Leading Change, With a New Preface by the Author

• Author: John P Kotter 

• Summary: The international bestseller now with a new preface by author John Kotter. Millions worldwide have read and embraced John Kotter’s ideas on change management and leadership. From the ill-fated dot-com bubble to unprecedented M&A activity to scandal, greed, and ultimately, recession we’ve learned that widespread and difficult change is no longer the exception. It’s the rule. Now with a new preface, this refreshed edition of the global bestseller Leading Change is more relevant than ever. John Kotter’s now-legendary eight-step process for managing change with positive results has become the foundation for leaders and organizations across the globe. By outlining the process every organization must go through to achieve its goals, and by identifying where and how even top performers derail during the change process, Kotter provides a practical resource for leaders and managers charged with making change initiatives work. Leading Change is widely recognized as his seminal work and is an important precursor to his newer ideas on acceleration published in Harvard Business Review.

Managing At the Speed of Change

• Author: Daryl R Conner

• Summary: This classic, newly updated, is an indispensable source for anyone–from mid-level managers to CEOs–who must execute key business initiatives quickly and effectively. Once groundbreaking and now time-honored, Managing at the Speed of Change has helped countless business leaders learn how to orchestrate transitions vital to their organizations’ success. Rather than focusing on what to change, this book’s aim is far more valuable: It shows readers how to change. Daryl R. Conner, founder and chairman of the consulting firm Conner Partners, is a leading expert on change management. He has served as “change doctor” for clients that include non-profit enterprises, government agencies and administrations, and Fortune 500 companies in an array of industries such as Abbott Laboratories, PepsiCo, American Express, Catholic Healthcare West, JPMorgan Chase, and the U.S. Navy. Based on Conner’s long-term research and his decades of consulting experience, Managing at the Speed of Change uses simple, easy-to-understand language and elegant visuals to explore the dynamics of change, and in doing so, teaches readers

  • • why major change is difficult to assimilate

    • what distinguishes resilient individuals from those who suffer future shock

    • how and why resistance forms

    • how people become committed to change

    • why organizational culture is so important to the success of change

    • the roles most central to change in organizational settings

    • why powerful teamwork is at the heart of achieving change objectives, and how to foster it

ADKAR: A Model for Change in Business, Government and our Community 

• Author: Jeffrey M Hiatt

• Summary: In his first complete text on the ADKAR model, Jeff Hiatt explains the origin of the model and explores what drives each building block of ADKAR. Learn how to build awareness, create desire, develop knowledge, foster ability and reinforce changes in your organization. The ADKAR Model is changing how we think about managing the people side of change, and provides a powerful foundation to help you succeed at change.After more than 14 years of research with corporate change, the ADKAR model has emerged as a holistic approach that brings together the collection of change management work into a simple, results oriented model. This model ties together all aspects of change management including readiness assessments, sponsorship, communications, coaching, training and resistance management. All of these activities are placed into a framework that is oriented on the required phases for realizing change with individuals and the organization.The ADKAR perspective can help you develop a “new lens” through which to observe and influence change. You may be working for change in your public school system or in a small city council. You may be sponsoring change in your department at work. Most importantly, ADKAR can help your changes be a success. Based on research with more than 900 companies from 59 countries, ADKAR is a simple and holistic way to manage change.

Becoming a Great Leader: Lessons from Silicon Valley

• • Author: Gustavo Rabin Ph.D

  • Summary: In Becoming a Great Leader, leading Silicon Valley business psychologist and international corporate attorney Dr. Gustavo Rabin presents dynamic, transformative tools and strategies for today's business leaders. Through the compelling stories of eight executives who have sought out his assistance, Dr. Rabin presents insightful approaches to leadership change that he has utilized with executives at Google, Intel, Linkedin, Cisco, Yahoo!, Roche, Barclays, AMD and so many other companies.

Leading from the Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization

• Author: Scott Mautz 

• Summary: Leading from the Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization delivers an insightful and practical guide for the backbone of an organization: those who have a boss and are a boss and must lead from the messy middle. Accomplished author and former P&G executive Scott Mautz walks readers through the unique challenges facing these managers, and the mindset and skillset necessary for managing up and down and influencing what happens across the organization. You’ll learn the winning mindset of the best middle managers, how to develop the most important skills necessary for managing from the middle, how to create your personal Middle Action Plan (MAP), and effectively influence:

  • Up the chain of command, to your boss and those above them

  • Down, to your direct reports and teams who report to you

  • Laterally, to peers and teams you have no formal authority over

The Manager’s Dilemma: A Manager’s Guide to Change Management

• Author: Steve King 

• Summary: Why do so many change efforts in our organizations fail? One of a handful of reasons … unprepared managers. Managers often feel their leaders cook up changes, unleash these changes, then expect managers to do the heavy lifting. That heavy lifting includes both coming to terms with changes personally, then getting their teams on board as well. This is the “Manager’s Dilemma”. Are managers helpless in this kind of situation? Are they set up to fail and disappoint? The answer is no. Even when senior leaders struggle to do their jobs as sponsors of change, there are plenty of things a manager can do to advance the change agenda and perhaps save the day. Steve King unpacks three key roles managers need to play in moments of change: change communicator, change coach, and change advocate …. and provides some simple tools and tactics for getting this job done.

The Engagement Equation: Leadership Strategies for an Inspired Workforce Kindle Edition

• • Authors: Christopher Rice, Fraser Marlow, Mary Ann Masarech

  • Summary: Create a culture of engagement and build high-performance culture. The Engagement Equation explains the drivers of employee engagement, and how you can use improved engagement to execute strategy, reduce costs, and meet your organizational goals. This book describes a unique engagement model that focuses on individuals' contribution to a company's success and personal satisfaction in their roles. Aligning employees' values, goals, and aspirations with those of the organization is the best method for achieving the sustainable employee engagement. The Engagement Equation is designed to provide a framework that will help you move the needle on engagement.

    • Explains how to plan and execute a sustainable organization-wide engagement initiative

    • Shows how to avoid the engagement survey analysis-paralysis trap

    • Shares ways to align employee contribution with strategy

    • Encourages leaders to pay attention to and better understand your organizational culture, and much more

Ultimately, it's the daily dynamics at play in your team, your division, and your organization that matter most.