Performance Culture? Achievement Culture? Wait, what!? What is the difference?

to perform - carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function)

to achieve - successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage

We want to shift the paradigm of how performance is usually looked at. Instead of simply performing tasks and actions, we want our team to focus on the results achieved. Our goal is always to find smarter ways to work and enjoy what we are doing while we are driving business success.

We don’t care how many tasks you finished last week or how many hours you worked (see RAFT (Results and Accountability First at Toggl) . All we care about are results and the real impact you make through your work.

Usual high-performance culture:

• endless completion of tasks
• long working hours
• being always “on”
• multitasking
• staying extremely busy with no time for creative work or innovation
• risk aversion, no room for mistakes
• performing in your own role, regardless of how that affects the big picture

Toggl high-achievement culture:

• working on crucial things that move the needle
• always measuring success
• high levels of accountability and ownership
• time for deep work and focus
• always questioning how we spend time (not doing things just for the sake of doing them)
• measuring success by results, not how busy we are
• taking risks, pivoting through failures
• always keeping the big picture in mind, doing what’s best for Toggl, not just for your work area

At Toggl, we're flipping the script on the whole high-performance thing. We are not about competing on tasks or burning the midnight oil. We're all about a high-achievement culture – where it's about results, taking ownership, and making a real impact.

So, yeah, we might still drop the word "performance" around, but here's the deal: when we say "performance," we're talking about achievements, not just ticking off tasks. Let's keep it real and focus on what truly matters – the stuff that moves the needle and makes work not just about the hustle, but about the wins.