Sea Change

Transform your organization with speed and efficiency using this insightful new resource  Incremental improvement is no longer sufficient in helping organizations navigate the complexity, uncertainty and volatility of today’s world. In  Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times , authors John P. Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar, and Gaurav Gupta explore how to create non-linear, dramatic change in your organization. You’ll discover the emerging science of change that teaches us about how to build organizations – from businesses to governments – that change and adapt rapidly.  In  Change  you’ll discover:  Why the ability of organizations to deal with threats and take advantage of opportunities in the face of ever greater complexity and uncertainty is being severely challenged In-depth, evidence-based, actionable solutions for dealing with institutional resistance to change Case studies and success stories that describe organizations who have successfully built the ability to change quickly into their DNA A universal approach for how to dramatically improve outcomes from various change efforts, including: strategy execution, digital transformation, restructuring, and more Perfect for managers, executives, and leaders at companies of all types and sizes,  Change  will also prove to be a valuable asset to other professionals who serve these organizations. This book is for anyone seeking a proven approach for delivering fast, sustainable and comprehensive results.

Transformieren Sie Ihre Organisation mit Geschwindigkeit und Effizienz!
Schrittweise Verbesserungen reichen nicht mehr aus, um Organisationen dabei zu helfen, die Komplexit?t, Unsicherheit und Volatilit?t der heutigen Welt zu bew?ltigen. In «Change» erforschen die Autoren John P. Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar und Gaurav Gupta, wie Sie nicht-lineare, dramatische Ver?nderungen in Ihrer Organisation meistern k?nnen. Sie werden die aufkommende «Wissenschaft des Wandels» entdecken, die uns lehrt, wie man Organisationen aufbaut – von Unternehmen bis hin zu Regierungen -, die sich schnell ver?ndern und anpassen k?nnen.
Im Buch erfahren Sie:
 – warum die F?higkeit von Organisationen, mit Bedrohungen umzugehen und Chancen angesichts immer gr??erer Komplexit?t und Unsicherheit zu nutzen, ernsthaft in Frage gestellt wird.
 – detaillierte, evidenzbasierte und umsetzbare L?sungen f?r den Umgang mit institutionellem Widerstand gegen Ver?nderungen.
 – Fallstudien und Erfolgsgeschichten von Organisationen, die die F?higkeit, sich schnell zu ver?ndern, erfolgreich in ihre DNA eingebaut haben.
 – einen allgemeing?ltigen Ansatz, um die Ergebnisse verschiedener Ver?nderungsbem?hungen dramatisch zu verbessern, einschlie?lich: Strategieumsetzung, digitale Transformation, Umstrukturierung und mehr.
Kotters neuestes Buch ist perfekt f?r Manager, F?hrungskr?fte und Leiter in Unternehmen aller Arten und Gr??en. Nicht nur f?r sie, sondern auch f?r andere Fachleute, die diese Organisationen betreuen, wird sich «Change» als wertvolle Bereicherung erweisen. Das Buch ist ideal f?r alle, die einen bew?hrten Ansatz f?r die Erreichung von schnellen, nachhaltigen und umfassenden Ergebnissen suchen.

The Change Leadership Group at the Harvard School of Education has, through its work with educators, developed a thoughtful approach to the transformation of schools in the face of increasing demands for accountability. This book brings the work of the Change Leadership Group to a broader audience, providing a framework to analyze the work of school change and exercises that guide educators through the development of their practice as agents of change. It exemplifies a new and powerful approach to leadership in schools.

This is a book destined for leaders who wish to implement change more intelligently and effortlessly. Drawing on a combination of rigorous research and extensive organizational experience, the authors present a framework for leading change, ?Changing Leadership?, that describes the specific leader practices they have found make the biggest difference between success and failure in implementing high magnitude change. In doing all of this, the leader works to make change happen in the day to day activity and conversations of the organization.

Organizational Change integrates major empirical, theoretical and conceptual approaches to implementing communication in organizational settings. Laurie Lewis ties together the disparate literatures in management, education, organizational sociology, and communication to explore how the practices and processes of communication work in real-world cases of change implementation. Gives a bold and comprehensive overview of communication research and ideas on change and those who bring it about Fills in an important piece of the applied communication puzzle as it relates to organizations Illustrated with student friendly, real life case studies from organizations, including organizational mergers, governmental or nonprofit policy or procedural implementation, or technological innovation Winner of the 2011 Organizational Communication NCA Division Book of the Year

This book is designed for first- and second-year university students (and their instructors) in earth science, environmental science, and physical geography degree programmes worldwide. The summaries at the end of each section constitute essential reading for policy makers and planners. It provides a simple but masterly account, with a minimum of equations, of how the Earth’s climate system works, of the physical processes that have given rise to the long sequence of glacial and interglacial periods of the Quaternary, and that will continue to cause the climate to evolve. Its straightforward and elegant description, with an abundance of well chosen illustrations, focuses on different time scales, and includes the most recent research in climate science by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It shows how it is human behaviour that will determine whether or not the present century is a turning point to a new climate, unprecedented on Earth in the last several million years.

The essential companion for delivering successful and sustainable change. «Essential reading for CEOs and leaders of change.» – Martin Davis, CEO, Kames Capital 88% of change initiatives fail. The Change Catalyst provides you with the insight, tools and know-how you need to make sure your next change, strategy or M&A is the one in eight that succeeds. Whether you're trying to change a process, a culture, a behaviour or an entire business, success demands complete clarity of what you are trying to achieve and why, followed by a clear plan to align your people to deliver. All change is about people, and one of the most important ingredients for successful change is the identification and appointment of a Change Catalyst. This is the person who can guide your organisation – its people and its processes – to the ultimate delivery of the outcomes your business needs. The book takes you deep inside the culture and process of change to show you how to set yourself up for success in both the short and long term; identify your goal, clarify your vision, stay focused on the outcome and develop and deliver a do-able plan. It will also explain how to genuinely engage stakeholders at all levels in every stage of the process. Real-world case studies show you what a successful change initiative looks like on the ground, and the Change Toolbox offers a collection of proven tools and models to streamline planning and implementation. Clear, intelligent guidance cuts through the buzzwords to get down to business quickly, and a pragmatic, holistic approach helps you tackle strategy, culture, execution and more. People don't like change; it rattles their cages and makes them uncomfortable – and emotion trumps logic every time. This book shows you how to pinpoint the emotional triggers, coax logic out of hiding and get everyone on board as you drive real, lasting change. Learn why typical change initiatives are far more likely to fail than succeed. Identify your Change Catalyst to strengthen both process and outcome. Overcome cultural challenges and turn understanding into transformation. Develop and implement a solid strategy for successful change. Whether you want change at the team level or on a government scale, no initiative is immune from the perils of inertia, misguided focus, distracted leadership or muddled planning. Change is inevitable. Successful change isn't. The Change Catalyst will tilt the odds on your favour and enable your next change initiative to be among the 12% that succeeds.