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Force For Change

Author : John P. Kotter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439135991
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Force For Change written by John P. Kotter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The critics who despair of the coming of imaginative, charismatic leaders to replace the so-called manipulative caretakers of American corporations don't tell us much about what leadership actually is, or, for that matter, what management is either. Now, John P. Kotter, who focused on why we have a leadership crisis in The Leadership Factor shows here, with compelling evidence, what leadership really means today, why it is rarely associated with larger-than-life charismatics, precisely how it is different from management, and yet why both good leadership and management are essential for business success, especially for complex organizations operating in changing environments. Leadership, Kotter clearly demonstrates, is for the most part not a god-like figure transforming subordinates into superhumans, but is in fact a process that creates change -- a process which often involves hundreds or even thousands of "little acts of leadership" orchestrated by people who have the profound insight to realize this. Building on his landmark study of 15 successful general managers, Kotter presents detailed accounts of how senior and middle managers in major corporations, in close concert with colleagues and subordinates, were able to create a leadership process that put into action hundreds of commonsense ideas and procedures that, in combination with competent management, produced extraordinary results. This leadership turned NCR from a loser to a big winner in automated teller machines, despite intense competition from IBM. The same process at American Express and SAS helped businesses grow dramatically despite the fact that they were "mature" and "commodity-like." Kotter also shows how leadership turned around operations at P&G and Kodak; produced huge business successes at PepsiCo, ARCO, and ConAgra; and made the impossible occasionally happen at Digital. Thousands of companies today are overmanaged and underled, John Kotter concludes, not because managers lack charisma, but because far too few executives have a clear understanding of what leadership is and what it can accomplish. Without such a vision, even the most capable people have great difficulty trying to lead effectively and to create the cultures which will help others to lead.

Leading Change

Author : John P. Kotter
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1422186431
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book Leading Change written by John P. Kotter and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the ill-fated dot-com bubble to unprecedented merger and acquisition activity to scandal, greed, and, ultimately, recession -- we've learned that widespread and difficult change is no longer the exception. By outlining the process organizations have used to achieve transformational goals and by identifying where and how even top performers derail during the change process, Kotter provides a practical resource for leaders and managers charged with making change initiatives work.

A Force for Change

Author : Daniel Schulman
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 0810125889
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book A Force for Change written by Daniel Schulman and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Julius Rosenwald Fund has been largely ignored in the literature of both art history and African American studies, despite its unique focus, intensity, and commitment. Spertus Museum in Chicago has organized an exhibition, guest curated by Daniel Schulman, that presents and explores the work of funded artists as well as the history of the Fund. Through it, and this accompanying collection of essays, illustrations, and color plates, we see the Fund’s groundbreaking initiative to address issues relating to the unequal treatment of blacks in American life. The book constitutes a veritable Who’s Who of African American artists and intellectuals of the first half of the twentieth century, as well as a roll call of modern contributors who represent the leading scholars in their fields, including Peter M. Ascoli, grandson and biographer of Julius Rosenwald, and Kinshasha Holman Conwill, deputy director of the National Museum of African American Art and Culture. With far-reaching influence even today, the Julius Rosenwald Fund stands alongside the Rockefeller and Carnegie funds as a major force in American cultural history.

Fighting for Life

Author : Lila Rose
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1400219884
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Fighting for Life written by Lila Rose and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes your heart break for our broken world? You want to make a difference in the world. You’re concerned about all the problems you see, the injustices and the suffering. But you don’t know where to begin. Designed for the aspiring activist or world-changer, this book is the key to get you started. Live Action founder Lila Rose says transformation begins with heartbreak—with seeing the injustices around you and allowing that suffering to light a fire in your soul. In this book, she shares raw and intimate stories from both her personal journey and pro-life activism that will inspire you to become a champion for your own cause. Along the way, you’ll discover how to determine where the need for your gifts is the greatest and begin making a difference; overcome insecurities and imposter syndrome and become a leader through practice; find inner courage and confidence in the face of obstacles and criticism; and bounce back from mistakes to continually grow and make a long-lasting impact. The fight for a world that is more just, more beautiful, and more loving needs all of us. In allowing yourself to be wounded by the brokenness of our world, you’ll find the passion you need to make a difference—and draw closer to the One who truly saves.

