Morten T. Hansen

Intends to ask: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? This title enumerates the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fast-moving times.

Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns withanother groundbreaking work, this time to ask: why do some companies thrive inuncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins andhis colleague Morten Hansen enumerate the principles for building a truly greatenterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous and fast-moving times. This book isclassic Collins: contrarian, data-driven and uplifting.

Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns withanother groundbreaking work, this time to ask: why do some companies thrive inuncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins andhis colleague Morten Hansen enumerate the principles for building a truly greatenterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous and fast-moving times. This book isclassic Collins: contrarian, data-driven and uplifting.

A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up-to-date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Frances Frei to Morton T. Hansen and company examples from UPS to Apple, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips. This book will inspire you to:Build trust&#8212the most essential form of capital a leader hasAdopt the best practices for hybrid workNavigate the challenges of workplace anxietyReconsider your approach to innovation by challenging everyday notions of valueAssess whether to team up with a rival and how to manage the relationshipBreak through the organizational barriers that impede gender and racial equityLead with a commitment to sustainabilityThis collection of articles includes "Begin with Trust," by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss; "Cultural Innovation," by Douglas Holt; "The Rules of Co-opetition," by Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebu?; "Negotiating Your Next Job," by Hannah Riley Bowles and Bobbi Thomason; "Leading Through Anxiety," by Morra Aarons-Mele; "When Machine Learning Goes Off the Rails," by Boris Babic, I. Glenn Cohen, Theodoros Evgeniou, and Sara Gerke; "Getting Serious About Diversity," by Robin J. Ely and David A. Thomas; "How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace," by Robert Livingston; "Our Work-from-Anywhere Future," by Prithwiraj Raj) Choudhury; "A More Sustainable Supply Chain," by Veronica H. Villena and Dennis A. Gioia; and "How Apple Is Organized for Innovation," by Joel M. Podolny and Morten T. Hansen. HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever-changing business environment.

A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up-to-date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Frances Frei to Morton T. Hansen and company examples from UPS to Apple, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips. This book will inspire you to:Build trust&#8212the most essential form of capital a leader hasAdopt the best practices for hybrid workNavigate the challenges of workplace anxietyReconsider your approach to innovation by challenging everyday notions of valueAssess whether to team up with a rival and how to manage the relationshipBreak through the organizational barriers that impede gender and racial equityLead with a commitment to sustainabilityThis collection of articles includes "Begin with Trust," by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss; "Cultural Innovation," by Douglas Holt; "The Rules of Co-opetition," by Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebu?; "Negotiating Your Next Job," by Hannah Riley Bowles and Bobbi Thomason; "Leading Through Anxiety," by Morra Aarons-Mele; "When Machine Learning Goes Off the Rails," by Boris Babic, I. Glenn Cohen, Theodoros Evgeniou, and Sara Gerke; "Getting Serious About Diversity," by Robin J. Ely and David A. Thomas; "How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace," by Robert Livingston; "Our Work-from-Anywhere Future," by Prithwiraj Raj) Choudhury; "A More Sustainable Supply Chain," by Veronica H. Villena and Dennis A. Gioia; and "How Apple Is Organized for Innovation," by Joel M. Podolny and Morten T. Hansen. HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever-changing business environment.

The Wall Street Journal bestseller--a Financial Times Business Book of the Month and named by The Washington Post as "One of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018"--is "a refreshingly data-based, clearheaded guide" (Publishers Weekly) to individual performance, based on a groundbreaking study. Why do some people perform better at work than others? This deceptively simple question continues to confound professionals in all sectors of the workforce. Now, after a unique, five-year study of more than 5,000 managers and employees, Morten Hansen reveals the answers in his "Seven Work Smarter Practices" that can be applied by anyone looking to maximize their time and performance. Each of Hansen's seven practices is highlighted by inspiring stories from individuals in his comprehensive study. You'll meet a high school principal who engineered a dramatic turnaround of his failing high school; a rural Indian farmer determined to establish a better way of life for women in his village; and a sushi chef, whose simple preparation has led to his unassuming restaurant being awarded the maximum of three Michelin stars. Hansen also explains how the way Alfred Hitchcock filmed Psycho and the 1911 race to become the first explorer to reach the South Pole both illustrate the use of his seven practices. Each chapter "is intended to inspire people to be better workers...and improve their own work performance" (Booklist) with questions and key insights to allow you to assess your own performance and figure out your work strengths, as well as your weaknesses. Once you understand your individual style, there are mini-quizzes, questionnaires, and clear tips to assist you focus on a strategy to become a more productive worker. Extensive, accessible, and friendly, Great at Work will help us "reengineer our work lives, reduce burnout, and improve performance and job satisfaction" (Psychology Today).

