This thoroughly research-based book-- written by two experts in the field Fred Massarik and Marissa Pei-Carpenter with contributions from other well-known professionals-- reestablishes the connection between theory, research, and practice and affirms core OD values. They emphasize the -personhood- of the consultant and client, the relevance of -feel- and intuition combined with fact and technique, and the importance of real people doing real things in real time holistically. In addition to these core ideas, the authors outline new viewpoints that are especially relevant in today's rapidly...

-This is a treasure-trove of some of the best thinking today on leadership, management, and strategy.-

--Journal of Management Consulting

-The Organization of the Future is required reading.... If you don't use this book to help guide your organization through the changes, you may well be left behind.-

--Nonprofit World

What do employees expect from the organizations they support? How can organizations maintain stability in times of massive change? These are the questions modern organizations face as they struggle to grow and evolve. The...

Find out what it takes to become an effective consultant

In order to succeed as a change agent and consultant we must clarify our own purpose, motivation, and relationship with our careers. The Conscious Consultant--a book in The Practicing Organization Development Series--offers a much-needed road map and powerful tool that consultants can use to perform a personal assessment of foundational principles in order to achieve greater integrity and alignment with personal values and career. The book's Active Change Model creates an understanding of what it takes to...

In Rewiring Organizations for the Networked Economy-- a book in The Practicing Organization Development Series-- OD expert Stan Herman and a stellar group of contributors have written a definitive resource book for OD practitioners that focuses on the effects of information technology on organizing, managing, and leading people within organizations. Throughout the book, you'll learn what new structures, processes, and attitudes are needed if organizations are to succeed in the new economy.

A Step-by-Step Guide for Building Innovative Capacity in Organizations

-Practical in so many ways, this book should top your reading chart if you are at all interested in the business of being more innovative-- or coaching others. I use the term -- business because innovation is no longer a soft skill, but one that drives organizational success.-
-- Dr. Mitchell Kusy, coauthor of Fast Forward Leadership



This definitive guide for building innovative capacity in organizations teaches you how to create an environment that fosters creativity,...

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.