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Author: Peter Robertson Publisher: Cyan Books ISBN: 9780954282998 Category : Organizational change Languages : en Pages : 0
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Beware success: it breeds failure. That's the controversial message of this fascinating and timely book. Much management literature is preoccupied with finding excellent companies and dissecting what makes them successful. Yet all too often, these shining examples slump into decline a few years later. Paradoxically, it is when a business is at the peak of its success that it is most vulnerable to failure. So what exactly is going wrong? Drawing on his expertise as an organizational consultant, Peter Robertson shows that managers in successful companies can easily become complacent, believing that their prosperity will continue unchallenged and unchecked. Worse still, success feeds vanity, making businesses inflexible and resistant to change. Competitors soon catch up and threaten their position. To avoid the success trap, a company must be constantly ready to reinvent itself, even when it seems to be thriving. But regeneration calls for conscious choices and efforts on the part of all the people within the organization. The author explores the kind of leadership that enables and inspires people to change. He shows that values, integrity, and trust create the stability and sense of security that today's companies need not just to win, but to keep on winning. Book jacket.
Author: Peter Robertson Publisher: Cyan Books ISBN: 9780954282998 Category : Organizational change Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Beware success: it breeds failure. That's the controversial message of this fascinating and timely book. Much management literature is preoccupied with finding excellent companies and dissecting what makes them successful. Yet all too often, these shining examples slump into decline a few years later. Paradoxically, it is when a business is at the peak of its success that it is most vulnerable to failure. So what exactly is going wrong? Drawing on his expertise as an organizational consultant, Peter Robertson shows that managers in successful companies can easily become complacent, believing that their prosperity will continue unchallenged and unchecked. Worse still, success feeds vanity, making businesses inflexible and resistant to change. Competitors soon catch up and threaten their position. To avoid the success trap, a company must be constantly ready to reinvent itself, even when it seems to be thriving. But regeneration calls for conscious choices and efforts on the part of all the people within the organization. The author explores the kind of leadership that enables and inspires people to change. He shows that values, integrity, and trust create the stability and sense of security that today's companies need not just to win, but to keep on winning. Book jacket.
Author: John P. Kotter Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 1422186431 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 210
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From the ill-fated dot-com bubble to unprecedented merger and acquisition activity to scandal, greed, and, ultimately, recession -- we've learned that widespread and difficult change is no longer the exception. By outlining the process organizations have used to achieve transformational goals and by identifying where and how even top performers derail during the change process, Kotter provides a practical resource for leaders and managers charged with making change initiatives work.
Author: Tony Llewellyn Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing ISBN: 1788601270 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 195
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This is a book about working with large teams of people. Whether your team involves 30 people or 3,000, the organizational dynamics are significantly different for a project manager used to dealing with smaller teams. As the project scales up in size and complexity, the processes and skills required change. As project leader, your focus moves from the technical aspects of project delivery to enabling, facilitating and integrating the different sub teams into a cohesive whole. Big Teams examines the research on team dynamics and the latest thinking on leadership in a project or program environment. It features stories and case studies based on interviews with project leaders from a range of major projects and programs. Structured around three core themes - Alignment, Engagement, and Resilience - it gives you invaluable, practical guidance on setting up and running an effective team of teams. As with all Tony Llewellyn's books, Big Teams is written in an accessible style with the focus on real-world application, but the academic underpinning is rigorous and will be a useful reference for any student studying project leadership.
Author: Tim Ling Publisher: Canterbury Press ISBN: 071514331X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 135
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While the Church of England provides practical resources for clergy as they make changes in their ‘careers’, very little theological reflection has been done around this subject. Not all change is welcome and driving factors differ from those in secular employment. This important volume explores key questions to consider at points of transition.
