Changing the Essence: The Art of Creating and Leading Environmental Change in Organizations

by Richard Beckhard and Wendy Pritchard

Book Overview

Rapidly changing conditions in today's business environment have made unprecedented demands on organizational leaders - often requiring radical rethinking of purpose and priorities, visions of the future, and the very structure and function of the organization itself. Using illustrative examples of CEOs who have successfully responded to these demands, Beckhard and Pritchard reveal the strategies and leadership behaviours required to manage and integrate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555424120
• ISBN13: 9781555424121
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Gets to the heart of the matter

This excellent text on change management focuses on the role that human nature and psychology play in management, and offers wise advice on how to implement significant change, such as in the transition from a project management based organization to a TQM or balanced scorecard (continuous) management process, or to support business process improvements or reengineering. It is optimistic and helpful -- and short enough to give to your senior managers. Get several copies and pass around; this is a low-cost/low-risk way to get change management started in your organization.