Making a Difference: Strategies and Tools for Transforming Your Organization

Organizations face a tidal wave of global economic, technological, and social change. To survive, they cannot rely on innovation alone. Fundamental change is the key. By reworking its structure, any company can better engage the energy, creativity, and intelligence of its workforce -- and profit considerably.

This groundbreaking book is a must read for any businessperson who wants organizational change. It provides the tools and support for challenging tradition and implementing visionary goals. And the author's "real-time development" concept encourages "learning by doing," providing a richer method of transformation. The book shows readers how to master change issues such as:

** using networking and support groups to sustain change
** developing a vision and change strategy
** changing the whole organization
** welcoming divergence and diversity

My favourite,wonderful readers' comments
'Light years ahead of most people this side of the Atlantic.' Dr John Clements, MD, Creative Mentors.

'I love your book.' Alison Lewis, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

'For development professionals, Making a Difference is a must-read.'People Management.

'We were engaged in a complete culture change in a traditional British clearing bank. It is for others to judge hoew successful we were but it would certainly have been easier to achieve had the blue print which unfolded in this book been available at the time. Lord Terry Thomas, former CEO, Co-operative Bank.

'A wonderful book. A great synthesis of models and everything to do with really good internal consultancy.' Geoff Mead, UK Police College.

'A wealth of practical advice and tools to help us all make the right choices.' David Wheeler, former Director of Stakeholder Development, Body Shop International.

'Easy to read; straightforward style; entertaining; rang many bells for me; useful appendices; practical; specific; no waffle.' Gina Lawrie, YKW Consultants and Nonviolent Communication Trainer.

'The sections on management development are outstanding, describing ways of working that will develop managers' skills, improve their work and change the organisation all at the same time.' Tim Moulds, Associate Director, Christian Aid and Milennium 2000 campaign.

'Covers the most important steps that team members can take to solve the very difficult issues involved in the process of change, including communication difficulties and misunderstandings due to cultural differences.' Yuji Fujiwara, former MD, Sanyo Energy(UK).

'Very readable, and most importantly, highly realistic in its approach, facing up to the very difficult issues that have to be worked through if lasting organisational transformation is to be achieved. Has the advantage for the British reader of being set in the industrial culture of the UK. Makes it more relevant than much of the US literature.' Phil Sadler CBE, Director of the Centre for Tomorrow's Company and former CEO of Ashridge Management College.

'Bruce Nixon has a profound understanding of the human struggle to stay focussed, connected and productive in an environment that is changing so fast. Offers a perspective for thinking about and managing complex systems that is values-based, practical and speaks to the human spirit.' Sandra Janoff PhD, Consultant and Author, Co-director of Searchnet, Philadelphia.

'So heart warming to read a book that has put together, in such a down-to-earth and jargon-free way, what's happening in the world out there, and just how simple it is to transform things ---people themselves willing! If people apply the insights you give it will truly make a world of difference. Speaking to my heart...wonderful...saying everything I believe in.' Cherry Campbell, Training and development Comnsultant.

'A wonderful collection of models, concepts and principles that feed your mind,heart and your work.' Geoffrey Bellman, Consultant and Author, Seattle.

'Poetry in motion, it has the power to challenge and transform the reader all at the same time. It taps into the unconscious mind and helps one see simple but very important values and morals, overlooked not just in the workplace but in society in general. A great read to all human beings interested in change not only in the office but in self.' Adisa, Revolutionary performance poet and facilitator of poetry workshops helping to develop the faculty of the imagination on which artistic, scientific and technical progress depend.