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My favorite Books on Change            

…David Mays

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Managing at the Speed of Change, Daryl R. Conner, Villard Books, 1993

Studies the patterns of change and principles of resilience needed to reach the organization's optimum speed of transition.

 

Leading Change, James O’Toole, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1995                                  

O’Toole insists on the necessity of “moral, values-based” leadership.  The first half studies leaders, the second half, followers.  Great list of reasons why people resist change.

 

Leading Change, John P. Kotter, Harvard Business School Press, 1996    

An eight-stage process of creating major change.

 

Leading Strategic Change, J. Stewart Black and Hal B. Gregersen, Prentice Hall, 2002         

Lasting success lies in changing individuals first.  An organization changes only as far or as fast as its collective individuals change.”  “Instead of an organization in approach, we take an individual out approach.

 

The Human Side of Change, Timothy Galpin, Jossey Bass, 1996        

A pragmatic approach to the “soft” side of change management based on teams.  Organizations don’t change people—people change organizations.

 

Managing Transitions, William Bridges, Addison-Wesley, 1991     

Helping people cope with change

 

Better Change, Price Waterhouse Change Integration Team, Irwin Professional Publishing, 1995   Nine basic steps to change.

 

Why Change Doesn't Work, Harvey Robbins and Michael Finley, Peterson’s, 1996 

One of the benefits of this book:  “Your odds of surviving life in the blender should improve.  The blender won’t slow down, but you will get very good at dodging the blades.”

 

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