Are you just playing—or playing to win? Strategy is not complex. But it is hard. ItÂ’s hard because it forces people and organizations to make specific choices about their future—something that doesnÂ’t happen in most companies. Now two of today’s best-known business thinkers get to the heart of strategy—explaining what it’s for, how to think about it, why you need it, an…
Corporate entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, mavericks. No matter what name they go by, these innovators are the pioneering forces within an organization who spark new enterprises, products, services, and processes to combat increased global competition. Corporate Entrepreneurship shows you how to develop and grow your organization by designing the culture, structure, strategies, and policies tha…
This charming story about a penguin colony in Antarctica illustrates key truths about how deal with the issue of change: handle the challenge well and you can prosper greatly; handle it poorly and you put yourself at risk. The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they have done for many years. Then one curious penguin discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home…
Harvard Business Essentials are comprehensive, solution-oriented paperbacks for business readers of all levels of experience. Managing through change and crisis is difficult in any business environment, let alone one as turbulent as managers face today. This timely guide offers authoritative advice on how to recognize the need for organizational change, communicate the vision, prepare for struc…
Why is change so hard? Because in order to make any transformation successful, you must change more than just the structure and operations of an organization—you need to change people’s behavior. And that is never easy. The Heart of Change is your guide to helping people think and feel differently in order to meet your shared goals. According to bestselling author and renowned leadership…
A conceptual and experiential approach to understanding organizational development. With a focus on the development of readers’ interpersonal skills, Experiential Approach to Organization Development provides a comprehensive, realistic, innovative, and practical introduction to the field. The eighth edition presents new and revised information, keeping the material fresh and relevant. …
In their book on leading organization transformation, , the authors described a new approach to transforming an organization. In this companion volume, they provide specific guidance for putting their change theory into practice, offering detailed tools, techniques, and step-by-step processes. Dean Anderson is a leader in the field of organization transformation. Linda Ackerman Anderson sparked…
This book is specifically about the interaction of leadership style, mindset and the change processes be - revolutionizes leaders' approach to transformational change. Shattering the myth that transformation can be managed, this book - parts of the Practicing Organization Development series - offers you new direction of thinking and ways of thinking and behaving that are essential for success…
Companies today are forced to transform almost continuously--leaving managers faced with difficult questions. How soon can you initiate change as a new hire? Should you merge cultures after an acquisition? How can you create lasting results when the majority of change efforts fail? See how leading management experts weigh in on these and other crucial issues and find answers to your toughest ch…