Description
Book SynopsisWith this extensively upgraded second edition, Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman Anderson solidify their status as the leading authorities on change leadership and organizational transformation. This is without question the most comprehensive approach for leaders who are serious about making change a strategic discipline.
Jim Kouzes, Author,
The Leadership Challenge and
The Truth About Leadership A comprehensive look at what it really takes to lead transformation successfully, written by two of the masters of the craft. The author''s best-selling first edition has been significantly updated to deliver critical insights about how leaders can achieve breakthrough results from transformational change, even in these challenging times. The book introduces conscious change leadership and provides insights about the critical human and change process dynamics that leaders must be aware of in order to succeed, and reveals why most leaders do not see these dynamics.
Table of Contents
Preface xix
Acknowledgments xxiii
Introduction 1
Section One A Call for Conscious Change Leaders 15
Chapter 1 Achieving Breakthrough Results from Change 16
Chapter 2 The Drivers of Change 31
Chapter 3 Three Types of Organizational Change 51
Chapter 4 Two Leadership Approaches to Transformation 81
Chapter 5 Building Organizational Change Capability 106
Section Two People Dynamics 131
Chapter 6 Human Dynamics: From Resistance to Commitment 132
Chapter 7 The Role and Impact of Mindset 161
Chapter 8 The Role and Impact of Culture 184
Section Three Process Dynamics 207
Chapter 9 Conscious Process Thinking 208
Chapter 10 Change Process Models 228
Section Four Answering the Call to Conscious Change Leadership 253
Chapter 11 Answering the Call 254
Bibliography 263
About the Authors 275
Index 279
