Organizing Change: An Inclusive, Systemic Approach to Maintain Productivity and Achieve Results [With CDROM]

By William W. Lee, Karl J Krayer, Karl J. Krayer

Book Overview

Learn how to harness change and use it as a competitive advantage! Organizing Change shows you how to organize and activate a team process to accomplish a successful change initiative throughout your organization. Using the process outlined in this book, your organization will be able to respond quickly yet methodically to your organization's needs while your company maintains, and even increases, productivity and results throughout the change process.

"In Organizing Change Lee and Krayer have taken what most executives regard as consultant candy and transformed it into a science . . . a doable science."
--Joseph F. Carlisle, senior consultant, Training Consulting Softek, Denton, Texas

Written for organizational development consultants, human resources professionals, managers at all levels, and organizational change agents, this important resource is a valuable asset that contains a wealth of tools, ideas, as well as a wide variety of checklists, worksheets, templates, and forms that you can use to assist you in organizing change initiatives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787964433
• ISBN13: 9780787964436
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Pfeiffer
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The Best

What a book! I have used quite a few books about change, but this one is not "about" change, it is how to "do" change. The phases and the constituent roles under each are clear and very helpful. The tools are excellent, and the fact that I could use them off the CD-ROM saved me hours of time. I only wish that I would have had this book years ago. Anyone who is responsible for change is out of his or her mind for not following the wisdom found in this book.

In Defense of Change

This book uses a three-dimensional model ["The Cube"] to demonstrate key elements and their interaction to affect change. These three elements; stakeholders, the process and communication each have separate chapters in the book. Each chapter includes two case studies of organizations going through a change project. The case studies are the best part of the book because they help relate the theory with actual results and failures. The studies go through the seven steps in the change process from planning to evaluation. This book is for the OD consultant, HR professional or organizational change agent. Especially for one starting a change project right now. There are a variety of checklists, worksheets, templates and forms in the book and to download from the enclosed CD. Also helpful to change agents selecting a committee for a project is a suggested individual rating and interview form. Getting the best talent for the effort can be half the success. The author's acknowledge the time factor and overcoming resistance to effect any change. Their approach is to obtain widespread participation and input from a variety of sources. To paraphrase their work; Communicate a lot with all stakeholders as you work through the change process.