All core values
Performance
High standards
Expecting excellence from the work, the process, and each other, and being willing to hold the line.
Behaviors
- Reviews work with the user in mind
- Gives specific, high-bar feedback
- Raises the standard after each release
Anti-patterns
- Lowering standards to be nice
- Accepting mediocrity because it's faster
- Criticism without coaching
Reinforce it with
- Quality bars that are written and shared
- Showcases of excellent work
- Hiring for taste and judgment
High standards are the ceiling a team learns to live under.