Beer High Commitment High Performance

How to Build A Resilient Organization for Sustained Advantage
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-48688-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, E-Book

"In these economic times this book is more important than ever. Amust-read for the leaders of today and tomorrow."
Douglas R. Conant, president and chief executive officer,Campbell Soup Company
Praise for High Commitment, High Performance
"It is seldom that I read a book about leadership and getexcited; this one did that to me. The author has found values andaspects of leadership that have worked well for long term executionof strategies. For Boards and CEOs, this is a great book."
--Leif Johansson, president and chief executive officer, VolvoGroup
"Resilience promises to be the distinguishing characteristic ofcompanies that will prosper from the current economic crisis. MikeBeer's new book is a compelling manual for success in this neweconomy."
--Ravi Venkatesan, chairman, Microsoft India
"A must read for leaders who want to develop an edge by buildinga resilient organization for competitive advantage. Beer's viewsand recommendations are based on extensive research."
--Ram Charan, Ram Charan Associates and co-author of thebestselling book, Execution: The Discipline of Getting ThingsDone
"With decades of teaching and research and close engagement withcompanies, Michael Beer has written a book that not only makes thecase for building a high commitment organization, but also providespractical advice for doing it."
--Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor, Stanford Business School andauthor, The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting PeopleFirst
"Beer brings a multi-disciplinary perspective from his extensiveexperience in industry and academia to reveal how leaders of HCHPorganizations break through internal barriers and manage multipletensions in their quest for sustainable value-creation."
--Robert Kaplan, professor, Harvard Business School andco-author, The Execution Premium and The Balanced Score Card
"Mike Beer brings his wealth of research and experience toprovide fresh insights to the enduring question of what makescompanies succeed over the long run. I have utilized many of theprinciples successfully and recommend them to any corporate leadercommitted to building an outstanding organization."
--Ed Ludwig, chairman and chief executive officer, BectonDickinson

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beer, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xi
1 Introduction 1
PART ONE: THE HIGH COMMITMENT, HIGH PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION 17
2 Pillars of High Commitment, High Performance Organizations 19
3 Principled Choice and Discipline Are Essential 51
4 Building the High Commitment, High Performance System 79
PART TWO: WHAT STANDS IN THE WAY 91
5 Hidden Barriers to Sustained High Commitment and High Performance 93
PART THREE: LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING CHANGE LEVERS 119
6 Lead a Collective Learning Process 121
7 Enable Truth to Speak to Power 157
PART FOUR: ORGANIZATION DESIGN CHANGE LEVERS 187
8 Manage Organizational Performance Strategically 189
9 Organize for Performance and Commitment 223
10 Develop Human and Social Capital 255
PART FIVE: TRANSFORMING THE ORGANIZATION 293
11 Embrace E and O Change Strategies 295
12 Epilogue 327
End Notes 333
Acknowledgments 369
Index 373
The Author 391

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Beer is Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School and chairman of TruePoint, a research-based consultancy. Beer is the author or coauthor of nine books including Managing Human Assets and the award-winning The Critical Path to Corporate Renewal.