Powerhouse Insider Accounts into the World's Top High Performance Organizations

Powerhouse : Insider Accounts into the World's Top High Performance Organizations
ISBN: 9780749478315
Publication Date: 15 October 2016

Why are the New Zealand All Blacks the best rugby team in the world How does the Kirov Ballet produce generation after generation of exceptional ballerinas How did Southwest Airlines evolve from being an idiosyncratic Texan airline to become one of the most successful businesses internationally How does the Finnish School Education System deliver great results by breaking conventions Powerhouse uncovers the performance secrets of some of the most impressive organisations around the world and reveals the key principles they have in common to enable any business to raise their own bar.

To understand what makes these organizations great, MacNeice and Bowen have conducted immersive and personal research; investigating their culture, interviewing their leaders and observing their everyday practice. Despite this diverse range of seemingly contrasting industries - business, sport, technology, finance, the arts - each of these successful institutions share a common bond: they are world-class industry leaders and have repeatedly outperformed their competition.

Powerhouse explores what lessons can be learnt from these organizations to provide a unique and in-depth analysis of how enduring high performance can be developed. It identifies the core capabilities they all share and is essential reading for business executives or anyone who wants to understand what really makes these world-class institutions the very best.

About the Authors

Brian MacNeice is an expert in high performance and is a regular speaker on the topic at business conferences and seminars. Brian regularly runs High Performance workshops for organisations, leadership teams and senior executives. He has advised many blue chip companies in a career spanning al...