Successfully Managing Change in Organizations: A User's Guide Book

What other authors have tried but failed to do, Steve Thomas has delivered in the first how-to-do-it guide to successful management of change in organizations that is written at the operating level. Written by a user for users, this unique book is designed for all managers who have been given the difficult task of bringing change to their organizations and making it stick. Drawing on his wealth of practical and proven experience, Thomas identifies and explains the eight key elements of change?leadership, work process, structure, group learning, technology, communications, inter-relationships, and rewards. He demonstrates that these elements are interrelated, and that they constitute a Web of Change. Thus, if one element is changed, its impact on the others must be understood and adjustments must be made to the entire system. Additionally, Thomas shows how change is to be measured in each targeted element as well as on the other elements it affects. The reader will learn how to use a radar-like diagram (illustrating the aforementioned Web of Change) to generate and graph scores on each element in a form that visually portrays how they are interconnected. This analysis can be done on paper or in a spreadsheet format by using the data on the enclosed computer disk. Providing readers with all the necessary tools, this pathfinding book is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to know, step by step, how to design and implement change successfully. COMPANION REFERENCES 1. THE WORKBOOK FOR SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING CHANGE IN ORGANIZATIONS. By Stephen J. Thomas, 256 pages, Illustrated, ISBN 0-8311-3156-X, $24.95 An accompanying workbook that goes one very valuable step further by providing practical working exercises that help you focus your thinking and your future work. And it will help you successfully turn the concepts you presented in the book into reality within your organization. 2. GRAPHICS DISK FOR SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING CHANGE IN ORGANIZATIONS. By Stephen J. Thomas, CD-ROM, ISBN 0-83113161-6, $29.95 A useful disk prepared to help you effectively use the concepts, exercises, diagrams and case study from the Workbook--a mythical company, American Tractium Production Company (ATPCo)--in your efforts to change your organization for the better. Assembled so you don't have to tear pages from the Workbook or make copies, it is organized in four parts--exercises, diagrams, forms and ATPCo--with each section containing the related information as individual files.Read More