Find your purpose at work. In an ideal world, our work lives would be completely fulfilling and intrinsically motivating. But what if you're stuck in a job and your heart isn't in it anymore? Or what if your company's mission seems unrelated to the work you do day in and day out? This book showcases the power of passion--and how you and your team can find it at work. This volume includes the work of:Morten T. HansenTeresa M. AmabileScott A. SnookNick CraigThis collection of articles includes "Finding Meaning at Work, Even When Your Job Is Dull," by Morten Hansen and Dacher Keltner; "What to Do When Your Heart Isn't in Your Work Anymore," by Andy Molinsky; "You Don’t Find Your Purpose--You Build It," by John Coleman; "How to Find Meaning in a Job That Isn't Your True Calling," by Emily Esfahani Smith; "You're Never Done Finding Purpose at Work," by Dan Pontefract; "From Purpose to Impact," by Nick Craig and Scott A. Snook; "Five Questions to Help Your Employees Find Their Inner Purpose," by Kristi Hedges; "How to Make Work More Meaningful for Your Team," by Lewis Garrad and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic; "The Power of Small Wins," by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer; and "The Founder of TOMS on Reimagining the Company's Mission," by Blake Mycoskie. HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Find your purpose at work. In an ideal world, our work lives would be completely fulfilling and intrinsically motivating. But what if you're stuck in a job and your heart isn't in it anymore? Or what if your company's mission seems unrelated to the work you do day in and day out? This book showcases the power of passion--and how you and your team can find it at work. This volume includes the work of:Morten T. HansenTeresa M. AmabileScott A. SnookNick CraigThis collection of articles includes "Finding Meaning at Work, Even When Your Job Is Dull," by Morten Hansen and Dacher Keltner; "What to Do When Your Heart Isn't in Your Work Anymore," by Andy Molinsky; "You Don’t Find Your Purpose--You Build It," by John Coleman; "How to Find Meaning in a Job That Isn't Your True Calling," by Emily Esfahani Smith; "You're Never Done Finding Purpose at Work," by Dan Pontefract; "From Purpose to Impact," by Nick Craig and Scott A. Snook; "Five Questions to Help Your Employees Find Their Inner Purpose," by Kristi Hedges; "How to Make Work More Meaningful for Your Team," by Lewis Garrad and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic; "The Power of Small Wins," by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer; and "The Founder of TOMS on Reimagining the Company's Mission," by Blake Mycoskie. HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

A book based on over two decades of research and an ongoing longitudinal study on individual performance that answers the question of why some people deliver exceptional perfomance and others, often despite innate talent or external forces, do not, and what these out-performers do differently.

Der er gået ti år siden Jim Collins’ skrev sin bestseller Good to great. Sammen med Morten T. Hansen har han i mellemtiden forsket i, hvad der gør, at nogle virksomheder vinder og andre ikke gør. De viser i denne bog, hvordan man bliver den bedste virksomhed i sin branche. De to forfattere kommer frem til nogle overraskende opdagelser. De afliver myten om, at succesfulde ledere er mere kreative, mere heldige eller mere risikovillige end andre ledere. Collins og Hansen viser, at held og uheld fordeles nogenlunde lige, men at vinderne er bedre til at få et højt afkast på deres held – return on luck, som de kalder det. Succesfulde ledere udnytter og optimerer de forudsætninger de har. De er disciplinerede, vedholdende og paranoide. De fastholder deres strategiske beslutninger og opnår her igennem varig succes. De vinder med vilje.

