As common as change is in today's organizations, employees still do not like it, and display amazing resistance. This is a pocket handbook that can help executives and managers determine the types of resistance to organizational change they encounter, and offers strategies to overcome that resistance.
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An executive can only sponsor organizational change; managers and supervisors have the most difficult job of implementing it. This book is a great aid to managers and supervisors getting the job done. -- Paul D. Sperry
Every manager and supervisor in every company in the country should carry this book and use it. I see it as an essential tool in overcoming resistance to change. -- Stephen Kirpatrick, Ph.D.
This amazing little book gets to the heart of successfully managing change. I recommend it for all those seriously attempting a change effort. -- Charles L. Fred
Every manager and supervisor in every company in the country should carry this book and use it. I see it as an essential tool in overcoming resistance to change. -- Stephen Kirpatrick, Ph.D.
This amazing little book gets to the heart of successfully managing change. I recommend it for all those seriously attempting a change effort. -- Charles L. Fred
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Some studies have shown that change efforts fail as often as 85% of the time. Other studies put the failure rate closer to 60%. This is an astounding failure rate, considering that the future of the company is often at stake. A 1993 study conducted by the Wyatt Company reported that employee resistance to change was responsible for 58% of the failures of organizational change efforts. In spite of this information, and the lack of success in achieving change, leaders universally put "managing change" as the number one skill needed in today's business environment. Leaders, whose function in organizations is to create change, must rely on managers, whose function in organizations is to establish stability, to execute that change. Managers typically have no training or experience in successfully overcoming resistance of employees to change, and can benefit from knowing the most common reasons employees resist change and the appropriate, practical strategies to overcoming that resistance.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Common Sense for Managers and CEOs,
By David Roddy (Golden Valley, Arizona) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 10 Good Reasons Why People Resist Change: And Practical Strategies that Win the Day (Paperback)
Jim Keener has put into words a simple, yet highly effective manual for managers who must deal with the problems of change within an organization. His book took me less than 15 minutes to read but the power of his message was such that I have gone back and read it again and will probably continue to read it again and again. As a supervisor, I have realized that the best way to get where I am going is to communicate constantly and effectively with my employees so everybody is going the same direction at the same time. Jim Keener's book is the "naviagational chart" on how to get your message to employees and reach your goals. If you think you already know it all, then this is a sobering refresher course. If you are a new manager or in training to become a manager, then this should be mandatory reading material. You will only help yourself and your organization by reading and following Jim's strategies.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Wish I'd written it?,
By Avery Econome (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 10 Good Reasons Why People Resist Change: And Practical Strategies that Win the Day (Paperback)
What a handy, concise, common-sense book for any manager trying to implement positive change in the workplace and facing resistance among the workforce. I'm recommending that my clients read it, and carry it in their suit pockets for ready reference as they streamline their operations. This quick-read book can help prevent or mitigate predictable concerns among employees who feel threatened when faced with work-habit changes. Keener's insight makes so much sense. I wish I'd written this little book myself. "
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Not worth the cost,
By A Customer
This review is from: 10 Good Reasons Why People Resist Change: And Practical Strategies that Win the Day (Paperback)
I just received the pamphlet (it's not a book) and I'm completely disappointed. It's less than 1000 words long, if you don't count the advertisement for the author at the end. I can't believe I was charged $4.48 in shipping for what should have been mailed in a #10 envelope for 33 cents. The information here is insightful, but extremely minimal. I don't recommend you purchase this pamphlet. The author should post it on his web page instead. If your time is worth anything, this booklet isn't worth the time it will take you to place an order for it.
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