Mastering Change [Hardcover]

Ichak Adizes Ph.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 1992

This book presents a tested method for mastering change, whether in personal life, family life, business or society. In short chapters that are profound, yet easy to follow, Dr. Adizes conveys his method of understanding the dynamics of change.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: The Adizes Institute; 1ST edition (August 25, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937120049
• ISBN-13: 978-0937120040
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #645,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Ichak Adizes is one of the leading management experts in the world. He was selected by Leadership Excellence Journal among the top thirty Thought Leaders of America and by Executive Excellence Journal among the top thirty consultants of America. For his contribution to management theory and practice, he has been awarded fifteen honorary doctorates, two honorary citizenships, the honorary rank of Major from the military, was elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Management and was appointed Honorary Scientific Advisor to IBS - Academy of Economics of the Russian Federation. For his contribution to humanity, he was selected by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) Foundation to be the recipient of the 2010 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Dr. Adizes served as tenured faculty at UCLA, a Visiting Professor at Stanford and on the teaching staff of Columbia University. Today, he is the Founder and President of the Adizes Institute, an international consulting company, which applies the methodology for managing accelerated change for exceptional results that bears his name. Dr. Adizes has consulted to Prime Ministers and members of the cabinet in different countries, to companies from startup to some of the Fortune one hundred, lectured to over one hundred thousand executive in fifty-two countries and published eleven books, some of them translated to twenty-six languages.

Dr. Adizes lectures in four languages, resides in Santa Barbara California with his family, is a strict vegan in his diet and for relaxation loves folk dancing, plays the accordion and practices meditation.

"Dr. Adizes' methodology has been one of the reasons that we have grown from $12 million in sales to over $750 million without any outside financing." Stewart Resnick, CEO, Roll International

"The Institute's methodology has enhanced internal communications by encouraging habits of participatory management and by helping us accept change as normal and as continuous opportunity for the bank." Samuel H. Armacost, Former CEO, Bank of America

"The Adizes Methodology for managing sustainable accelerated growth has been a major contributor to our success. In the ten years that we have worked with and retained the services of Adizes LLC, we have grown our capitalization from $261 million in 1992 to $3.5 billion in 2002, making us one of the largest corporations of the continent." Ricardo B. Salinas, CEO, Grupo Salinas (Mexico)

"Adizes is the Darwin of corporate evolution." Monroe E. Price, Dean, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

"The U. S. foreign policy world--as well as the international community as a whole--would benefit greatly from a deeper understanding of Ichak Adizes' insights and theories."
Ambassador Kenneth L. Adelman, Former Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and former U.S. Representative to the United Nations

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, June 2, 2004

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mihail prilepcanski (Macedonia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering Change (Hardcover)

Amazing!! The author gives fantastic view on human's lifes and their habbits from the point of sociology, psychology and ethics, keeping in mind the mainstream - management in business and how can all the methodically presented principes be usefull in one's life. I can only say that I regret not reading the book earlier, because my life would be much different, for sure. It's a must having this one, since as more times you read it, as more it keeps your thoughts and lifeviews clear. I admire Mr. Adizes' capability of presenting things in a way that anyone can take as much as his receptional capacity is, which is rapidly raising every time the book is rereaded.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Read and Insightful, March 25, 2010

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Citizen John (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mastering Change (Hardcover)

Published in 1992 and written by a sort of genius, Mastering Change is an insightful book. There isn't much of anything in the way of research to back up the truisms, viewpoints and models of its author, Ichak Adizes. He simply wrote what he understood from his own observation.

The author was concerned with the development of trust and respect in the workplace. He discusses the ways in which we can assess how our own behavior affects others and what we can do about it. The goal is for people to be able to work together, departments to work together and the whole organization to operate as a team.

Adizes introduced his PAEI model in this book. That stands for four roles: Producer; Administrator; Entrepreneur and Integrator. The model holds that nobody can perform these roles simultaneously because they're incompatible in that regard. Because of this, conflict is inescapable and can be beneficial if managed through each participant taking responsibility for how their behavior affects others.

An excellent book that provides solid research on how an individual can create positive change in an organization is Reframing Change:
Reframing Change: How to Deal with Workplace Dynamics, Influence Others, and Bring People Together to Initiate Positive Change.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading for Change Agents, October 5, 2009

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Gert Pienaar "Change activist" (Centurion, Gauteng South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mastering Change (Hardcover)

The world is full of ideas aimed at advancing the lives of individuals and companies although content and process is not always practical or enthused with experience. Somehow professionals have mastered the art of making the advancement game we all play more complex than it should be. I found the content of this book highly beneficial when helping individuals and teams to play the advancement game. The lesson of the book is that some roles / functions assist us to be effecient and effective in the short run and others assist us to be more efficient and effective in the long run. The PAEI code /concept is practical and serve as a catalyst for action. The code reminds us that we all have strenghts and shortcomings but that the value is in the synergy of performing all the roles. The author further suggest that we integrate or disintegrate if we neglect some of the roles. It is my observation that people often approach their lives and their problems by viewing it through limited frames (i.e.represented by these roles). The PAEI concept is thus very valuable to assist change agents to understand their frames and to engage others in their preferred frames of viewing reality.