Review
"Powerful business solutions to the current chaos facing many organizations today. Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman Anderson get to the heart of change, the human touch, by using timeless techniques and tools." --Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager and Gung Ho!
"The authors combine their keen observations, sharp insights, and open hearts to produce towering works that will stand as lasting contributions to leadership and organization development. . . .[t]hey guide us along a path of personal discovery so that we may have the strength of spirit to risk the creation of more meaningful organizations." --Jim Kouzes, coauthor, The Leadership Challenge and Encouraging the Heart
"If you are serious about transforming your organization and willing to consider personal change, you must read this book" --John E. Lobbia, former chairman and CEO, DTE Energy
"This book is about mastery of leading the transformational change process written by master of the craft. A serious read for corporate leaders and consultants who consider themselves committed students of the process of organizational change." --Daryl Conner, CEO/president, ODR and author, Managing at the Speed of Change and Leading at the Edge of Chaos
"In today's world of organization change, everyone talks about the necessity of changing people's mindsets, especially people in positions of leadership. But no one tells us what mindset means, much less (how to) change it. The beauty of this easy-to-read book by Anderson and Ackerman Anderson is that they do both! A significant contribution indeed!" --W. Warner Burke, professor of psychology and education, Teachers College, Columbia University, and senior advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers
"A compelling and practical picture of the theory, concept, and application that individuals and leaders must embrace to successfully support individual and organization transformation." --John Carter, Ph. D., GIC Organization & Systems Development Center
From the Inside Flap
To truly transform an organization, say the authors of this groundbreaking book, leaders must first transform their own mindset. Beyond Change Management-the only book specifically about the interaction of leadership style, mindset, and the change process-revolutionizes leaders' approach to transformational change. Shattering the myth that transformation can be managed, this book -- part of the Practicing OD Series -- offers you new directions and ways of thinking and behaving that are essential for successful change. Its unique approach brings organization development (OD) into the mainstream of leaders' approaches to change, expanding and integrating the fields of OD, leadership, change management, and consciousness. You'll also get ready-to-use worksheets, questionnaires, guidelines, and assessment instruments. "Powerful business solutions to the current chaos facing many organizations today. Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman Anderson get to the heart of change, the human touch, by using timeless techniques and tools."--Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager and Gung Ho! "The authors combine their keen observations, sharp insights, and open hearts to produce towering works that will stand as lasting contributions to leadership and organization development. . . .[t]hey guide us along a path of personal discovery so that we may have the strength of spirit to risk the creation of more meaningful organizations."--Jim Kouzes, coauthor, The Leadership Challenge and Encouraging the Heart "Two pioneers share their visionary ideas and energy in this wonderfully creative synthesis of all the best current ideas in organizational transformation. A superb resource."--Peter Vaill, professor and holder to the distinguished chair in management education graduate school of business, University of St. Thomas "If you are serious about transforming your organization and willing to consider personal change, you must read this book"--John E. Lobbia, former chairman and CEO, DTE Energy "This book is about mastery of leading the transformational change process written by master of the craft. A serious read for corporate leaders and consultants who consider themselves committed students of the process of organizational change."--Daryl Conner, CEO/president, ODR and author, Managing at the Speed of Change and Leading at the Edge of Chaos The Authors Dean Anderson is the creator of The Leadership Breakthrough Program, which is Being First's hallmark process for changing leadership mindset and transforming culture in corporations. During the late 1970s and 1980s he did groundbreaking work on how to optimize personal performance through personal change, and is currently a through leader in the field of organization transformation. Linda S. Ackerman Anderson spearheaded the development of the most comprehensive change management methodology available on the market today, leading the writing of the Change Process Guidebook for her company, Being First, Inc. She was one of the original creators of the Organization Transformation field, and has spoken about the subject all over the world.
