Making Change Happen On Time, On Target, On Budget - Hardcover

Ken Matejka; Al Murphy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0891061908 ISBN 13: 9780891061908

Publisher: UNKNO, 2005

Synopsis

In this power-packed toolkit, Matejka and Murphy mix humor with meaning, theory with skill-building practicality, as they put the power to successfully plan for and implement any type of change initiative into the hands of employees at every level of today's team-based organizations.

About this title

About the Author

Ken Matejka, an award-winning educator, is professor of leadership and change management at Duquesne University. An active speaker, trainer, and consultant, he has delivered executive education courses and strategic retreats for leaders and change agents at such leading Fortune 500 companies as FedEx Ground, Dick's Clothing & Sporting Goods, AT&T, Sears Merchandising Group, and US Steel, several not-for-profit organizations, and numerous national associations. Author of five business books, including A MANAGER'S GUIDE TO THE MILLENNIUM, he has also contributed articles to many publications including Business Horizons, Management Decision, Training, Executive Excellence, Working Woman, and the Dallas Morning News.

Al Murphy, principal of Managing Change Consultants, has concentrated on the issues associated with the implementation of change in organizations for more than thirty years. He holds a master's degree in organization development from Pepperdine University and has studied and practiced with many of the leaders in the field. Murphy has consulted with a variety of corporate, entrepreneurial, and not-for-profit clients including Mellon Financial, Highmark, Alcoa, Federal Express, and Citizens National Bank. He has served on the adjunct faculty at the Donahue Graduate School of Business at Duquesne University for more than ten years.

From the Back Cover

Why this change--and why now?

In every organization, there are hundreds of changes that could be made to increase efficiencies, gain market share, or improve profitability. But focusing on the wrong change can be organizational suicide, resulting in missed opportunities, lost momentum, damaged credibility, and squandered resources. MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ON TIME, ON TARGET, ON BUDGET goes right to the heart of what it takes to make the right change at the right time.

"The first change management book that truly provides an executive with tools to really make change happen. Matejka and Murphy are on target with their approach." Ken Burk, President & CEO, Union Switch & Signal

"The ultimate how-to book for managing change, it is easy, enjoyable reading. This book is critical to success in this rapidly changing world." Dan Holtz, Senior Vice President, National Markets, Highmark, Inc.

"A practical book for practical people--it sings with practicality. The questions, charts, and action tools help you turn over each rock in the road to change. Before you change anything, read this book!" Geoff Bellman, consultant and author, "Getting Things Done When You Are Not In Charge"

From the Inside Flap

The capacity to lead change is not exclusive to executives at the top of the org chart. This essential business competence can be learned. In this power-packed toolkit, authors Ken Matejka and Al Murphy put the power to become a champion of change into the hands of every leader, manager, and positive change agent in today's team-based organizations.

With an easy-to-follow six-step process, diagnostic exercises and surveys, strategies for overcoming roadblocks, best practices from successful change leaders, and powerful action tools to facilitate learning, MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ON TIME, ON TARGET, ON BUDGET confronts head-on the prevailing notion that one size fits all when implementing change initiatives in organizations.

Matejka and Murphy show clearly how different types of changes--from continuous improvements to reorganizations, strategic redirections to cultural shifts--require different styles of leadership, communication plans, levels of staff involvement, and implementation strategies. They dig deep into what it takes to analyze the forces driving the need for change, build a compelling business case for change story, choose the communication and leadership approach that best fits the work culture, and take the right actions that will capture both the mind and the heart of every employee needed to ensure the long-term success of the change effort.

Edition details

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0891061908
• ISBN 13: 9780891061908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 206