MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ON TIME, ON TARGET, ON BUDGET

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.

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.