HPO Masterclass
Thursday, 18 July 2013
With the worldwide publication of André de Waal’s book What Makes a High Performance Organization, the HPO Center offers its much sought after and successful HPO Masterclass on all continents. Possible HPO Masterclass for your organization Before HPO Questionnaire: The participants fill out the HPO Questionnaire, via the internet link. Analyzing the HPO Questionnaire data by Dr. […]
Characteristics of a High Performing Manager (HPM) in the Netherlands
Friday, 12 July 2013
By Andre A. de Waal, Beatrice I.J.M. van der Heijden, Christopher Selvarajah and Denny Meyer Purpose – Despite the abundance of literature on management it seems that the quality of management has not improved enough to prevent scandals which have occurred in recent years. It could be that either the results of these studies have not been put […]
The Secret of High Performance Organizations (HPO’s)
Friday, 12 July 2013
By Professor André A. de Waal MBA (HPO Center) In the past few decades organizations all over the world have been searching for the elements that constitute continuous organizational success. Fuelled by bestsellers such as ‘In Search Of Excellence’ and ‘Good to Great’, managers have been trying out many different improvement concepts, often with mixed […]
The Characteristics of a High Performance Organization
Friday, 12 July 2013
by Professor Andre de Waal MBA (HPO Center) This is one of my first publications about the characteristics of a High Performance Organization. For more recent publications visit the Knowledge & Inspiration page! Ever since the publication of Peters and Waterman’s landmark study In Search Of Excellence (1982) and the bestsellers Built To Last and Good […]
HPO Trusted Advisory
Thursday, 11 July 2013
We work with all sorts of organizations across the globe. Our continuous research helps clients to improve their performance. We have deep functional and industry expertise . We are passionate about taking on immense challenges that improve our clients performance on the long-term. Our HPO knowledge supports organizations in implementing the desired improvements. We also challenge on […]
HPO Factor Management Quality: Integrity
Thursday, 11 July 2013
Integrity is defined as ‘moral uprightness.’ HPO managers show their integrity by having a strong set of ethics and standards according to which they live and practice business. They practice what they preach and walk the talk, thereby displaying behavioral consistency. Employees and colleagues see them because of that as being credible and consistent. In […]
Organizational renewal: the personal struggle and quest of an HPO leader
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Summary: Organizational renewal-the personal struggle and quest of an HPO leader The process of organizational renewal appears on the surface to be an easy one and the role of the leader in that process to be clear-cut. But in reality, an organizational renewal, even when extremely urgent, is a tough process that also often triggers a […]
Workshops & Seminars
Thursday, 20 June 2013
Awareness and Discussion within Your Management Team Active, customized workshop on topics such as: ’High Performance Organizations’, ’High Performance Leadership’, ’Improve your Management’, ’HPO and Best Ideas’, ‘High Performance Partnerships’, ‘Drive for Excellence’, etc.. Target group: Companies and institutions (or organizational units) that want to know more about high performance and want to actively work […]
Benefits of the HPO Framework
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Since the first publication on the HPO Framework in 2007, many organizations worldwide have worked with the HPO Framework, and many new research studies have been based on the framework. This made it possible to evaluate the financial and non-financial benefits that applying the HPO Framework can bring to organizations. Download chapter 1 and 2 […]
Unilever about the principles of a good dialogue
Monday, 17 June 2013
Dialogue is defined as ‘discussion between people with different viewpoints, with the goal to improve decision-making and action-taking.’ Not all communication is dialogue. In organizations, communication is often a one-way process in which senders (usually managers) convey messages to receivers (other managers and employees) with the purpose to inform them or influence them to do certain things and undertake certain […]