Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change (Change Series) - Softcover

Cameron, Esther; Green, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749440872 ISBN 13: 9780749440879

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2004

Synopsis

Making Sense of Change Management is about making change easier. It is aimed at anyone who wants to understand why change happens, how it happens and what needs to be done to make change a welcome rather than a dreaded concept. However, this book is not a 'one size fits all' simplistic panacea to all change whatever the circumstances. Instead it offers considered insights into the many frameworks, models and ways of approaching change and helps the reader to apply the right approach to each unique situation. Contents include:

individual change;

team change;

organizational change;

leading change;

structural change;

mergers and acquisitions;

cultural change;

IT-based process change; and

how best to implement change.

Written for academics and professionals alike, Making Sense of Change Management identifies and offers explanations of all current models of change as well as offering practical guidelines and examples showing the reader why change can go wrong; and how to get it right.

About this title

About the Authors

Esther Cameron is the Founder of Cameron Change, a consultancy that helps leaders and their teams shift their working paradigms to healthier, regenerative and dynamic practices to deal with change.

Throughout her career, she has supported clients including Shell, Tata Steel, Canaccord Genuity and several British government departments.

Mike Green is the Managing Director of Transitional Space, a consultancy firm that specializes in change management, leadership development and individual and team coaching. He is a Visiting Executive Fellow at Henley Business School and also delivers accredited programmes in change management to senior managers and change agents in the UK, Africa and the Middle East.

From the Inside Flap

Andy Houghton, Head of Organization Development, Retail Direct, Royal Bank of Scotland Group:
"I really enjoyed this book. I like the straightforward approach, the inclusion of the author's opinion and the insight provided by the case studies. This book will be very useful for those business managers in my organisation who need to prepare themselves for tackling major organizational change."

Professor Colin Carnall, Associate Dean, Executive Programme, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick:
"There has long been a need for a readable, practical but theoretically under-pinned book on Change which recognised a multiplicity of perspectives. By combining the behavioural, humanistic, organizational and cognitive perspectives and by helping the reader make sense of what each perspective brings to understanding Change, this book should help students and practitioners. By linking in work on personality tests such as MBTI the book breaks new ground from a practitioner point of view not least because these tests are widely used in practice. I thoroughly recommend it."

Judi Billing, Director of IDeA Leadership Academy
Improvement & Development Agency:
"If you're interested in successfully managing and leading change, then read this book! It not only covers change from both the individual and organisational perspective, but also increases the number of options available to you."

Nicky Campbell, Presenter Radio Five Live and BBC1's Watchdog:
"Change is a huge thing wherever you work. The key is to make change happen, and make it happen well - with everyone on side, and everyone happy. This book provides an extremely stimulating and accessible guide to doing just that. There are a few people at the Beeb who could do with this. I' ll definitely be placing copies on a couple of desks at White City."

Andy Newall, Organisational Effectiveness Director, Allied Domecq plc:
"This book is a great resource for managers thrown into the midst of change, who need to gain understanding of what happens when you try to make significant changes in a business, and how best to manage people through it. The authors have tackled a complex topic in a lively and engaging way, leading readers through the maze of theory available and offering just the right amount of practical advice."

Dr Jeff Watkins, MSc Course Director, Management Research Centre,
University of Bristol:
"This impressive book on change is an essential read for any
professional manager who is serious about getting to grips with the important issues of making change happen."

Adriaan Vollebergh, Director, Multi Products Mainland Europe & Ireland
Corus Metal Services Europe:
"This practical handbook, combining contemporary management theory with very practical suggestions, is an indispensable tool for any manager involved in change processes. And aren't we all...."

Richard McBain, Director of Studies Distance Learning MBA, Henley Management College:
"This is a book which lives up to its title. By combining a guide to the ideas of key thinkers on change and useful tips for making change happen, it really does provide a toolkit to help us to make sense of change. It is useful to see a focus on the individual, team and organisational levels, and in particular, on the role of the leader in the change process. It is written in a way that makes the book interesting to read both at length as well as to dip into."

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Contents include: individual change; team change; organizational change; leading change; structural change; mergers and acquisitions; cultural change; IT-based process change; and how best to implement change.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749440872
• ISBN 13: 9780749440879
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288