Changing the Essence: The Art of Creating and Leading Environmental Change in Organizations

ISBN-13: 9781555424121 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 128 str.

Richard F. Beckhard; Wendy Pritchard; Richard Beckhard

Opis

Rapidly changing conditions in today's business environment have made unprecedented demands on organizational leaders - often requiring radical rethinking of purpose and priorities, visions of the future, and the very structure and function of the organization itself. Using illustrative examples of CEOs who have successfully responded to these demands, Beckhard and Pritchard reveal the strategies and leadership behaviours required to manage and integrate this kind of fundamental change.

Recenzje

"The indispensable leadership handbook for men and women who must manage the massive change, complexity, and opportunity that mark our time." ––Frances Hesselbein, president and CEO, The Peter Drucker Foundation

"This new book helps us see that fundamental change is both personal and relentlessly systemic, or it is nothing at all." ––Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline

Spis treści

Preface.

The Authors.

Choosing the Fundamental Change Strategy.

Creating a Learning Organization: Balanced Rewards for Results and Improvement.

Leading a Vision–Driven Change Effort: A Commitment to the Future.

Focusing the Effort: Crucial Themes That Drive Change.

Resolving the Leader′s Personal Dilemmas: Style and Behavior.

Aligning the Organization: Integration of Roles, Systems, and Rewards.

Leading the Transition: Strategies for Process, Commitment, and Communication.

Epilogue: Visionary Leaders and Transformed Organizations.

References.

Suggestions for Further Reading.

Index.

Blurb

This practical change manual reveals the strategies and leadership behaviors required to manage and integrate fundamental change, using illustrative examples of CEOs who have successfully led radical rethinking of purpose and priorities, vision, and the very structure and functions of the organization itself. "The indispensable leadership handbook for men and women who must manage the massive change, complexity, and opportunity that mark our time." Frances Hesselbein, president and CEO, The Peter Drucker Foundation