Download or read book What Makes a High Performance Organization written by Andre A de Waal and published by Warden Press. This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can today's managers concentrate on what really matters to improve the performance of their organization, to reach outstanding goals? The answer is in What Makes an HPO. The five critical factors of the HPO Framework - Management Quality, Openness & Action-Orientation, Long-Term Orientation, Continuous Improvement & Renewal and Employee Quality - will help you turn your organization into an HPO. This book shows you what to concentrate on, how others have done it, and how to achieve it yourself. The HPO Framework is the result of a global five-year research project into the genuine success factors of High Performance Organizations (HPOs). The HPO Center, led by Dr de Waal, discovered what really works on the ground in every type of organization rather than what managers think should, or might have, worked. In his book André de Waal gives many real-life examples from a variety of sectors including Finance, Retail, Industry, ICT, High Education and Government, all illustrating the successful workings of the HPO Framework in organizations worldwide. Also included are many interviews with HPO leaders at Microsoft, SABMiller, Svenska Handelsbanken, HP, Tata Steel, Umpqua Bank, Unilever and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Download or read book The High Performance Organization written by Linda Holbeche and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical text consists of a blend of theory, research evidence and case studies. The focus is on providing information to people engaged in leading organizational change efforts as an executive, line manager, HR practitioner or change agent.

Download or read book What Happens Now written by John Hillen and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reinvent Yourself as a Leader Before Your Business Outruns You Whether you are a senior leader or aspire to be one, at some point you’ll face a paradoxical risk. As you pile up successes, your job will get bigger than you, and you may become disoriented by a world of unfamiliar challenges. What Happens Now? will help you learn how to conquer the new challenges of sophistication – rather than just navigating the greater complexity – by doing things you’ve never done before. You will succeed by achieving these goals: • Broadcasting a vision with clarity and purpose • Aligning a high-performing team • Communicating and leading change • Focusing your time and energy in the right places • Investing in coaching and creating other leaders As experienced troubleshooters for hundreds of executives and organizations, John Hillen and Mark Nevins will show you how to foresee the stalls that threaten every leader – and overcome them. JOHN HILLEN, D.Phil., is a leadership and strategy professor in the School of Business at George Mason University, a consultant, and a director for many companies. MARK D. NEVINS, PhD, is an advisor to top executives, teams, and organizations. He has consulted from the C-suite down at Fortune 500 corporations, high-growth startups and private equity portfolio companies, and elite professional and financial services firms. “A practical and enriching guide for leaders.” WALTER ISAACSON International bestselling author “Will help leaders at all levels grow and develop.” MARSHALL GOLDSMITH International Bestselling Author

Download or read book No Bullsh t Leadership written by Martin G. Moore and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes a truly exceptional leader? Discover the practical, fail-proof tools that will help you to fine-tune your leadership skills, solidify respect among your workforce, and ensure your company’s lasting success. When Martin G. Moore was asked to rescue a leading energy corporation from ever-increasing debt and a lack of executive accountability, he faced an uphill battle. Not only had he never before stepped into the role of CEO; he also had no experience in the rapidly evolving energy sector. Relying on the practical leadership principles he had honed throughout his thirty-three-year career, he overhauled the company’s culture, redefined its leadership capability, and increased earnings by a compound annual growth rate of 125 percent. In No Bullsh!t Leadership, Moore outlines these proven leadership principles in a clear, direct way. He sweeps away the mystical fog surrounding leadership today and lays out the essential steps for success. Moore combines this tangible advice with honest, real-world examples from his own career to provide a no-nonsense look at the skills a true leader possesses. Moore’s principles for no bullshit leadership focus on: Creating value by focusing only on the things that matter most Facing conflict, adversity, and ambiguity with decisiveness and confidence Setting uncompromising standards for behavior and performance Selecting and developing great people Making those people accountable, and empowering them to do their best Setting simple, value-driven goals and communicating them relentlessly Though the steps aren’t easy, they are guaranteed, if implemented, to lift your leadership–and your organization–to a higher level. Wherever you are in your career, No Bullsh!t Leadership will help you develop the skills and form the habits needed to become a no bullshit leader.

