EPIC Change

ISBN-13: 9780470182550 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 272 str.

Timothy R. Clark

Opis

"More than ever, leaders are expected to be the change agents of their organizations. Yet CEO turnover continues to rise and organizations continue to struggle in their efforts to confront the fearsome adaptive challenges of the global age. Epic Change is a path-breaking contribution to the study of leadership and organizational change. Based on a landmark study of 53 cases of large-scale organizational change in business, healthcare, government, education, and the non-profit sector, acclaimed thought leader and researcher, Dr. Timothy R. Clark unveils the "Power Curve of Change" framework and EPIC system for change management (Evaluate, Prepare, Implement, Consolidate) for leaders who are charged to lead high-stakes change initiatives in their organizations. Epic Change presents a strategic-level road map, along with tactical level tools, for the every-day needs of leaders who must respond to all types of adaptive challenge to remain competitive. It represents a comprehensive, research-based program for leaders who want to develop the indispensable competency of leading change in a permanently and profoundly different age. Change rarely fails for lack of strategy--Clark shows that only the discretionary efforts of people can make change happen--and this requires leadership and energy management. The Epic Change approach has been successfully field-tested with leaders at all levels and in organizations around the world. This important resource provides leaders new research-based tools to increase and sustain the energy of any change effort."

Recenzje

"Timothy Clark notes that change should be welcomed, not feared. He offers practical tips in his book on how to avoid the risks associated with standing still." ( AM New York, 2/18/2008)

"Once in a while, a great book comes along that provides a unique, actionable and powerful viewpoint in business. EPIC Change is such a book. It extends the discussion for change management in new and insightful ways that we just haven′t seen before." (CubeRules.com, 1/23/2008)

"New books on leadership seem to appear almost daily and many of them have useful insights, but EPIC Change: How to Lead Change in the Global Age by Timothy Clark is one of the best I′ve read." (Leadership Turn.com, 1/4/2008)

"Clark delves into ′more than 50 casts of large–scale change′ and isolates ′six remarkably consistent patterns′ of success . Recommended as an urgent pick!" (The Hindu, 12/29/2007)

"This mind–bending book will be a real asset to my daily work in change and sits on a shelf I can reach easily for reference." (BrainBasedBusiness.com, 12/17/2007)

Spis treści

PART ONE: Overview.

1 A More Dangerous Calling.

2 The EPIC Methodology.

PART TWO: Evaluate.

3 Evaluate with Agility.

PART THREE: Prepare.

4 Prepare with Urgency.

5 Prepare with Credibility.

6 Prepare with a Coalition.

7 Prepare with Vision.

PART FOUR: Implement.

8 Implement with Early Results.

PART FIVE: Consolidate.

9 Consolidate with Sustained Results.

10 Conclusion.

Research Appendix.

Notes.

About the Author.

Index.

O autorze

Timothy R. Clark is founder and chairman of TR Clark Associates, LLC, an international consulting and training organization that specializes in organizational change, leadership development, and strategy. He advises leaders and organizations around the world, helping them navigate change and develop the competencies they need to compete in the global age.

Blurb

EPIC Change

ACCELERATED CHANGE and relentless competition have become permanent characteristics of the global age. The need for all organizations to respond to adaptive challenge is unprecedented. However, leading change, especially large–scale change, is the most formidable challenge in all of leadership.

Any organization′s ability to adapt and adjust to shifting demands is really a function of its leaders′ capacity to summon and redirect institutional will. EPIC Change is the hands–on resource written for any leader who is charged to lead change in a turbulent environment. Based on a landmark study of fifty–three cases of large–scale organizational change, international thought leader and business consultant Timothy R. Clark outlines his path–breaking EPIC Change approach, which has been successfully field–tested by leaders around the world. Clark provides a road map for leaders to learn how to pull energy out of an organization in order to respond to disruptive outside forces. The approach combines both strategic and tactical tools to help leaders at all levels get comfortable with uncertainty, live on the edge of chaos, and sustain competitive advantage in the face of endless dynamic changes.

The EPIC (Evaluate, Prepare, Implement, and Consolidate) approach for change management draws on the research–based "power curve of change." As Clark explains, change fails less often for poor strategy or technical difficulty. Rather, it is a leader′s inability to draw out the discretionary efforts of people that usually signals failure. The EPIC approach teaches leaders the critical points of leverage for energy management within an organization and offers a comprehensive guide to change leadership arguably the most critical competency of the twenty–first century.