Author: Trevor Gay Publisher: eBook Partnership ISBN: 1904235999 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 81
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"e;It is certainly quite different to anything I have read, it is almost conversational and a very interesting theme for a book"e; - Sir Alex Ferguson CBE: Manager of Manchester United Football Club."e;This Book is based on the day do day parry and thrust, the highs and lows, successes and failures of life in the organisational mainstream .... of effects of strategies .. of service delivery prgrammes, realtionships and communication directly affecting the lives and well being of 'customers.'Trevor Gay's remarkably warm, clear and conversational style coupled with his frank presentation of facts and ideas is encouraging and engaging .. it will inspire many readers to more effective performance, it will serve as a powerful re-inforcement for the millions of people in workplaces around the world who do the right (leadership and management) things intuitively."e; - Brian Galbraith: Executive Chairman of Optimise International. A Perth (Australia) and Washington DC based Consultancy"e;Personal Refelection on a career in NHS management. An interesting read for people inside the NHS and out"e; - Sir Nigel Crisp; Chief Executive of the National Health Service (NHS)
Author: Sven Dinklage Publisher: diplom.de ISBN: 383240046X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 76
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Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: Companies in today's business world are under a constant pressure: they have to get as close as possible to the customer, they have to become ever more flexible and they need to reduce costs. In order to face these challenges, some organisational structures are more likely to promise success than others. The characteristics of these structures are no secret, but companies often have the problem that they don't know how to put them into practice. The present work is intended to give an answer to this question. Having analysed what had been written about putting organisational change into practice 1 tested my ideas by a series of ten interviews which took place in companies of the German production sector. Six points were identified as essential: 1. The problem and the objectives of the project should be clear for all participants. 2. The company should dispose of enough time and financial resources as well as a trusting working climate and a supportive top and middle management. 3. Borderless communication is necessary, especially concerning the evolution of the change project and the personal consequences for each person. 4. The employees should be able to participate actively in elaborating the change project, in decision-making and in identifying possibilities to stimulate motivation. This participation should be reflected in an adequate bonus system. 5. Continuous training for all (laying special attention an group leaders) is important an such areas as group work, communication and motivation. The mentioned recommendations could be useful for the managers of companies which are thinking about a reorganisation. That would enable them to avoid mistakes made by other companies. The following mistakes were the most important ones: Impatience and the expectation that there will be a 'magic solution' (it might take up to five years to reach the desired state). The non-implication of the workforce in introducing the change process (result: the project is being blocked from their side). Lack of communication which creates rumours about the coming change process (result: anxiety is created and the best workers will try to find another job). Out of date bonuses which are not favourable in order to reach the company's global objectives (such as individual bonuses and 'competition stimulators' between groups). Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: FOREWORD5 EXECUTIVE [...]
Author: Hugh Blane Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser ISBN: 1632652129 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 242
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“An essential guide for anyone committed to inspiring and achieving greatness with authenticity.” —Dr. Jennifer Brown, CEO of NorthStar Consulting In Lead Boldly, peak performance coach Hugh Blane shares his three guiding principles for converting human potential into inspired performance. He does this by providing a detailed road map for transforming a leader’s results at work and home in unprecedented ways. Lead Boldly makes the compelling case that there are vast levels of untapped potential in every corner and cubicle of organizations. Because of unparalleled stress, burnout, disengagement, and continual distraction, employers are sitting on a treasure trove of potential but have, until Lead Boldly, lacked the keys to developing the mindset and skill set to unlock it. Every successful leader can identify the one person in their life who coached them to achieve greatness, a level of greatness they thought impossible. Lead Boldly provides readers with a step-by-step process to become the person known for coaching others to greatness. The process Hugh Blane presents will challenge you, encourage you, and, at times, mystify you, but ultimately it will catapult you to achieve unparalleled accomplishments. “Hugh’s understanding of peak performance is a force to be reckoned with in the field of professional development.” —Mike Rice, CEO (Retired) of BioLife Solutions
Author: Fikret Berkes Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139434799 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 419
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In the effort towards sustainability, it has become increasingly important to develop conceptual frames to understand the dynamics of social and ecological systems. Drawing on complex systems theory, this book investigates how human societies deal with change in linked social-ecological systems, and build capacity to adapt to change. The concept of resilience is central in this context. Resilient social-ecological systems have the potential to sustain development by responding to and shaping change in a manner that does not lead to loss of future options. Resilient systems also provide capacity for renewal and innovation in the face of rapid transformation and crisis. The term navigating in the title is meant to capture this dynamic process. Case studies and examples from several geographic areas, cultures and resource types are included, merging forefront research from natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities into a common framework for new insights on sustainability.
Author: François Dupuy Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 9780253335289 Category : Bureaucracy Languages : en Pages : 182
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The Customer's Victory describes and analyses how managers need to understand organizations in order to effectively implement the changes necessary to operate in today's competitive environment.
Author: Peter Robertson
Author: Peter Robertson
Author: John P. Kotter
Author: Tony Llewellyn
Author: Tim Ling
Author: Trevor Gay
Author: Sven Dinklage
Author: Hugh Blane
Author: Brian Noble
Author: Fikret Berkes
Author: François Dupuy