Creating High Performance Ship Agencies
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
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 opportunities, and subsequently the development of strategies for improvement. For this, Afromarine and the HPO Center use the world-renowned HPO Framework, as developed by Dr. A.A. de Waal based […]
Great testimonial from Manfred Kets de Vries on ‘What Makes A High Performance Organization’
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
“The infamous American actress Mae West once said: ‘An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.’ Finally, a book that goes beyond ‘promises’ and gives greater clarity about the essential contributing factors of high performance organizations. This pioneering work of Dr. de Waal is a must-read for people interested in this subject.” Manfred F.R. […]
Video of Management Quality – Integrity
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
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 […]
Football Team Shows Excellent Leadership Of High Performance Organizations (HPO)
Thursday, 15 December 2011
5 year research by http://www.hpocenter.com (HPO Center) on High Performance Organizations (HPO) in 1.470 organizations in 50 countries show 5 success factors to improve the performance. These kids in this video play football / soccer and show how it’s done! This High Performance Team first shows bad leadership, no communication and innovation, no inspiration and […]
High Performance Namibia…one step closer
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
On behalf of Maastricht School of Management and the HPO Center I visit countries all over the world. Not only “privileged” countries like the US, UK or Germany, but also many third-world countries. Visiting students and executives in these countries gives me enormous energy. Emerging markets and ambitious people. Countries like Namibia.
Servant Leadership and HPO
Monday, 30 May 2011
Servant Leadership an Idealistic Philosophy or the key to a High Performance Organization (HPO)? Source: AHOLD Europe – Human Resources Update 12 After my graduation (business Administration at VU University) I became part of the HR Services Support Team. I really like working at Ahold Europe and learning in practice. However, my “scientific heart” is […]
Bank manager challenge: Are you spending your precious time on the right things?
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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’ HR professionals by confronting them with the question “How do you spend your time?”. Simon kicked off the session with an interactive game, which triggered participants from […]
Saudi Arabia becomes acquainted with the HPO Center
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
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 Arabia – to gather information on the performance of 200 government institutions. The HPO Center was invited by the Board of Directors of IPA to exchange thoughts […]
De Beers Marine in South Africa: leading diamond mining company joins forces with HPO Center
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
André de Waal, Academic Director of the HPO Center, will be discussing his recommendations in response to the High Performance Organisation (HPO) Diagnosis (online scan and subsequent interviews) with the Board of Directors of De Beers Marine in Cape Town. The initial analysis is the result of intensive contact between the Board of Directors of […]
Long-term orientation: the African wild dog
The African wild dog (also know as the painted dog) shows the unique characteristics of long-term orientation in a ‘difficult market’. Watch this new and inspirational video on our Audio & Video page!