Competition is fiercer than ever and your executives are pushing for transformational-sized changes. As a manager, you have been asked to implement those changes quickly and effectively. You've been told to "use organizational change management" to be successful. Your challenge is that nobody can give you a clear definition of what organizational change management really is. At least you got acronym right: OCM!
Manager's Guide to Navigating Change is your organizational change management guidebook. With its easy to read style, Manager's Guide to Navigating Change provides you the tools, techniques and tips to lead a change effort in a structured manner so you can operationalize the changes that your executives want. In it you will learn about:
- How to organize the work of a change initiative into a simple framework.
- The nine points of alignment that are required to ensure your change is sustainable.
- The five strategies that work in every change initiative.
- How to set your management up into an effective change governance structure.
- How the principles of a change project apply whether it is a systems implementation, a reorganization or an acquisition integration.
Most importantly, Manager's Guide to Navigating Change isn't focused on theoretical approaches. Manager's Guide is written so that you can put organizational change management concepts to work right away. With it, you will be able to personally lead people through a large-scale change in a successful manner.
The only guarantee in business is change. All managers need to understand that they will either be buffeted by change or help shape it. Knowing how to do that is the real test of leadership in today's organizational environments.
Manager's Guide to Navigating Change provides methods for managing risks and ensuring the organization continues to move forward through turbulence created by both internal and external events.
Learn how to:
- Define what the future looks like and communicate your vision to your staff
- Make large-scale change sustainable by aligning your efforts and resources
- Align organizational and employee values, missions, and goals
- Leverage your resources to facilitate stakeholder buy-in
- Enact your plan and measure results as you go
Briefcase Books, written
specifically for today's busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page:
Key Terms: Clear definitions of key terms and concepts
Smart Managing: Tactics and strategies for managing change
Tricks of the Trade: Tips for executing the tactics in the book
Mistake Proofing: Practical advice for minimizing the possibility of error
Caution: Warning signs for when things are about to go wrong
For Example: Examples of successful change-management tactics
Tools: Specific planning procedures, tactics, and hands-on techniques
