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High Commitment High Performance: How to Build A Resilient Organization for Sustained Advantage by Michael Beer
"In these economic times this book is more important than ever. A must-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 get excited; this one did that to me. The author has found values and aspects of leadership that have worked well for long term execution of strategies. For Boards and CEOs, this is a great book."
—Leif Johansson, president and chief executive officer, Volvo Group "Resilience promises to be the distinguishing characteristic of companies that will prosper from the current economic crisis. Mike Beer's new book is a compelling manual for success in this new economy."
—Ravi Venkatesan, chairman, Microsoft India "A must read for leaders who want to develop an edge by building a resilient organization for competitive advantage. Beer's views and recommendations are based on extensive research."
—Ram Charan, Ram Charan Associates and co-author of the bestselling book, The Discipline of Getting Things Done "With decades of teaching and research and close engagement with companies, Michael Beer has written a book that not only makes the case for building a high commitment organization, but also provides practical advice for doing it."
—Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor, Stanford Business School and author, The Human Building Profits by Putting People First "Beer brings a multi-disciplinary perspective from his extensive experience in industry and academia to reveal how leaders of HCHP organizations break through internal barriers and manage multiple tensions in their quest for sustainable value-creation."
—Robert Kaplan, professor, Harvard Business School and co-author, The Execution Premium and The Balanced Score Card "Mike Beer brings his wealth of research and experience to provide fresh insights to the enduring question of what makes companies succeed over the long run. I have utilized many of the principles successfully and recommend them to any corporate leader committed to building an outstanding organization."
—Ed Ludwig, chairman and chief executive officer, Becton Dickinson
—Leif Johansson, president and chief executive officer, Volvo Group "Resilience promises to be the distinguishing characteristic of companies that will prosper from the current economic crisis. Mike Beer's new book is a compelling manual for success in this new economy."
—Ravi Venkatesan, chairman, Microsoft India "A must read for leaders who want to develop an edge by building a resilient organization for competitive advantage. Beer's views and recommendations are based on extensive research."
—Ram Charan, Ram Charan Associates and co-author of the bestselling book, The Discipline of Getting Things Done "With decades of teaching and research and close engagement with companies, Michael Beer has written a book that not only makes the case for building a high commitment organization, but also provides practical advice for doing it."
—Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor, Stanford Business School and author, The Human Building Profits by Putting People First "Beer brings a multi-disciplinary perspective from his extensive experience in industry and academia to reveal how leaders of HCHP organizations break through internal barriers and manage multiple tensions in their quest for sustainable value-creation."
—Robert Kaplan, professor, Harvard Business School and co-author, The Execution Premium and The Balanced Score Card "Mike Beer brings his wealth of research and experience to provide fresh insights to the enduring question of what makes companies succeed over the long run. I have utilized many of the principles successfully and recommend them to any corporate leader committed to building an outstanding organization."
—Ed Ludwig, chairman and chief executive officer, Becton Dickinson
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First published January 1, 2009
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Michael Beer
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Michael Beer is Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and Chairman of TruePoint a research based consultancy he co-founded. The firm works with senior executives who aspire to transform their organization into a high commitment and performance system through honest conversations about the organization's alignment with strategy and values.
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Michael Beer is Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and Chairman of TruePoint a research based consultancy he co-founded. The firm works with senior executives who aspire to transform their organization into a high commitment and performance system through honest conversations about the organization's alignment with strategy and values.
Source: Harvard Business School
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May 6, 2020
Who would not want to be part of a high commitment, high performance organisation? And if you feel that your organisation could get there but isn't just yet, what can you do to get it there?
I find this an exceptional book as it provides a very strong conceptual framework which is at the same time grounded in a full career of consulting experience together with an academic background. I found it not the most easy read, but always compelling. The strength of this book is more in the excellent framework which brings all the essential components together. I have read books on the same topic which are able to provide some great insights and concepts but always lack the overall view that you need to bring the different pieces together. I think the author achieves doing this in this book and illustrates the concepts by referring to actual cases he witnessed through his career.
Very glad I have read this book.
I find this an exceptional book as it provides a very strong conceptual framework which is at the same time grounded in a full career of consulting experience together with an academic background. I found it not the most easy read, but always compelling. The strength of this book is more in the excellent framework which brings all the essential components together. I have read books on the same topic which are able to provide some great insights and concepts but always lack the overall view that you need to bring the different pieces together. I think the author achieves doing this in this book and illustrates the concepts by referring to actual cases he witnessed through his career.
Very glad I have read this book.
April 5, 2017
This book is reminiscent of Good to Great by Jim Collins. But, I did not find it as compelling or intersting. THere are many examples of companies who have defied bad leadership or low productivity. What I found lacking was that despite having the word reszilience in the title, there does not appear ot be mention of hnow resilience as a personal trait or personality characteristic can assist organizations.
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