A changing world. Changing organizations. And leaders are ultimately responsible for both introducing planned change, and building organizations that react quickly to changes in the external environment. Here are some recommended books to help leaders understand organizational change, and improve at leading in changing times.
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By Harry, Ph.D. Woodward, Mary Beckman Woodward
- This unique guide to surviving all phases of change concentrates on the human issues. Woodward, a consultant to clients such as IBM and The Mayo Clinic, offers a detailed management strategy, applicable to a variety of situations, that helps people work through change from its initial impact to its lasting consequences.
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By Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- No list of books on change would be complete without including the work of Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Not an easy or light-weight read, this is still a book I consider an essential in the change manager's library
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By Peter M. Senge, Art Kleiner
- Senge is one of the "newer" gurus, having authored the Fifth Discipline and is most often associated with the Learning Organization concept. Warren Bennis, famed author and management guru suggests that this book is a refreshing take on organizational change, and also calls it sometimes "quirky". Quirky is probably good
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By Clayton M. Christensen
- Written by a Harvard Business School Professor, this is one of the most popular titles at Amazon.com. Christensen talks about the effects of disruptive technologies and their effects on companies that are doing things right, but end up on the rocks. Has received numerous positive reviews.
Probably most suitable for those involved in generating innovation, or in charge of innovation.
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By Jeffrey Goldstein
- Consultant and management professor Jeffrey Goldstein examines new territory with his exploration into how change happens within an organization.
Suggested by Organization Development practitioners
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