Download or read book Creating and Leading High Performance Organizations written by Cecil V. “Buddy” Martinette Jr. and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating and Leading High-Performance Organizations by Buddy Martinette is a compelling book that guides leaders in building and leading organizations that excel in performance. With his transformative leadership approach, Martinette shares his firsthand experience of transforming the culture of the Wilmington Fire Department, shifting it from a rule-driven and authoritarian organization to one driven by core values, empowerment, and trust. Throughout the book, readers will discover the building blocks necessary to cultivate a high-performance leadership culture within their own organizations. Martinette emphasizes the crucial interplay between personal and organizational aspects of leadership, illustrating how they work together to create an environment conducive to high performance. The concepts presented in the book are applicable to leaders at all levels, recognizing that effective leadership extends beyond the chief or CEO. By providing a framework that aligns goals and actions, Creating and Leading High-Performance Organizations enables leaders to drive their organizations toward exceptional performance. Readers will gain practical strategies, rooted in real-life experiences, that support the development of a high-performance organizational culture. Testimonials “Chief Martinette’s leadership transformed the culture of the Wilmington (NC) Fire Department from a rule-driven, very authoritarian organization to one based on core values, empowerment, and trust. That cultural change is his legacy.” —Wilmington (NC) Fire Chief Jon S. Mason

Download or read book The Trusted Leader written by Terry Newell and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving government on a macro level is only possible with public managers who herald change on a micro level. While many studies of government reform focus on new policies and programs, these public managers—building relationships built on trust—are the real drivers behind many successful reforms. In this second edition, chapter authors once again draw on their real-world experience to demonstrate the importance of values-based leadership. With new research and lessons from the first two years of the Obama administration, chapters focus on the concrete ways in which leaders build effective relationships and trust, while also improving themselves, their organizations, and those they coach. Surveying agencies both horizontally and vertically, The Trusted Leader also addresses how public managers can collaborate with political appointees and the legislative branch, while still engaging with citizens to create quality customer experiences. Two brand-new chapters focus on: “Effective Conversations”—the importance of one-on-one conversations to building trust, with a model for having such conversations. “The Diversity Opportunity”—the need to effectively lead across a diverse workforce and a diverse society to build trust in both realms. With the addition of chapter headnotes, the editors provide necessary context, while the new “Resources for Further Learning” feature guides readers toward additional print and web resources.

Download or read book Getting Results the Agile Way written by J. D. Meier and published by Innovation Playhouse LLC. This book was released on 2010 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the Agile Results system, a systematic way to achieve both short- and long-term results that can be applied to all aspects of life.

Download or read book Leading Teams written by J. Richard Hackman and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hackman (social and organizational psychology, Harvard U.) identifies the factors of being a team leader that will enable a team to work together efficiently to achieve organizational goals. He suggests that five conditions are necessary: having a real team, a compelling direction, an enabling team structure, a supportive organizational context, and expert team coaching. He integrates insights from interviews with team leaders with concepts from the social sciences. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Step Up and Lead written by Frank Viscuso and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his new book Step Up and Lead, Frank Viscuso--author, speaker, and career deputy chief--shares the secrets of effective fire service leadership, introduces the traits and skills essential for successful fire service leaders, and discusses the importance of customer service. Designed to help you reach the top of your profession, this new book is considered must-read material for anyone who is ready to step up and lead!

Download or read book The Business of Excellence written by Justin Hughes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A vivid, compelling and highly readable insight into building world-leading teams and organizations." - Dr Catherine Raines, Chief Executive, UK Trade & Investment The Business of Excellence offers a unique and compelling perspective on the drivers of excellence in teams and organizations. The author, Justin Hughes, brings an unusual mix of experience and insight, having worked as a management consultant to some of the world's most successful organizations, in addition to having served for 12 years as a military fighter pilot, where he became Executive Officer on the RAF Red Arrows. The challenges of high performance and leadership are explored in depth, and are illustrated with insights, interviews and case studies from the military, sporting and corporate worlds. The material includes a proprietary performance model that can be applied to a wide spectrum of organizations, focusing on: · People: the primacy of attitude over skills · Capability: building alignment before setting people free · Delivery: a process to close the gap between desired and actual outcomes · Learning: how to accelerate performance in real time · Leadership: exhibiting a set of behaviours such that others choose to follow · Risk: avoiding the victory of compliance over outcomes. In The Business of Excellence, Justin deconstructs the drivers of high performance with a rare clarity, insight and accessibility, to illustrate and explain tangible tools and methods, all of which can be applied by readers in their own teams and organizations.

Download or read book The Wisdom of Teams written by Jon R. Katzenbach and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive classic on high-performance teams The Wisdom of Teams is the definitive work on how to create high-performance teams in any organization. Having sold nearly a half million copies and been translated into more than fifteen languages, the authors’ clarion call that teams should be the basic unit of organization for most businesses has permanently shaped the way companies reach the highest levels of performance. Using engaging case studies and testimonials from both successful and failed teams—ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the U.S. Army to high school sports—the authors explain the dynamics of teams both in great detail and with a broad view. Their conclusions and prescriptions span the familiar to the counterintuitive: • Commitment to performance goals and common purpose is more important to team success than team building. • Opportunities for teams exist in all parts of the organization. • Real teams are the most successful spearheads of change at all levels. • Working in teams naturally integrates performance and learning. • Team “endings” can be as important to manage as team “beginnings.” Wisdom lies in recognizing a team’s unique potential to deliver results and in understanding its many benefits—development of individual members, team accomplishments, and stronger companywide performance. Katzenbach and Smith’s comprehensive classic is the essential guide to unlocking the potential of teams in your organization.

