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The new question: Ten years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns to ask: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? In Great by Choice, Collins and his colleague, Morten T. Hansen, enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fast-moving times. The new study: Great by Choice distinguishes itself from Collins’s prior work by its focus on the type of unstable environments faced by leaders today.

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.

Morten Storm was an unlikely Jihadi. A six-foot-one red-haired Dane, Storm spent his teens in and out of trouble. A book about the Prophet Mohammed prompted his conversion to Islam, and Storm sought purpose in a community of believers. He attended a militant madrasah in Yemen, named his son Osama, and became close friends with Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born terrorist cleric. But after a decade of Jihadi life, he not only repudiated extremism but, in a quest for atonement, became a double agent for the CIA and British and Danish intelligence.

Join forces with others inside and outside your organization to solve your toughest problems. If you listen to nothing else on collaborating effectively, you should at least hear these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you work more productively with people on your team, in other departments, and in other organizations.

I "Ét liv Én tid Ét menneske" stiller filosoffen og lederen Morten Albæk spørgsmålet, hvordan det kan lade sig gøre, at vi som et af verdens rigeste og mest lykkelige folkeslag samtidig kan være så hårdt ramt på vores mentale velbefindende, målt på antallet af mennesker, der lider af stress, angst og depression. Undervejs gør han op med begrebet work-life balance og forestillingen om, at en skarpere adskillelse mellem arbejde og fritid kan løse problemet.

Ten years after the worldwide best seller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns with another ground-breaking work, this time to ask: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins and his colleague, Morten Hansen, enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fast-moving times.

With more than 50,000 copies sold in Denmark, this book has been on the bestseller list since its publication in 2017. Barack Obama used a secret competitive advantage to win two elections. Companies such as Google, Amazon and Novo Nordisk use the same insight to stir up innovation, increase compliance, improve the work environment and sell more products. And successful management groups in the C20 index have started using it as their preferred strategy. But what kind of insight are we talking about here? The answer is - behavioural design.

Is it possible to change your thoughts and see possibilities rather than limitations? Is it possible to change your perspective on your life’s greatest problems? This is what Morten Bonde investigates in his book Sentenced to Blindness - Now What? A Journey from Hopelessness Street to Possibility Road. With research into the human mind, the practice of mindfulness behavior and meditation, and four challenges in four months to reprogram his subconscious mind, he shares how he decided to become greater than his greatest life-challenge: Blindness!

In the great depths surrounding the Lofoten islands in Norway lives the infamous Greenland shark. At 26 feet in length and weighing more than a ton, it is truly a beast to behold. But the shark is not just known for its size alone: Its meat contains a toxin that, when consumed, has been known to make people drunk and hallucinatory.

You are smart and you enjoy your life and professional career...but sometimes you misunderstand a colleague, a friend, or your spouse, or they misunderstand you. This makes both of you frustrated, and it acts as a precursor to conflict, which can negatively affect your relationships and success at work. In the worst-case scenario, it can lead to unfulfilling relationships and a lack of well-being in your workplace.

Morten T. Hansen, a professor of management at the University of California, Berkeley, Herminia Ibarra, a professor of Leadership and Learning and Organizational Behavior at Insead in France, and Urs Peyer, an associate professor of finance at Insead, take a look at one-hundred chief executives who truly delivered the goods to shareholders.

"Op igennem 1990’erne og 00’erne har vi skabt en kultur, der alene har opfordret mennesket til at definere sig selv ved sine ambitioner, drømme og fantasier. En kultur, der reproducerer folks manglende evne til nøgternt at vurdere egne evner ved at anspore dem til konsekvent at overvurdere dem". Så kontant er meldingen fra Morten Albæk her i bogen. Albæk gør op med folks indbildte tro på, at deres talent bare skal opdages og langer ud efter den manglende selverkendelse, der nærer X Factor og andre lignende konstruktioner i vores omgivelser.

Wir können die Zukunft nicht vorhersehen. Aber wir können sie erschaffen. Ungewissheit, Chaos - na und? Trotz der anhaltenden wirtschaftlichen Unsicherheit florieren einige Unternehmen, während andere scheitern. Gleichermaßen betroffen von turbulenten Ereignissen und von massiven, schnelllebigen Wirkungskräften, die wir weder Voraussagen noch beeinflussen können - was unterscheidet diejenigen, die außerordentlich erfolgreich abschneiden, von denen, die unterdurchschnittlich oder noch schlechter abschneiden?

People First er podcasten hvor vi deep-diver på hvordan progressive og moderne virksomheder skaber exceptionelle resultater ved at sætte mennesker først. Her vil vi interviewe mennesker, der har konkrete erfaringer og noget på hjertet for nysgerrigt forsøge at lære af dem. Episode efter epsiode prøver vi med podcasten at skabe et samlet billede som forhåbentlig kan inspirere dig til at sætte... ja, People First!

He was the Western convert who would plunge deep inside al-Qaeda. He named his first son Osama after 9/11 and became a Jihadist. But then - after a sudden loss of faith - Morten Storm made a life-changing decision. He became a double agent and joined the CIA, MI6 and MI5. Filled with hair-raising close calls and deception, Storm's story builds to the climactic finale when he must betray his friend and mentor al-Awlaki - al-Qaeda's biggest threat to the West.

"På zarens befaling" fortæller historien om de to danskledede ekspeditioner, der i 1700-tallet på den russiske zars ordre tog på opdagelsesrejse i et tyndt befolket, stort set ukortlagt og særdeles barskt hjørne af verden: Sibirien, Kamtjatka og det nordlige Stillehav.

"I Kasper Hjulmand - Fodbolddrømmer" får vi den fulde historie om forløbet op til Kasper Hjulmands ansættelse som dansk landstræner i 2019. Og siden da har forfatteren Morten Glinvad fulgt Hjulmand gennem det år, hvor han gemte sig væk fra offentligheden, mens han ventede på at tiltræde som landstræner i sommeren 2020. I den tid har Hjulmand udforsket selve fodboldens tilstand gennem besøg hos nogle af verdens største trænere og klubber. Og han har forsøgt at forstå identiteten i det land, han nu skal repræsentere som landstræner.

Bryan Toporek and Morten Stig Jensen walk through all of the latest happenings in the NBA, both on and off the court.

Den unge Erik Hein vender tilbage til Danmark fra USA for at gøre op med sin fars fortid. For mange år siden måtte faderen flygte fra landet, da han blev anklaget for bedrag. Hans første stop på vejen er den gamle Vingård, der har været i slægten Martins eje i generationer. Hvad han ikke ved, er, at pengegriske spekulanter har besluttet sig for at få fingre i gården. Borgmester Jacobsen har planer om at udvide byzonen, og salget af Vingården vil indbringe en stor sum penge.

I "Udvalgte historier fra Jul i Hjemmet" skriver Morten Korch endnu engang om den søde juletid. Om forventningens glaede, juleskaeret fra de levende lys og kaerlige blikke, men også om forbitrede sjaele, der langsomt tør op, og om mennesker, for hvem juletiden var koldeste tid på året, indtil nogen tog dem om hjertet. Faelles for dem alle er Morten Korchs berømte lune og stille tiltro til sine medmennesker.