high-performance workplace characterised by a focus on quality products and services, reduced supervision and multiple responsibilities.

Management expects employees at all levels to produce superior work performance within deadlines. In this regard, employees should take heed that in today’s highly competitive and dynamic business environment there is “no job for life”.

As stated by Peter Cappelli, “The old employment system of secure, lifetime jobs with predictable advancement and stable pay is dead.” If you genuinely want to attain superior performance at work and make it an integral part of you – a daily habit – do continue reading...