Building winning organisations defines the essential capabilities and characteristics required by any organisation seeking to sustain best in class performance. The Winning Organisation Model outlines the four capabilities of Value focus- Operational excellence - Organisational Effectiveness -Effective Leadership. Each capability has essential characteristics that describe how Winning Organisations operate. Real examples are provided to help build understanding. The book is designed to enable any organisation to assess its current capabilities and thinking, to quickly identify gaps where improvement is required to achieve to best in class performance. Effective leadership is explored in detail. Why effective leadership is a critical determinant in the rate of performance improvement is explained and simple models that have been proven in practice are provided. The Winning Organisation Model is recommended for employees seeking to improve the way that their organisation works. The Winning Organisation Model allows leaders to cost effectively understand what is required to sustain better, faster, cheaper performance than the competition.