- Equips students and practitioners with the practical skills to manage the emotional aspects of change, vital in today's rapidly changing organizations.
- Outlines the benefits of leading and managing the human dynamics of change which include a more committed workforce and more sustainable operational performance.
Includes global case studies to help apply the theory to practice, including Kodak, Nissan, Yahoo, Aegon Asset Management and BankCo.
- Provides a framework for diagnosing issues and for formulating interventions using practical tools including a 'Change Readiness Assessment Template' which helps leaders and managers assess how ready they are for change.
Managing and Leading People Through Organizational Change
The theory and practice of sustaining change through people
Equip yourself with the practical skills you need to manage the emotional aspects of change.
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EAN: 9780749474195
Edition: 1
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Format: 230x155
376 pages
About the book
Tremendous forces for change are radically reshaping the world of work. Disruptive innovations, radical thinking, new business models and resource scarcity are impacting every sector. Although the scale of expected change is not unprecedented, what is unique is the pervasive nature of the change and its accelerating pace which people in organizations have to cope with.
Structures, systems, processes and strategies are relatively simple to understand and even fix. People, however, are more complex. Change can have a different impact on each of them, all of which can cause different attitudes and reactions. Managing and Leading People Through Organizational Change is written for leaders with the key responsibility of managing people through transitions.
Managing and Leading People through Organizational Change provides a critical analysis of change and transformation in organizations from a theoretical and practical perspective. It addresses the individual, team and organizational issues of leading and managing people before, during and after change, using case studies and interviews with people from organizations in different sectors across the globe.
This book demonstrates how theory can be applied in practice through practical examples and recommendations, focusing on the importance of understanding the impact of the nature of change on individuals and engaging them collaboratively throughout the transformation journey.
About the authors
Julie Hodges
Professor Julie Hodges is a leading expert on change in organizations, particularly the role and impact of people during transformations. Before entering the academic world Julie worked as a business consultant for over 20 years in several profit and non-profit organizations, including PwC. At PwC Julie was responsible for organizational change and management development in a number of FTSE 100 companies. Julie has also worked with Vertex where she set up and led a commercial consultancy team. Her first role was with the British Council where she was the Development Consultant for East Asia. Julie has published in a number of international journals on change in organisations. She is the author of several books including 'Consultancy, Organizational Development and Change', and ' Managing and Leading People through Change' (Kogan Page). Julie is an Academic Fellow of the ICMCI (International Council of Management Consulting Institutes), a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Senior Fellow of the Foundation for Management Education (FME). She is also a member of the editorial board of the 'Management Consulting' journal.
More about Julie Hodges
This book will enable everyone with an interest and drive for leadership and management responsibilities to better engage with those we work for: our people. Because it is only through our people that we will ever deliver successful change.
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