High Performance Partnership in Egypt
by Dalia Fakhry Since the January 2011 revolution, Egypt has gone through dramatic political changes that directly impacted the economy. Business has been massively affected. The cha ...
De Beers Marine (South Africa): dealing with the past through the HPO Framework
The case below is a summarized version of the complete De Beers Marine (DBM) case, published in our latest book ’What Makes a High Performance Organization’. KEY MESSAGE: E ...
Scientific Paper: Improving organisational performance through knowledge management
By J.K. Bagorogoza, A.A. de Waal, H.J. van den Herik and B.A. van de Walle INTRODUCTION The service sector in developing countries is facing tough competition in the era of privatisation, ...
APPLICABILITY OF THE HIGH PERFORMANCE ORGANISATIONS FRAMEWORK IN CENTRAL AFRICA- THE CASE OF RWANDA’S MINALOC
In the past seventeen years Rwanda has been in the process of recovering from the 1994 genocide. The country is currently rebuilding itself, with considerable success. One of the main compon ...
Peru Mining Case: Does the application of corporate social responsibility (CSR) support a high performance organisation (HPO) in achieving better results?
The case of mining multinationals in Peru Recent literature indicates that the application of corporate social responsibility (CSR) can lead to better organisational performance. It is ther ...
Nabil Bank: Longitudinal research into factors of high performance
Purpose – There is a real need for longitudinal research into the factors that cause or contribute to sustainable high organisational performance. Especially in Asia there has not been ...
Iringa University: Applicability of the high-performance organisation framework at an East African university
The case of Iringa University College - It pays to be an HPO! Purpose – In the past few decades, organizations all over the world have been searching for the elements that constitute ...
Grohe: The advantage of HPO is that it is very practical and easy to implement
The HPO Center spoke with Rob van den Maagdenberg, Vice President of Grohe North Western Europe, the world’s leading single-brand manufacturer and supplier of sanitary fittings. The r ...
Blomer Accountants and Advisors: “The greatest challenge of the HPO concept lies in putting it into practice”
The HPO Center spoke with Frank Verleg, partner at Blomer Accountants and Advisors. “The pillars of the HPO Center are not particularly exciting in and of themselves. They appear quit ...
Rembrandt Mergers and Acquisitions: You can’t let the saw blade become dull
The HPO Center spoke with Ab van Urk, Managing Director of Rembrandt Mergers and Acquisitions, a company that specializes in mergers and acquisitions involving family-run businesses. "We co ...
Leadership lessons from Tirza Dak, a picture-perfect HPO!
“…daring to see beyond your own nose" By Simon van der Veer – HPO Center One of the day care centers that falls under the umbrella of the Dak childcare organization is Ti ...
Organizational renewal: the personal struggle and quest of an HPO leader
By Jonard Speijer, Simon van der Veer and André de Waal (HPO Center) The process of organizational renewal appears on the surface to be an easy one, and the role of the leader in tha ...
Pon Power: “The HPO scan was a reality check for us”
HPO talks to Giel Claes, Director of Pon Power A business consultant referred us to the HPO Center. Once I learned about what they do, I was particularly attracted to their philosophy. Thei ...
Longfellow Benefits: a true HPO!
The first comprehensive HPO diagnosis of an American organization has now been completed. And what an organization it is! A true HPO. The company showed an average HPO score of 8.7 (minimum ...
ATLAS Consortium: The High Performance Partnership framework as value chain enhancer
To maximize performance and profit an organization should not restrict its focus to the internal organization but also focus on optimizing the value chain. Value chain optimization consists ...
ABN Amro Regional HQ: The scientific basis appeals to us most
The HPO Center talks to Eric Janssen, Director of ABN Amro Regional HQ “I’ve always aimed to work with only the best. When you’re driven, you enjoy your work more and have ...
Witteveen+Bos engineering firm: top athletes also undergo regular check-ups
The HPO Center talks to Harry Webers, General Director of the Witteveen+Bos engineering and consultancy firm in Deventer Consultancy is like a top-class sport. Just because a world-class sk ...
Cofely Healthcare: “The goal of an HPO is to continuously benefit your customers and employees”
The HPO Center talks to Germt van der Veen, Director of Cofely Healthcare “For many years, I had a top-of-the-line luxury French car, but found myself at the garage again and again. I ...
Emerson Consulting Group from Ken Lizotte: a fantastic example of an High Performance Partnership (HPP)
For the second HPO diagnosis of an American organization, we traveled to the beautiful and richly historic town of Concord, located northwest of Boston. It was here where, as the poet and ph ...
Atrion Networking Corporation: a true HPO... but also as growth continues?
Warwick, Rhode Island, is not - to put it mildly - the world’s most beautiful place. The one industrial site alternates with the next, and you’d have to look hard to find any gre ...
Dak Childcare: “The HPO framework helps us implement our strategic plan”
The HPO Center talks to Bart Elenga, Financial Director of the DAK Childcare “Nowadays, it is far from certain that advisers will make good on the promises made during their highly po ...
HPO Transition Program Case: the first insights en route to becoming an High Performance Organization!
After conducting the HPO diagnosis, we often see that organizations need an effective way to follow up on the HPO focal points and to get the transition started. An example of an effective a ...
Archway Marketing: a great company committed to ongoing improvement
Less than an hour by car from Minneapolis is Rogers, a town that at first glance seems like any other small, sleepy Midwestern town. But, as is often the case, appearances can be deceiving. ...
Comparing Dutch and British high performing managers (Research Paper)
National cultures have a strong influence on the performance of organizations and their influence should be taken into account when studying the traits of High Performing Managers (HPMs). At ...
Working on high performance in Asia: the case of Nabil Bank
Working on high performance in Asia: the case of Nabil BankAndré de Waal and Miriam Frijns PurposeIn the past few decades organizations all over the world have been searching for the ...
