Managing in Times of Change: 24 Tools for Managers, Individuals and Teams (UK Edition): 24 Tools for Managers, Individuals and Teams (UK PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS Management / Business) - Softcover

Maginn, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077116259 ISBN 13: 9780077116255

Publisher: McGraw Hill / Europe, Middle East & Africa, 2007

Synopsis

Provides lessons for managers to face change head-on, by not fighting the inevitable, and being honest about present circumstances and the likely course of events. This book coaches managers on how to lead their teams through the process of change by painting a picture of what is currently going on and focusing on desirable outcomes.

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(Michael D. Maginn/Managing in Times of Change/0-07-148436-1/Back Cover Copy)

Take charge and lead your people successfully through any change initiative

When change affects an organization, leaders-from the top executive to line supervisors-need to demonstrate effective leadership skills as never before. This is critical to retaining and engaging talented employees so your business can implement new ideas and continue to satisfy your customers.

Managing in Times of Change shows how to help your workforce realize the benefits of change and flourish within their new environment and responsibilities. Twenty-four workplace-proven leadership lessons and tools provide you with a uniquely personal look at the impact of organizational change, detailing strategies to:

Understand natural reactions to change

Communicate and personify the benefits of change

Gather your assets and resources

Isolate and clarify areas of impact

Paint a consistent picture of the current change

Forge personal goals

Get team members involved

Squash the rumor mill

Empathize without always agreeing

Measure and celebrate progress Stand up for people if they are right

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You know that change is essential to your organization's survival. However, initiating it can breed instability, stress, and even anger in your workforce. Employees required to change how, where, and with whom they work can have difficulty seeing the benefits of a new situation.

Managing in Times of Change provides straight talk and actionable advice to help all leaders across your company-managers, teams, and individuals-understand and implement workplace change in order to strengthen themselves and the organization. Beginning with lessons for facing change head-on, this concise guide coaches you on leading your people by painting a clear picture of what is happening and focusing on desired results. Each page is packed with inside tips for enhancing leadership skills, including:

A three-step approach to managing change and helping others cope

Guidelines for personally refocusing and understanding how change affects you

Strategies for taking a team through the labyrinth of new relationships and processes while meeting goals

Productive ways to address individual reactions to change and turn personal negatives into positives

Empathetic yet authoritative methods for overcoming resistance and helping people get "unstuck"

When change affects your organization, you must communicate clearly and honestly in order to keep confusion and stress to a minimum and get everyone on board with the revamped company vision. Managing in Times of Change shows you how to construct a bridge from the old to the new practices and get your people successfully-and willingly-to the other side.

Michael D. Maginn, Ed.D., is President and CEO of Singularity Group, a leadership, sales, and management consultancy in Hamilton, Massachusetts. He is the author of Making Teams Work and Effective Teamwork.

Synopsis:

Mergers, layoffs, marketplace upheaval, political and economic turmoil - organizations of all types and sizes inevitably face major change. After all, the only certainty is change itself. "Managing in Times of Change" helps managers, teams, and individuals take the bull by the horns when it comes to change. The book begins with lessons for managers to face change head-on, by not fighting the inevitable, and being honest about present circumstances and the likely course of events. Next, the book coaches managers on how to lead their teams through the process of change by painting a picture of what is currently going on and focusing on desirable outcomes. Lessons include squashing the rumor mill and holding people accountable.Lastly the book focuses on individual reactions to change and how to best guide people through it. These steps include understanding how people react to change, offering empathy, giving individuals positive things to do, and standing up for people when you think they are right.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill / Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0077116259
• ISBN 13: 9780077116255
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128