- Hardcover: 202 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. (Sep 26 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0787910120
- ISBN-13: 978-0787910129
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.7 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 413 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,735,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Beckhard has done it again! He sets out to tell us a storyhis ownand along the way passes on his great wisdom. He truly is a master teacher. Using the unfolding of his life and career, he teaches us how to be flexible, develop theory from practice, garner strength through experience, create change, and much more." -- Fredda Herz Brown, Ph.D., principal, Metropolitan Group, Family Business Consulting
"This personal account of Richard Beckhard's many careers is must reading for managers and consultants alike. Beckhard, one of the founders and true innovators in organization development, has always been a master at designing interventions that produce learning and the management of change. Anyone interested in organizational, group, and individual learning will find this a fascinating account full of wisdom and insight." -- Edgar H. Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor Emeritus and senior lecturer, Sloan School of Management, MIT
"This personal account of Richard Beckhard's many careers is must reading for managers and consultants alike. Beckhard, one of the founders and true innovators in organization development, has always been a master at designing interventions that produce learning and the management of change. Anyone interested in organizational, group, and individual learning will find this a fascinating account full of wisdom and insight." -- Edgar H. Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor Emeritus and senior lecturer, Sloan School of Management, MIT
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The professional memoirs (and insights) from a revered organization consultant. In this remarkable memoir, Richard Beckhard shares a lifetime of wisdom from his forty-five year career as one of the country's foremost organization consultants. Written in a highly readable style, this book offers an insiders view of how change management has evolved in the latter half of the twentieth century. Throughout the book Beckhard weaves his life story with the lessons he learned from his role as an influential agent of change. The book thoughtfully outlines his principles of practice to show how they not only shaped his career but how they can be used as a model for anyone who is grappling with the issues of organizational change.
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The story of my second career-my journey and learnings as an agent of change-parallels a series of histories in the field: the history of human relations training, of organization development, of managing change, of consulting to large complex systems, of the consulting process ,of using educational interventions as a strategy for large systems change, of the field of family business consulting, and of professional development programs for organization and organization development consultants. Read the first page
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The story of my second career-my journey and learnings as an agent of change-parallels a series of histories in the field: the history of human relations training, of organization development, of managing change, of consulting to large complex systems, of the consulting process ,of using educational interventions as a strategy for large systems change, of the field of family business consulting, and of professional development programs for organization and organization development consultants. Read the first page
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Not his best work,
By Business Consultant (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Agent of Change: My Life, My Practice (Hardcover)
I expected Beckhard to tie his professional experiences to consulting practices and principles. Though that occured to an extent, I felt more like I was reading some sort of stream-of-conciousness narrative. The stories just seemed to ramble--no synthesis of ideas or cohesion of thought. The writing was mediocre at best. Some points were valuable, but not worth the investment of time and money. If you don't care about how you spend your money or your time, perhaps this is the book for you.
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Not his best work,
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This review is from: Agent of Change: My Life, My Practice (Hardcover)
I expected Beckhard to tie his professional experiences to consulting practices and principles. Though that occured to an extent, I felt more like I was reading some sort of stream-of-conciousness narrative. The stories just seemed to ramble--no synthesis of ideas or cohesion of thought. The writing was mediocre at best. Some points were valuable, but not worth the investment of time and money. If you don't care about how you spend your money or your time, perhaps this is the book for you. |
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