John P. Kotter on what Leaders Really Do

Author : John P. Kotter
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 0875848974
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book John P. Kotter on what Leaders Really Do written by John P. Kotter and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely acknowledged as the world's foremost authority on leadership, the author provides a collection of his acclaimed "Harvard Business Review" articles.

Violent Leadership

Author : Wesley Middleton
Publisher : Forbesbooks
ISBN 13 : 9781946633187
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (331 download)

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Download or read book Violent Leadership written by Wesley Middleton and published by Forbesbooks. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With over twenty-five years of experience helping business owners grow their companies, Wesley Middleton understands what it takes to be a leader. And with Violent Leadership, he shares some of the management techniques he has used to breathe creativity and life into a traditional industry. The turbulent business environment of today demands a violent leader- someone who is assertive and proactive, who takes risk and leads the change within an organization, who makes tough decisions when necessary. Take your life and your business in hand by force. Become a violent leader in your own organization."--book jacket

Finding Your Way to Change

Author : Allan Zuckoff
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462520863
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Finding Your Way to Change written by Allan Zuckoff and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you tired of being told by others--self-help books included--what you should do? Drs. Allan Zuckoff and Bonnie Gorscak understand. That's why this book is different. Whether it's breaking an unhealthy habit, pursuing that dream job, or ending harmful patterns in relationships, the key to moving ahead with your life lies in discovering what direction is truly right for you, and how you can get there. The proven counseling approach known as motivational interviewing (MI) can help. Drs. Zuckoff and Gorscak present powerful self-help strategies and practical tools that help you understand why you're stuck, break free of unhelpful pressure to change, and build confidence for developing a personal change plan. Vivid stories of five men and women confronting different types of challenges illustrate the techniques and accompany you on your journey. MI has a track record of helping people resolve long-standing dilemmas in a remarkably short time. Now you can try it for yourself--and unlock your own capacity for positive action.

Power and Influence

Author : John P. Kotter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439137404
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Power and Influence written by John P. Kotter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's complex work world, things no longer get done simply because someone issues an order and someone else follows it. Most of us work in socially intricate organizations where we need the help not only of subordinates but of colleagues, superiors, and outsiders to accomplish our goals. This often leaves us in a "power gap" because we must depend on people over whom we have little or no explicit control. This is a book about how to bridge that gap: how to exercise the power and influence you need to get things done through others when your responsibilities exceed your formal authority. Full of original ideas and expert insights about how organizations—and the people in them—function, Power and Influence goes further, demonstrating that lower-level personnel also need strong leadership skills and interpersonal know-how to perform well. Kotter shows how you can develop sufficient resources of "unofficial" power and influence to achieve goals, steer clear of conflicts, foster creative team behavior, and gain the cooperation and support you need from subordinates, coworkers, superiors—even people outside your department or organization. He also shows how you can avoid the twin traps of naivete and cynicism when dealing with power relationships, and how to use your power without abusing it. Power and Influence is essential for top managers who need to overcome the infighting, foot-dragging, and politicking that can destroy both morale and profits; for middle managers who don't want their careers sidetracked by unproductive power struggles; for professionals hindered by bureaucratic obstacles and deadline delays; and for staff workers who have to "manage the boss." This is not a book for those who want to "grab" power for their own ends. But if you'd like to create smooth, responsive working relationships and increase your personal effectiveness on the job, Kotter can show you how—and make the dynamics of power work for you instead of against you.

Radical Change, Radical Results

Author : Kate Ludeman
Publisher : Kaplan Business
ISBN 13 : 9780793173631
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Radical Change, Radical Results written by Kate Ludeman and published by Kaplan Business. This book was released on 2003 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change is Coming. Are You Ready to Make Split Second Decisions that Get Big Results? Develop a workforce that runs on self renewal, passion and productivity and delivers results to both customers and investors throughout time. Dell, Motorola, Pharmacia, and other leading organizations have used this proven program to enable company wide change and compete more effectively. History has proven that organizations that adapt to change quickly and gracefully stand the best chance of survival. In Radical Change, Radical Results, top consultants Kate Ludeman and Eddie Erlandson divulge their breakthrough, 7 step program for achieving a successful corporate transformation. Utilizing the "tools" of Curiosity, Awareness, Authenticity, Accountability, Candor, Genius, and Appreciation, any organization can get employees to move past the typical resistance and fear of change to embrace a common goal of adaptability and productivity. "Taking these actions, day in and day out, is a lifelong process that yields both immediate and long term rewards," the authors promise.

