Beyond the Wall of Resistance: Unconventional Strategies that Build Support for Change [Hardcover]

Rick Maurer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 1995

Focuses on the critical people element in reengineering and restructuring efforts.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Bard Press (December 20, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885167075
• ISBN-13: 978-1885167071
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #927,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best book on change I know, July 20, 1999

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This review is from: Beyond the Wall of Resistance: Unconventional Strategies that Build Support for Change (Hardcover)

As one who has recently written a book ("Difficult Converstions"), I'm aware that reader reviews sometimes come off as being written by a well-meaing friend or colleague. So I want to be clear that I've never even heard of Rick Maurer. I got his book off Amazon.com, along with about ten other books on corporate change. Mr. Maurer's book is the one I find the most compelling. More than any of the others, this book tries to adjust our relationship to resistance - to see it as natural, to engage with it, to treat resistors with respect, honesty, and to listen with genuine curiosity, thus turning resistors into legitimate partners in the process of change. It's the only book on change that I recommend to my own organizational clients. Congrats, Rick, on a terrific book, and thanks.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful from the moment I picked it up!, January 6, 1999

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This review is from: Beyond the Wall of Resistance: Unconventional Strategies that Build Support for Change (Hardcover)

Many books have been written about change and how to do it. This one is different. It explores how to deal with the natural and inevitable resistance to change. Many organizations have already undertaken massive change efforts, wrenching processes which have left people reeling -- and resistent. Rick's book focuses on how to use the power of resistance to build support for change in organizations. It explores the nature of resistance, how to recognize it, and what to do about it. It is full of practical, immediately useful techniques and tips for ensuring successful and enduring change. Must read!

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recipe is a Masterpiece--Best Book I've Read!, February 27, 2000

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This review is from: Beyond the Wall of Resistance: Unconventional Strategies that Build Support for Change (Hardcover)

This is the "best" book I've read! With "change" the norm, you must know how to lead the change and we don't lead dollars or materials--it is people--as Tom Peters puts it--"people are our only asset". The author does an outstanding job of walking you through how to make change a reality--dealing head on--with people. I remember the authors recipe with the letters "PEP". Changes force an individual into a "protection" mode (which is natural), but you and I must understand that the protection wall is nothing buy "energy" (but it is critical to understand the energy is not positive nor negative--just energy). Next is "paradox"--you and I must continously engage in dialogue to help people understand why the change is necessary--thus continuously engaging the protective energy. The paradox is the more you engage the protective energy the more it becomes "positive"--leading to the individuals support of change. I have used this recipe and it works--people do not wake up in the morning--planning on how to oppose the future--they just want to understand. I read two books a week, and I've shared the contents of this book with many. THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ!