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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.

Vom Autor des Bestsellers „Der Weg zu den Besten“. 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?

Work smart, not hard. We've all heard that before but it's not very instructive. Morton Hansen, author of the new book Great at Work, joins us with some tips on how to avoid burnout, work less, and achieve greater results.