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From Publishers Weekly
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
- Dale Farris, Groves, Tex.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
The mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead once observed that "the major advances in civilization are processes which all but wreck the society in which they occur. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A "Must Read" Book for IT Pros and Project Managers,
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This review is from: Managing at the Speed of Change: How Resilient Managers Succeed and Prosper Where Others Fail (Hardcover)
As an IT consultant and project manager, dealing with change management occurs on an almost daily basis. Sometimes change management works, and works well, but all too often it fails miserably. Here is an author who understands why this happens and how to remedy the problem.Author Conner runs one of the foremost consulting firms devoted exclusively to change. He is experienced, and has an easy writing style, allowing you to completely focus on what he says rather than hammering through loads of hype, meaningless acronyms and technical gobbledygook. He explains clearly why change initiatives often don't seem to stay in place after the initial implementation of the change. He then offers sound recommendations on the roles and responsibilities required to execute changes, along with the various pros and cons of different infrastructures for those roles. Conner illustrates that each of us moves through our lives at our own speed of change, and how we have the ability to enhance our skills by understanding the uniqueness of people who have effectively dealt with change. These people have a vast amount of flexibility, differentiated by being extremely focused, highly resilient, well organized, and very proactive. When people like this work within the configuration of change, leading others through the eight models in the organizational change process, constructive results are bound to happen. This is definitely a powerful, five-star book, and one that I have no hesitation putting on my personal list of the top "must read" books for IT professionals and project managers at all levels.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice combination of some standard and some new concepts,
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This review is from: Managing at the Speed of Change: How Resilient Managers Succeed and Prosper Where Others Fail (Hardcover)
Conner has introduced some interesting concepts in addition to a thorough treatment of how to increase personal and organizational "resilience" to change. Conner explains why so many change initiatives don't seem to "stick" after the initial roll out of the change. He offers some concrete recommendations on the roles required to execute a change, and the pros and cons of different organizational structures for those roles. Another interesting concept he introduces is that there is an extra cost associated with being "surprised that we are surprised." During the course of a change, unexpected events occur -- if we are expecting to be surprised, we are better able to absorb the events even if we don't know what they are in advance. This is a strong argument for communicating early and frequently to an organization before and during the change process, rather than holding off until every tiny detail of the change has been worked out.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent and easy read on organizational change.,
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This review is from: Managing at the Speed of Change: How Resilient Managers Succeed and Prosper Where Others Fail (Hardcover)
As a Help Desk manager, I deal with change management on a daily basis. Managing at the Speed of Change put in one book everything I have learned in seminars and hard earned experience and more. The author has an easy writing style, allowing you to focus on what he says rather thatn hammering through loads of technical jargon. I would put this on my must read book for Help Desk managers and IT professionals at all levels.
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