Successfully Managing Change In Organizations: The Workbook (Paperback)

~ Stephen J. Thomas (Author) "Reading Successfully Managing Change in Organizations: A Users Guide provides concepts, ideas, examples, insights, and new ways to think about and approach change..." (more)
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Product Description

Successfully Managing Change in Organizations: A Users Guide is an innovative book that provides concepts, ideas, examples, insights, and new ways to think about and approach change. This accompanying workbook goes one very valuable step further by providing practical working exercises that help you focus your thinking and your future work. And it will help you successfully turn the concepts you presented in the book into reality within your organization.

FEATURES

o Contains exercises that will provide an in-depth understanding of the material as it relates to your specific circumstances.

o Logically organized so that the workbook chapters cover the same material as the corresponding chapters in the book.

o Works as an effective group learning tool to use with your peers and managers to help you collectively think about the concepts and relate them to your efforts.

o Provides chapter summaries through definitions, charts, and lists.

o Includes valuable forms that can be copied and used to work through the change process.

o Contains numerous writing exercises, checklists and work activities, helping to clarify the issues that exist within your organization.

o Includes an ongoing case study with exercises revolving around a fictitious company.

ACCOMPANYING RESOURCES

GRAPHICS DISK FOR SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING CHANGE IN ORGANIZATIONS

By Stephen J. Thomas

CD-ROM, ISBN 0-8311-3161-6, $29.95

This disk has been prepared to help you effectively use the concepts, exercises, diagrams, and the case study from the Workbook--based on a mythical company, American Tractium Production Company (ATPCo)--in your efforts to change your organization for the better. Assembled so you don't have to tear pages from the Workbook or spend time making copies, this disk is organized in four sections--exercises, diagrams, forms and ATPCo--with related information contained as individual files.

About the Author

Steve Thomas has more than 30 years of experience working in the petrochemical industry. During this time, through personal involvement at all levels of the work process, he has gained vast experience in all phases of strategic development and implementation of organizational change. Coupled with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and M.S. degrees in both Systems Engineering and Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania, this experience has enabled Thomas to add significant value to the many projects on which he has worked. He is currently engaged in a work effort to successfully transform an organization from a reactive to a reliability-based maintenance environment. In addition, he has served on many industry-related committees including as President of Indusworld – the official user group of Indus International.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc. (January 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 083113156X
• ISBN-13: 978-0831131562
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,403,858 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Workbook is a must if you buy the book, November 11, 2002

By A Customer

The book is of immense value if you are middle management trying to implement change. The workbook will even further support your efforts by using exercises that can get people's attention.

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