Ti år etter den verdensomspennende bestselgeren "Good to Great" er Jim Collins tilbake med en ny banebrytende studie. Denne gangen handler det om hvorfor noen virksomheter blomster til tross for usikkerhet, kaos og (u)flaks. Sagt om boken:«Denne velskrevne boken er et must for alle som vil forstå hvordan virksomheter kan lykkes på tross av usikre og turbulente omgivelser. Basert på et omfattende forskningsarbeid avliver Jim Collins og Morten T. Hansen en rekke myter rundt hva som skaper fremragende resultater. For eksempel krever ikke raske og dramatisk endringer i omgivelsene automatisk raske beslutninger og handlinger. Likeledes kjennetegnes ikke godt lederskap bare av risikovillighet og visjoner; det handler vel så mye om disiplin, systematiske fakta, og en god dose paranoia. Nordmannen Morten T. Hansen bruker Roald Amundsen og kappløpet til Sydpolen som et illustrerende eksempel. Men som for Amundsens ekspedisjon finnes det ingen rask løsning for virksomheter som forsøker å lykkes under usikre og til dels kaotiske forhold. Men konseptene i denne boken vil kunne være en uvurderlig ledetråd.» Even Bolstad - daglig leder av HR NorgeTi år etter den verdensomspennende bestselgeren "Good to Great" er Jim Collins tilbake med et nytt banebrytende arbeid. Denne gangen stiller han spørsmålet: Hvorfor blomstrer noen virksomheter til tross for usikre og turbulente omgivelser når andre ikke gjør det? Basert på ni års forskning, systematiske analyser og engasjerende historier, oppsummerer Collins og hans kollega Morten T. Hansen prinsippene for å utvikle fremgangsrike virksomheter i uforutsigbare tider preget av høy endringstakt." Great by Choice" skiller seg fra Collins tidligere arbeider ved at den ikke bare fokuserer på prestasjoner, men også på de ustabile og uforutsigbare forholdene som dagens ledere møter. Sammen med et team på over 20 forskere har Collins og Hansen studert selskaper som har oppnådd fremragende resultater. Dette er virksomheter som ikke bare har overlevd turbulente tider, men som også oppnådde minst 10 ganger bedre resultater enn bransjegjennomsnittet over en 15-årsperiode. Disse «10-X selskapene» er sammenlignet med et nøye utvalg av selskaper som ikke oppnådde tilsvarende resultater. Resultatene fra studien ga mange overraskelser. Som f.eks.:* De beste lederne tok ikke større risiko, var ikke mer visjonære og mer kreative enn lederne i sammenligningsselskapene. Derimot var de mer disiplinerte, mer faktaorienterte og mer paranoide.*Innovasjon i seg selv viser seg ikke å være trumfkortet i en kaotisk og usikker verden. Viktigere er evnen til å skalere innovasjonen og blande kreativitet med disiplin.* Å tro at ledelse i en verden i rask endring alltid krever «raske beslutninger» og «rask handling» er en sikker vei til skifteretten.* Fremragende selskaper forandret seg i mindre grad som en reaksjon til radikalt endrede omgivelser enn sammenligningselskapene. Forfatterne utfordrer konvensjonell kunnskap med tankevekkende og samtidig praktiske konsepter. De inkluderer: 10-Xere; Tremilsmarsjen; Skyt først prøveskudd, så kanonkuler; Lede over dødslinjen; Zoome ut for deretter zoome inn; og SMoK oppskriften. I det siste kapitlet presenterer Collins og Hansen sin mest provoserende og originale analyse. Der definerer, kvantifiserer og analyserer de flaksens rolle. De fremragende selskapene i studien og deres ledere var ikke mer heldige enn sammenligningsselskapene. Derimot fikk de klart større avkastning på sin flaks. I sum viser forfatterne på en overbevisende måte at selv i en kaotisk og usikker verden er fremragende virksomhet et valg og ikke flaks. Sagt om Jim Collins og "Good to great".«Jim Collins ... er den mest innflytelsesrike nålevende ledelsestenkeren»-Fortune«En bok toppledere ikke venter med å kjøpe»-USA Today«For denne guruen er ingen spørsmål for store»-New York Times.

Tio år efter att han skrev Good to Great ställer Jim Collins frågan: "Varför blomstrar några bolag under förhållanden präglade av osäkerhet, ja till och med kaos, när andra inte gör det?" I Great by Choice, lägger Collins och hans kollega Morten T. Hansen fast principerna för att bygga verkligt enastående bolag i tider som är oförutsägbara, tumultartade och snabbrörliga. Den nya boken skiljer sig från Collins tidigare genom sitt fokus på de slags instabila miljöer som dagens ledare står inför. De företag som valts ut för studien har minst 10 gånger bättre resultat än jämförelseföretagen trots svåra tider. Därför kallas de 10-gångersföretag i boken. Och deras framgång har inget med tur att göra. Det handlar snarare om disciplin och därmed gedigna förberedelser och att hålla sig till uppgjorda planer. Som Collins berättar i sin bok nådde Amundsen Sydpolen mer än en månad före Scott mycket tack vare sina omsorgsfulla förberedelser där han försökte förutse allt som kunde gå snett. Amundsen lärde sig t.ex. att hundar var de bästa dragarna de svettas som bekant inte och har därför bättre förutsättningar att klara extrem kyla. Scotts hästar blev fuktiga av ansträngningarna och frös så småningom ihjäl, och hans manskap fick då dra slädarna. Amundsen höll sig till sin plan att vandra c:a 30 km om dagen och därefter slå läger för att vila. Däremot drev Scott på extra mycket de dagar när solen sken och det var vindstilla, med följd att hans manskap blev uttröttat och inte orkade ge sig ut de dagar det blåste intensivt. Amundsen kom tillbaka till basen precis på dagen medan Scott och hans manskap dukade under för svält och kyla bara ett kort stycke från ett av sina stora förråd. Parallellen med företag och företagsledare är uppenbar. De disciplinerade klarar sig utmärkt det är ju en tes som också upprätthölls av Jim Collins i Good to Great. Jim Collins: Professor Jim Collins är författare till sex böcker, bland dem Good to Great, Built to Last och How the Mighty Fall, som har sålt i mer än 10 miljoner exemplar tre riktiga rekordsäljare. Jim började sin forsknings- och undervisningsbana på Stanford Graduate School of Business, där han fick priset som den bäste läraren 1992. Han driver nu ett management laboratorium i Boulder, Colorado. Morten T Hansen: Morten T. Hansen är professor i Management vid University of California, Berkeley (School of Information), och vid INSEAD. Morten har skrivit boken Collaboration, var tidigare professor vid Harvard Business School, och är PhD från Stanford Graduate School of Business, där han var en Fulbright stipendiat. Professor Hansen stammar från Norge.