Duration:
Self-study or classroom training
Description:
The 50-Minute Manager Series was designed to cover critical business and professional development topics in the shortest time possible. Our easy-to-read,
easy-to-understand format can be used for self-study or classroom training, or even office training. With a wealth of hands-on exercises, the 50-Minute
books keep you engaged and help you retain critical skills.
With this book, you'll learn how to cope with and understand organizational change. A variety of models are presented that illustrate common workplace
challenges in times of change. For managers we've included a section on how to help staff cope with organizational change.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Section 1: What Is Change?
History and Perspective
Managers as Change Agents
Roles in Organizational Change
Your Position
Changes You Choose
Changes That Choose You
Three Key Skills
Section 2: Theoretical Models
Force Field Analysis (Kurt Lewin)
Configurational Learning
Gap Analysis (Delta Analysis)
Innovative Change
Leadership Intervention (Black & Mouton)
NACA Cycle
Systems Theory
Pendulum Theory (Beverly Gaw)
Grief Cycle (Elizabeth Kubler-Ross)
Review of Change Models
Section 3: The Change Matrix(c): A Working Model
The Change Matrix(c)
Levels of Change
Organization Change
Environmental Change
Stages of Change
The Change Matrix(c)
Assessing Employees with The Change Matrix(c)
Section 4: Using the Change Matrix(c)
Using the Change Matrix(c)
Dealing with Denial
Dealing with Resistance
Allowing Adaptation
Increasing Involvement
A Final Word