Organizational Change in 100 Days: A Fast Forward Guide (Accompanying Guide) [Paperback]

Elspeth J. Murray (Author), Peter R. Richardson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 019515312X | ISBN-13: 978-0195153125 | Publication Date: March 20, 2003

In an age of rapidly changing technology, shifting global opportunities, and activist shareholders, executives are expected to respond quickly. These executives are seeking tools that will allow them to keep a step ahead of changes in the business environment, because they are critically aware of the fact that slow change equals slow death.Organizational Change in 100 Days: A Fast Forward Guide is one such tool. Developed to be used as a companion to Fast Forward: Organizational Change in 100 Days, this book provides exercises and worksheets that will allow the reader to develop and implement a plan for organizational change. This guide's flexible format can be used either in groups or by individuals, and will be especially useful to facilitators, trainers, and consultants who work with companies on change strategies.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Elspeth Murray and Peter Richardson are both Professors in the School of Business, Queen's University, Toronto.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (March 20, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019515312X
• ISBN-13: 978-0195153125
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #920,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers fast moving change management from a new standpoint, June 27, 2007

By 

Stan Felstead - Interchange Resources (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Organizational Change in 100 Days: A Fast Forward Guide (Accompanying Guide) (Paperback)

A focussed and innovative approach to change management.The model of change management based around ten winning conditions is applied in a number of situations:
* Acquisitions.
* New venture creation.
* Introduction of information systems.
* Turnarounds.
* Culture change.
The guidance is very useful in the field I work in as an Interim Manager/Consultant.

Stan Felstead. Interchange-Resources-UK

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STERN'S MANAGEMENT REVIEW: MEATY, TO-THE-POINT, ABSORBING!, July 19, 2003

By 

Gerry Stern "Stern's Management Review Online" (Culver City, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Organizational Change in 100 Days: A Fast Forward Guide (Accompanying Guide) (Paperback)

Drawing on their MBA executive teaching, research and consulting, the authors present a framework for rapid implementation of organizational change. They assert that the first 200 days of a major change initiative determines its outcome. Successful change calls for Winning Conditions: correct diagnosis of the change challenge; early development of shared understanding; enrichment of shared understanding; establishing a sense of urgency; creating a limited, focused, strategic agenda; rapid, strategic decision making and deployment; a human flywheel of commitment; identifying and managing sources of resistance; follow-through on changing organizational enablers; and demonstrated leadership commitment. Discussion and examples make this approach clear and applied. The book is very impressive in its scope and depth. It is meaty, absorbing and to-the-point.