Are high performers going to be high performers everywhere?

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No, there are multiple types of environments, and while some people excel everywhere, there are people who excel in one type and would struggle in another

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Not necessarily. I've personally experienced it and have seen it happen numerous times--you can be a high performer in one place and be a complete cultural/role misfit in another place with correspondingly low performance.

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Completely agree. I was a high performer for 5 years straight in a prior org. In a phase of my career now where everything feels like an uphill climb. Still perceived as high potential, but struggling to make a mark where I am - due to several reasons beyond my control.

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No, not me. I'm usually a high performer, but for some reason consulting has made me want to be an underperformer. I've never felt this way in my life. Long hours for me /= high performance.

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Same situation everyone, me too. Please send help anyone. 🙏

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I was very much considered a high performer for a couple years on a project. That project was kind of an unusual one and we weeded typical consultants out like crazy. The project ended and I left to a more typical consultant role and immediately wasn’t as high of a performer and after a year or so of that I left to a technical role at a startup that I excel at. So I think the answer is no.

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The true high performers always will, because they'll put in the hard work and adapt quickly.

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Depends if they’re interested, I was considered high performer in an industry job, where I am totally burnt out in public and likely an average performer.

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I think the larger question to also ask is if someone will be a high performer through their career. People go through phases and life stages and things shift. It’s important to work for an org where this is a potential match but also managers / orgs that will support you as you move through life. For example people go through divorces and losses and that impacts work. Or someone may need time off for a sabbatical.

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It depends

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No. Pure and simple

Definitely not

You can't teach a fish to climb a tree.

Yes you can! It’s called evolution. Just give it a few million years!

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No.

Nope

Absolutely not. I perform top notch with high stress, high load, and low WLB. Typical pace disinterested me and was a low performer for sure.

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