The Leader's Change Handbook: An Essential Guide to Setting Direction and Taking Action
"This important book provides both state-of-the-art help to managers on the pragmatics of leading change, as well as a guide to researchers as to what we know and do not know on leading change. The book will be an important reference and guide for managers, students, and professors as they work and research these crucial issues." (Mike Tushman, Phillip Hettleman Professor of Management, Columbia University Graduate School of Business)"Full of useful ideas about how to lead organization transformations. This book can make it happen!" (Richard F. Teerlink, chairman, Harley-Davidson, Inc)"As a practitioner I look for books that make sense, that have a theory base that is innovative and has an applications orientation that helps me contribute to my organization. This compilation richly and clearly provides both." (Patrick Canavan, senior vice president and director, Global Leadership and Organizational Development, Motorola)"A must-read for agents of change! This book leads you through a realistic course for approaching and accomplishing significant organizational change. It provides outstanding examples of companies whose leaders have successfully established focused visions, environments of trust, and embraced their people as the most important resource. The Leader's Change Handbook will become a valued guide for leaders of the 21st century." (Ross H. Roberts, vice president, general manager, Ford Division, Ford Motor Company)