What Makes a Good Ship Agent? Balanced management is key to success
Together with Afromarine we help ship agencies and other clients improve their performance, primarily through the analysis of the existing organisation, its organizational problems ...
If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere (Frank Sinatra)
By André de Waal My relationship with the United States goes back to 1984. In that year, fresh from obtaining an Msc in Chemistry, I went to Northeastern University in Boston to get ...
Shell, NBC and HPO Center team up during Dubai event
Shell, NBC and the HPO Center organize on Sunday 7 April 2013 the Dubai Networking Event:“Insights in the Oil & Gas industry & Becoming a High Performance Organisatio ...
Creating High Performance Ship Agencies
The HPO Center and Afromarine help ship agencies and other clients improve their performance, primarily through the analysis of the existing organisation, its organizational problems and opp ...
High Performance Asian Organizations
More and more organizations in Asia use the HPO Framework to improve their organizational performance. Watch this inspiring video:
Inspiration and knowledge exchange during HPO book event
Inspiration and New Research Exchange at HPO Book Event Over 200 managers and board members representing both profit and non-profit organizations from all over the world, including The Ne ...
In November we start the global HPO tour with workshops and seminars in India and Thailand
For the ITM Institute of Financial Markets (ITM-IFM) in association with Bombay Chamber of Commerce we are organizing a seminar on High Performance Organizations (HPO) as a part of its ...
Free copy of Leadership Excellence (October 2012) with contribution of dr. André de Waal
The magazine of leadership development, managerial effectiveness, and organizational productivitiy In the October 2012 publication again an article (page 18) by Dr. André de Waa ...
The first edition of ’What Makes A High Performance Organization’ sold out in one week!
We are very proud to announce that the first edition of ’What Makes A High Performance Organization’ sold out in one week. Great news, the second edition is already out and in bo ...
New publications: Successful people in HPO’s - What a company can learn from Toyota
At the end of this month, André de Waals new book What Makes A High Performance Organization will be available worldwide. Many new articles and interviews will follow i ...
Free HPO Leadership Toolbox app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users
Finally! The free HPO Leadership Toolbox is in the App Store! It offers you all information, cases, ideas to get started, video’s, etc. to become a High Performance Organizat ...
Book Event on October 30,2012
MsM Research and the HPO Center present Best Ideas to Excel from HP, Grohe, dr. André de Waal and Prof. Wim Naudé! Join us on October 30, 2012 in Maastricht (Netherlands)! A s ...
Two awards from Emerald for André de Waal’s publications!
We are pleased to inform you that your article entitled “The Evolutionary Adoption Framework: explaining the budgeting paradox” published in Journal of Accounting & Organiz ...
André de Waal appointed as Associate Professor High Performance Organizations at the Maastricht School of Management (MSM)
André de Waal was appointed as Associate Professor High Performance Organizations at the MSM (Maastricht School of Management). A nice and fitting new title for the most quoted and hi ...
What Makes A High Performance Organization: Five Validated Factors of Competitive Advantage that Apply Worldwide
What Makes A High Performance Organization Five Validated Factors of Competitive Advantage that Apply Worldwide by Andre A. de Waal The title and book cover are definite… The wri ...
The HPO diagnosis is the key to successful leadership courses and MD
Management Development (MD) and leadership courses that really help to improve and change: To improve organizational performance requires a clear understanding of WHAT your organization ...
Namibian Organisations strive for High Performance
Exclusive co-operation between Namibia Business School and HPO Centre signed. Today Mac Hengari, Director of the Namibia Business School (NBS) and Dr. André de Waal, Academic Direc ...
Organizations fail to get the focus right in reorganizations
Organizations fail to get the focus right in reorganizationsGlobal study shows what organizations should concentrate on when reorganizing. Global research performed by the HPO Center in The ...
How a quick external fix for your internal problems will never work!
Setting to work before you know WHAT is really at issue is never a wise move Suppose your organization is experiencing a major problem. You may be grappling with poor employee performance, ...
Strategy Only Matters A Bit
The role of Strategy in the High Performance Organization Ever since Porter’s book Competitive Strategy (1980), developing a generic strategy and then executing this strategy well has ...
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 ...
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 ...
Book review: Different, Escaping the Competitive Herd by Youngme Moon
What does it mean for a business to be different? Book review by Andre de Waal (HPO Center): Different, Escaping the Competitive Herd (succeeding in a world where conformity reigns but exce ...
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 ...
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 ...
HPO research in the USA grant happy customers
Concord, Massachusetts, USA The recent evaluation of Andre de Waal of my company’s economic and cultural condition yielded the most comprehensive, dynamic, sensible and uplifting sta ...
The most downloaded paper ’Lessons learned from performance management systems’ by Andre de Waal
Last year the HPO Center became more and more active outside continental Europe. Recent months we are busy with large HPO-diagnoses in the UK and the US. Our High Performance Organizati ...
Working on high performance in the UK: an overview of current research and practical application
Working on high performance in the UK: an overview of current research and practical application It is our distinct pleasure to present you with an overview of the high performance organisa ...
Bank manager challenge: Are you spending your precious time on the right things?
Dynamic, challenging and philosophical are three words that best describe the ING change session this past week. During the session, Chiel Vink and Simon van der Veer ‘entertained&rsqu ...
Saudi Arabia becomes acquainted with the HPO Center
The Performance Measurement Center of Government Agencies (PMCGA), part of the Institute of Public Administration (IPA), was recently established - on the instructions of the King of Saudi ...
De Beers Marine in South Africa: leading diamond mining company joins forces with HPO Center
André de Waal will be discussing his recommendations in response to the High Performance Organisation (HPO) Diagnosis (online scan and subsequent interviews) with the Board of Directo ...
International Expansion online HPO Scan
From the start of our HPO Center we performed research in upcoming continents, such as Africa, Asia and South America. In the near future we are also focussing on the growing attention from ...
The five most common pitfalls in performance measurement
Andrew Likierman, a good friend of André de Waal, wrote an interesting article in the Harvard Business Review about performance measurement pitfalls, which provides an excellent argum ...
A comparison of 26 High Performance Organization (HPO) studies
By drs. Erik Belt, RC - Rabobank Introduction comparison High Performance Organization (HPO) studies While studying to become a Register Controller at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, ...
