Centennials : the 12 habits of great, enduring organisations /
Hill, Alex, 1972-
Centennials : the 12 habits of great, enduring organisations / Alex Hill. - xviii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: the theory of everything -- Part 1. Stable core -- Purpose. Habit 1. Build your North Star; Habit 2. Do it for the kids' kids -- Stewardship. Habit 3. Have strong roots; Habit 4. Mind the gap -- Openness. Habit 5. Perform in public; Habit 6. Give more, get more -- Part 2. Disruptive edge -- Experts. Habit 7. Be porous; Habit 8. Shake all trees -- Nervousness. Habit 9. Get better, not bigger; Habit 10. X-ray everything -- Accidents. Habit 11. Make time for random; Habit 12. Break bread -- Conclusion: protect your home -- Epilogue: centennial truths.
"A groundbreaking study of some of the world's most enduring organisations and the lessons you can draw from them to revolutionise your own. Start-ups rarely survive their second birthday. Even established firms in the UK and the US average a life of only fifteen years. So how can your company build and sustain success for decades to come? Professor Alex Hill has conducted thirteen years of groundbreaking research into a clutch of organisations that have outperformed their peers for over 100 years - from NASA to the New Zealand All Blacks, from Eton College and the Royal College of Art to the Royal Marines and the Royal Shakespeare Company. And what he has found is that these very different organisations all share remarkably similar strategies when it comes to building and maintaining excellence and success - strategies that frequently fly in the face of conventional business wisdom. Here Professor Hill shares the twelve traits that have set these organisations apart for over a century, from the way they analyse success and failure to their approach to finding the best people and the brightest new ideas. In so doing, he identifies the strategies and habits that you can employ in your company to create a strong and stable core and to ensure the same long-term prosperity. In short, he shows you how to build a promising enterprise into an enduring, great organisation"--
9781847942807 9781847942814
Strategic planning.
Organizational effectiveness.
History
658.4/012 / H645
Centennials : the 12 habits of great, enduring organisations / Alex Hill. - xviii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: the theory of everything -- Part 1. Stable core -- Purpose. Habit 1. Build your North Star; Habit 2. Do it for the kids' kids -- Stewardship. Habit 3. Have strong roots; Habit 4. Mind the gap -- Openness. Habit 5. Perform in public; Habit 6. Give more, get more -- Part 2. Disruptive edge -- Experts. Habit 7. Be porous; Habit 8. Shake all trees -- Nervousness. Habit 9. Get better, not bigger; Habit 10. X-ray everything -- Accidents. Habit 11. Make time for random; Habit 12. Break bread -- Conclusion: protect your home -- Epilogue: centennial truths.
"A groundbreaking study of some of the world's most enduring organisations and the lessons you can draw from them to revolutionise your own. Start-ups rarely survive their second birthday. Even established firms in the UK and the US average a life of only fifteen years. So how can your company build and sustain success for decades to come? Professor Alex Hill has conducted thirteen years of groundbreaking research into a clutch of organisations that have outperformed their peers for over 100 years - from NASA to the New Zealand All Blacks, from Eton College and the Royal College of Art to the Royal Marines and the Royal Shakespeare Company. And what he has found is that these very different organisations all share remarkably similar strategies when it comes to building and maintaining excellence and success - strategies that frequently fly in the face of conventional business wisdom. Here Professor Hill shares the twelve traits that have set these organisations apart for over a century, from the way they analyse success and failure to their approach to finding the best people and the brightest new ideas. In so doing, he identifies the strategies and habits that you can employ in your company to create a strong and stable core and to ensure the same long-term prosperity. In short, he shows you how to build a promising enterprise into an enduring, great organisation"--
9781847942807 9781847942814
Strategic planning.
Organizational effectiveness.
History
658.4/012 / H645