San Antonio College Library

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...

From Publishers Weekly: A smart, illuminating work for women (and the men who work with them), this leadership self-help from prominent women's issues scholar and advocate Tarr-Whelan presents a discussion of women's leadership styles and roles rooted in theory, research, and a shining intellect, as well as thorough knowledge of the practicalities of the modern workplace. While some arguments are familiar (a future filled with women executives will...

"The Change Game is an account of change in business in the West - where it is coming from and where it is taking us. It powers the discussion about change with a host of detailed company stories, talked through in context to make the findings credible and meaningful." "Based on first-hand interviews with managers from around the world, the book provides insights into the major global trends and issues that are influencing organizations today, and...

"Popular wisdom suggests that about 80 precent of all change initiative end in failure. More alarming still for top managers, a 2005 'BusinessWeek' survey of 1,087 corporate directors found that 31 percent of CEOs fired by their boards were removed because they mismanaged change--more than any other reason given. Why is this happening and why do we need another book purporting to have "the answer"?"--Page 2 of cover.

"An unstoppable business revolution is under way--and it is Agile. Companies that embrace Agile Management learn to connect everyone and everything & all the time. They can deliver instant, intimate, frictionless value on a large scale. Agile began emerging many decades ago, but truly took off in the software development industry. Sparking dramatic improvements in quality, innovation, and speed-to-market, the Agile movement is now spreading quickly...

"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...

In this program, Ethical Markets Media founder Hazel Henderson discusses with award-winning civic leader Thais Corral, co-author of Leadership Is Global, the transitions occurring in her country Brazil. Brazil has all the resources and capital assets it needs to make the transition to sustainability. However, the obsolete fossil-fueled industrial model is still imposed by foreign investors and traditional financial models. Thais Corral points to Brazil's...

Confuses organisational change, management and leadership.