Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change Management [Paperback]

Esther Cameron (Author), Mike Green (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0749440872 | ISBN-13: 978-0749440879 | Publication Date: April 2004

"In business, either you're an agent of change, or you're destined to become a victim of change." -- Norm Brodsky in Inc Magazine

Editorial Reviews

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"This book is a great resource for managers thrown into the midst of change, who need to gain understanding of what happens when you try to make significant changes in a business, and how best to manage people through it." Andy Newall, Organizational Effectiveness Director, Allied Domecq plc "Helps leaders and managers in organizations to make sense of change management, providing insights into different frameworks and describing ways of approaching change at an individual, team, and organizational level." Journal of Economic Literature "Aimed at any organization that needs to understand why change happens, how it happens and what needs to be done to make a change a welcome, rather than an unwelcome, visitor." Managing Risk "It offers considered insights into the many frameworks, models and ways of approaching change and helps the reader to apply the right approach to each unique situation." Management Services "This is a book that lives up to its title...it really does provide a toolkit to make sense of change." Richard McBain, Director of Studies Distance Learning MBA, Henley Management College "All told, an impressively practical book that will help managers who are looking for ideas rather than instruction." IOD Hertfordshire Magazine "Offers insights into different frameworks and ways of approaching change at an individual, team and organizational level." Emerald Journal 'This impressive book on change is an essential read for any professional manager who is serious about getting to grips with the important issues of making change happen.' Dr Jeff Watkins, MSc Course Director, University of Bristol 'There has long been a need for a readable, practical but theoretically underpinned book on change which recognizes a multiplicity of perspectives. I thoroughly recommend it.' Professor Colin Carnall, Associate Dean, Executive Programme, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick 'I'll definitely be placing copies on a couple of desks at White City...' Nicky Campbell, Presenter, Radio Five Live and BBC1's Watchdog

About the Author

Esther Cameron is an independent consultant, facilitator and senior level coach. She works with a wide range of organizations to enable significant change. She is co-author of Making Sense of Change Management, also published by Kogan Page.

Mike Green is management consultant skilled in change management and leadership. His clients have come from both the private and public sector. He is also a tutor at Henley Management College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Kogan Page Business Books (April 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749440872
• ISBN-13: 978-0749440879
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.2 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #795,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Basic, January 14, 2007

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Michael W. (Orlando) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change Management (Paperback)

This book would be useful if you do not practice as a manager. It provides an elementary overview. If you are a practitioner, I'd recommend Kotter, Beitler, or Bridges.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read !, March 1, 2005

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Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change Management (Paperback)

Authors Esther Cameron and Mike Green provide a short, reasonably accessible introduction to the nature of change and the methods and techniques for managing it. The introductory chapters summarize the most important points from the literature on change and change management, with a brief detour to discuss the development of psychology during the latter half of the twentieth century. Then, the authors dig right into the details of team building, team management and other nuts-and-bolts issues in organizational adaptation, giving readers enough information to hold their own in a discussion of the subject. We recommend this to anyone charged with managing organizational change, or even surviving it. The implicit promise of the title is that the authors will help readers make sense of change management. They keep that promise.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Very Practical, July 3, 2007

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Christina C. "Christina@Conrad Consulting" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change Management (Paperback)

If you are a practitioner you will not find this book very helpful. It has a number of interesting ideas, but they randomly presented. If you are looking for a more systematic or strategic approach, I'd recommend Beitler's Strategic Organizational Change or Kotter's Leading Change.