12-Step Wisdom at Work: Transforming Your Life and Your Organization - Hardcover

Hammond, William C

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749434406 ISBN 13: 9780749434403

Publisher: Kogan Page Business Books, 2001

Synopsis

The revolutionary concepts in ""12 Step Wisdom at Work"" have been developed by the internationally renowned Hazelden Foundation, one of the world's leading recovery institutions, specializing in change management and the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse.

About this title

About the Author

Patricia Owen - VP, Research and Development, The Hazelden Foundation Jane M. Nakken - Executive VP, External Relations, The Hazelden Institute Carol Pine - columnist On My Mind, Knight-Ridder newspapers Daniel S. Hanson - former President of Fluid Dairy Division of Land O' Lakes, Inc., author of Cultivating Common Ground and A Place to Shine. Marilyn J. Mason - corporate psychologist and author of Facing Shame and Making Our Lives Our Own Robert Rabbin - author of Echoes of Silence: Awakening the Meditative Spirit and Invisible Leadership: Igniting the Soul at Work Craig Neal - co-founder of The Heartland Institute and former publisher of the Utne Reader Peter Vaill- Distinguished Chair in Management Education, Graduate School of Business, University of St. Thomas, and author of Meaning as a Way of Being: Strategies for Survival in a World of Permanent White Water Douglas Baker - Founder of The Chief Executive Academy and an Executive Fellow at the Graduate School of Business, University of St. Thomas author, executive coach, business consultant and speaker. Steven Jeddeloh -A Human Resources Manager and Consultant, a small business owner and contributor to training modules published by Hazelden. He has over 20 years experience in helping individuals and organizations improve performance. Margaret A. Lulic, M.A. - An organizational and management consultant, human systems architect, national speaker and author of Working As if Life Mattered and Who We Could Be At Work

From the Inside Flap

The revolutionary concepts in 12 Step Wisdom at Work have been developed by the internationally renowned Hazelden Foundation in Center City, Minnesota, one of the the world's leading recovery institutions, specializing in change management and the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse.

The book takes the famous Twelve Step recovery model of Alcoholics Anonymous and applies it in a convincing fashion to change management in business. After all, as the wuthors point out, the Twelve Step principles are all about recognizing the need for change, instituting that change and making it last -- the same issues that businesses struggle with all the time.

The authors in 12 Step Wisdom at Work show how the approach that has helped millions of individuals throughout the world can be used to dramatically change organizations, achieve greater efficiency, and result in a shared set of values that will propel the organizations to new heights.

Reviews

Like recovering alcoholics and drug addicts seeking to regain control of their lives, corporations struggling to keep up with competition, maintain employee satisfaction and be responsible to investors can fruitfully apply the 12 steps at the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous, according to these essays by experts associated with Hazelden (a nonprofit organization dedicated to rehabilitation from and education about addictions). The authors construct management models based on the Hazelden principles, beginning with Step 1 "Acknowledge that the current situation is in crisis and needs to change dramatically" and ending with Step 12 "Become an example to other stakeholders to adopt the same principles and practices." Yet even executives and employees who embrace the 12 steps and follow them in their own lives may find these management principles difficult to apply. Taking steps that are appropriate (and often difficult) for individuals and applying them to the workings of the corporate boardroom in most companies would require a dramatic shift in management techniques. Readers would be better served by a workbook by a single author that presents the principles laid out in this book in an easy-to-follow guide for managers. (Mar.)Forecast: With a $50,000 marketing campaign and support from the Hazelden Foundation, this book could generate early enthusiasm and solid bulk sales to corporations. But it will need more mainstream endorsements to reach a wider readership.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page Business Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749434406
• ISBN 13: 9780749434403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320