Download or read book Leading Organizations written by Scott Keller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guide for all leaders and senior managers, offering the answers to critical questions on organizational design and management. Every year, over 10,000 business books are published-and that's before you add in the hundreds of thousands of articles, blogs, and video lectures that are produced. Leaders can't possibly hope to digest it all, and writers increasingly sensationalize and spin their ideas in order to be noticed. The result? Put quite simply, the field of management thinking is in danger of losing the plot. In this new book, Scott Keller and Mary Meaney-Senior Partners at McKinsey & Company, the world's preeminent management consultancy-cut to the chase by answering the 10 most important and timeless questions that every leader needs to answer in order to maximize the performance and health of their organization. What's more, the authors recognize that great leaders may not have time for long-winded business books. In Leading Organizations, answers are kept to the essentials-hard facts, counter-intuitive insights, and practical steps-all presented in an accessible and highly visual format. If there's one essential business book you should read-ever-it's this one.

Download or read book Blue Shark Team Building written by Rizwan Amin Sheikh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teams working in a crisis are operating in a high turbulence environment. Blue Shark Teams thrive in a crisis. They swim through turbulence and glide to project success. This book reveals the concepts and practical insight on how to create and lead Blue Shark Teams. The Blue Shark Model of Leading High-Performance Teams is based on Daniel Goleman’s emotional intelligence model and Bruce Tuckman’s team-building model (forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning). This book shows how to apply these models to large companies, small-to-medium size businesses, and projects during a crisis. It explains how managers can develop their leadership style and lead high-performance teams. A real-life case study, which was a success story during the COVID-19 pandemic, is discussed to elaborate the team-building and emotional intelligence models. The lessons learned from this case study can be applied to any crisis in any industry across the spectrum, including healthcare, IT, telecom, construction, manufacturing, oil and gas, airlines, financial services, retail, public sector, and consulting. The book arms executives and managers with the concepts and techniques to lead and manage projects, teams, and companies during turbulent and volatile times. If you are a CEO, CIO, CTO, or CXO of a Fortune 500 company, a mid-to-small size Business Owner, a Project Manager, or a Senior Executive facing a crisis, then this book is for you. It describes real-life case studies and projects that shows how the theoretical frameworks and models developed by leading researchers can be applied successfully to companies and projects, especially during a crisis and pandemic such as COVID-19.

Download or read book Creating High Performace Organizations Survey of Practices and Results of Employee Involvement and TQM in Fortune 1000 Companies written by Edward E. Lawler and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1995-08-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating High Performance Organizations offers executives, managers, and researchers the most definitive research data available on how leading companies use employee involvement practices--self-managing work teams, profit sharing, and job enrichment--to shape organizations that are responsive, quality-driven, and cost efficient.

Download or read book High Commitment High Performance written by Michael Beer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-17 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to create the high-performance, high-commitment organization Integrating knowledge from strategic management, performance management, and organization design, strategic human resource expert and Harvard Business School Professor Michael Beer outlines what the high-commitment, high-performance organization looks like and provides practitioners with the transformation process to help them get there. Starting with leaders who have the right values, Beer shows how to weave together a complete system that includes top-to-bottom communication, organization design, HR policies, and leadership transformation process, and outlines what practitioners must do in HR, structure, systems, goals, culture, and strategy to create high-performance organizations.

Download or read book Leading from Anywhere written by David Burkus and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide to leading remote employees and teams, tackling the key challenges that managers face-from hiring and onboarding new members to building culture remotely, tracking productivity, communicating speedily, and retaining star employees

Download or read book Leading the High Performing Company written by Heidi Pozzo and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading the High-Performing Company demystifies performance. This transformational guide provides the crucial tools and insights to grow your business and outperform peers. It pinpoints how successful leaders and companies position themselves to lead in their industries. Explore the symbiotic nature of leaders and the businesses they lead. Learn why life is better for everyone when the business is performing at its best. Discover the actions necessary to leverage your organization to new heights and grow as a leader. This book is based on the author’s professional career—leading at an executive level and working with high-performing organizations through the good and bad times. Real-world examples bring the concepts to life based on the experiences of the author, as well as accomplished leaders. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to accelerate your business today.