Leading Successful Change: 8 Keys to Making Change Work
“More than a must-read for leaders today—it is a must-use guide for anyone who is faced with leading others to a future that is better than today. …Thebook to read if you are a leader who genuinely cares about people and your organization’s success.”—Annie McKee, PhD, author ofManagement: A Focus on Leadersand coauthor ofPrimal Leadership and Resonant Leadership“Greg Shea and Cassie Solomon have written a novel and valuable resource for leaders of change.”—Michael Useem, Professor of Management, Wharton School, and author ofThe Leader’s Checklist“At this time, there is much more urgency to get the necessary changes right the first time, as the pace and complexity of change will not abide anything but near perfect execution. InLeading Successful Change,Greg Shea and Cassie Solomon have produced a wonderfully concise outline which will enable leaders to meaningfully engage in the visioning and execution of such changes within an organization. While the hard work of articulating the vision and implementation remain, the reader will have a strong leg up in the journey utilizing the tools provided. My thanks to them for publishing this book.”—Richard J. Green, Vice Chairman and CEO, Firstrust Bank“A vital resource for anyone who leads organizational change.  Gregory Shea and Cassie Solomon articulate a model for envisioning and implementing change that every leader can use before and throughout any change initiative. I highly recommendLeading Successful Change.”—Steven M. Altschuler, MD and CEO, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia“An important read for anyone who recognizes that dealing with change is critical to success.”—Hugh Hochberg, President, The Coxe Group Inc.“A must read! What organization doesn’t struggle with change? Greg Shea and Cassie Solomon take this daunting challenge from concept to tangible and practical strategies. Their 8 levers of change help us all focus our efforts to create meaningful change in organizations.”—Thomas J. Saporito, Chairman & CEO, RHR International LLP“This book should be considered essential reading for anyone who is trying to plan and/or implement change in his or her organization. It provides a very clear, succinct, and usable model for sorting through what change you are trying to accomplish and what concrete steps you intend to take to get there. …Once you read it, you’re guaranteed to be more thoughtful about the change process and that should certainly translate into being more successful as well.”—Fritz Steele, author ofConsulting for Organizational Changeand coauthor ofWorkplace by Design“Leading Successful Changeshould be in the briefcase of every manager and not on their bookshelf….Captivating for its frankness in demonstrating successes and failures in change efforts and proving that there is no small change effort. And most importantly, that it is the people who count.”—Robert M. Weinstein, PhD, President, Robertet, Inc. and Chief Operating Officer, Robertet USA“A compact book full of high-impact ideas.  These ideas, grounded in sound management science, are practical in application and profound in effect….Read it!”—Robert J. Laskowski, MD, MBA , President and CEO Christiana Care Health System“Shea and Solomon powerfully explore two critical aspects of successful change. They focus on a vivid scene of the desired future as the place to start and then offer 8 compelling levers, which in various combinations can make it real. Pragmatic tools, cases, and focused questions help a reader navigate the turbulence of our current environment.”—Thomas Gilmore, author ofMaking A Leadership Changeand Lynn Oppenheim, President, CFAR“Shea and Solomon’s book,Leading Successful Change, cogently presents the other piece of the change puzzle, namely on how to design systems of work to drive behavioral change. Their approach is not just fresh, it is concrete and practical.  Leaders should buy this book, share it, and discuss it.  Most of all, they should use what’s in it again and again.”—Paul M. Connolly, Ph.D., President, Performance Programs, Inc.“I’ve seen firsthand how effective this approach can be in complex organizations; simply put, it works! Anyone involved in either significant or incremental change processes needs to read this book.”—Patrick T. Harker, President, University of Delaware“Leading Successful Changeis a blockbuster resource that provides transformational, yet practical approaches to implementing and sustaining change—taking out the chaos that typically accompanies most organizational change initiatives.”—Judy L. Schueler, Vice President, Organization Development & Human Resources, University of Pennsylvania Health System“This book should be in the toolbox of CEOs and top executives who have to deal with this difficult mission every day: Lead your business in continuous and successful mutation.  It is in mine.”—Jean-Christophe Sibileau, President & CEO, Alouette Cheese USA“In a clear and compelling style, Shea and Solomon cut through the noise and assumptions around change efforts to provide a behavior-based and highly practical approach to getting real change to occur and to stick in organizations of all kinds. I've been deeply involved in change efforts in multiple organizations and I can vouch for just the kind of approach recommended inLeading Successful Change.”—Evan Wittenberg, Chief People Officer, Box, Inc.