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In The Four Levers of Corporate Change, authors Peter L. Brill and Richard Worth provide an insightful new model that makes human behavior central to any change effort - and gets employees to embrace change rather than work against it. The book describes four "levers" or change drivers that managers and CEOs can use to initiate change and give it momentum down the road: understand human nature and turn traits such as anxiety and suspicion into positive...

"Full of fascinating case studies, action strategies, and unbeatable advice, The Leader's Change Handbook contains the best new thinking from each of its distinguished contributors on the twin challenges leaders face as they try to create leaner, more responsive organizations while empowering their workforces." "Taken individually, each chapter offers specific solutions for executives, managers, consultants, and human resource professionals struggling...

Is business process improvement a fad? This book will remove all doubt: it's not. Process can be the key to competitive edge only if business leaders recognize process for what it really is: a strategic asset deployed to create wealth. Peter Keen shows how companies can take charge of change by identifying a limited number of major opportunities for improvement, and then focusing attention, money, and human resources on them - investing only in the...

"In Revival of the Fittest, Donald N. Sull takes a provocative look at corporate failure and proposes a practical new model for effecting change that can vastly increase your organizational lifespan. Ironically, argues Sull, leaders sow the seads of failure during a company's most successful times, when they make a set of commitments - whether to a core strategy, a key customer, or an innovative manufacturing method - that constitute the company's...

Pasmore has brought over 20 year's worth of expertise to this conceptually sophisticated yet practical guide concerned with organization design and change. Concentrates on implementation and how organizational planning and transformation efforts can improve performance productivity. Features extensive cases and examples developed by the author from his consulting work at enterprises like Proctor & Gamble, TRW, Goodyear, General Foods and other companies....

"Imagine that after decades of running a successful corporation, you get an offer to lead a crucial government agency of 100,000 employees serving 180 million customers. The organization is maligned by the public, beset by profound management and technology problems, and trapped in a political minefield." "This is the daunting scenario Charles O. Rossotti faced in 1997, when he became the first businessman to lead the Internal Revenue Service." "Many...

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