Alex
Hill, co-founder and director of the Centre for High Performance, a
professor at Kingston University London
What
sets apart organisations that have thrived for more than hundred years,
outperforming their peers throughout? Alex Hill, co-founder and
director of the Centre for High Performance, a professor at Kingston
University London, and an educator at Duke Corporate Education, unveils
their longevity secret in Centennials: The 12 Habits of Great, Enduring Organisations.
Q. Why a book on centennials now? How does it fit into the present-day business context?
Businesses
are dying earlier and earlier each year. Particularly in the UK and the
US, where most startups don’t make it to their second birthday, and
even established firms now only live for 15 years.