Education as a Force for Social Change

Author : Rudolf Steiner
Publisher : SteinerBooks
ISBN 13 : 0880108517
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Education as a Force for Social Change written by Rudolf Steiner and published by SteinerBooks. This book was released on 1997-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These dazzling, radical lectures were given one month before the opening of the first Waldorf School--following two years of intense preoccupation with the social situation in Germany as World War I ended and society sought to rebuild itself. Well aware of the dangerous tendencies present in modern culture that undermine a true social life--such as psychic torpor and boredom, universal mechanization, and a growing cynicism--Steiner recognized that any solution must address not only economic and legal issues but also that of a free spiritual life. Steiner also saw the need to properly nurture in children the virtues of imitation, reverence, and love at the appropriate stages of development in order to create mature adults who are inwardly prepared to fulfill the demands of a truly healthy society--adults who are able to assume the responsibilities of freedom, equality, and brotherhood. Relating these themes to an understanding of the human as a threefold being of thought, feeling, and volition, and against the background of historical forces at work in human consciousness, Steiner lays the ground for a profound revolution in the ways we think about education. Also included here are three lectures on the social basis of education, a lecture to public school teachers, and a lecture to the workers of the Waldorf Astoria Cigarette Company, after which they asked him to form a school for their children. German sources: Die Erziehungsfrage als soziale Frage (GA 296); lectures 4, 5, and 6, the "Volkspädagogik" lectures in Geisteswissenschaftliche Behandlung sozialer und pädagogischer Fragen (GA 192); lectures 2 and 11, Neugestaltung des sozialen Organismus (GA 330-331).

A Force for Change

Author : John Norberg
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 1557539502
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (575 download)

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Download or read book A Force for Change written by John Norberg and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of them were grown men going to college on the new G.I. Bill, and some were boys -- eighteen years old, straight out of high school. There were also young women coming to campus, rich in the traditions of their mothers and grandmothers. These women didn't know it, but the seeds of the modern women's movement had been planted during the war and in their generation. There were African-Americans who came to campus and found segregation and racial stereotypes, even after some of them had fought a war for freedom. This mixture of students blended together on the college campuses of America in the late 1940s and exploded into the world in 1950. Journalist John Norberg's illuminating oral history allows members of Purdue University's Class of 1950 to tell their stories in their own words. "(This is) a narrative that will hold special interest for those with Purdue or West Lafayette ties, but its scope is broad enough to interest a wider population".

Switch

Author : Chip Heath
Publisher : Crown Currency
ISBN 13 : 030759016X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Switch written by Chip Heath and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2010-02-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives? The primary obstacle is a conflict that's built into our brains, say Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the critically acclaimed bestseller Made to Stick. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are ruled by two different systems - the rational mind and the emotional mind—that compete for control. The rational mind wants a great beach body; the emotional mind wants that Oreo cookie. The rational mind wants to change something at work; the emotional mind loves the comfort of the existing routine. This tension can doom a change effort - but if it is overcome, change can come quickly. In Switch, the Heaths show how everyday people - employees and managers, parents and nurses - have united both minds and, as a result, achieved dramatic results: • The lowly medical interns who managed to defeat an entrenched, decades-old medical practice that was endangering patients • The home-organizing guru who developed a simple technique for overcoming the dread of housekeeping • The manager who transformed a lackadaisical customer-support team into service zealots by removing a standard tool of customer service In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. Switch shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline.

The Politics of Military Force

Author : Frank A Stengel
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472132210
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Military Force written by Frank A Stengel and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of Military Force examines the dynamics of discursive change that made participation in military operations possible against the background of German antimilitarist culture. Once considered a strict taboo, so-called out-of-area operations have now become widely considered by German policymakers to be without alternative. The book argues that an understanding of how certain policies are made possible (in this case, military operations abroad and force transformation), one needs to focus on processes of discursive change that result in different policy options appearing rational, appropriate, feasible, or even self-evident. Drawing on Essex School discourse theory, the book develops a theoretical framework to understand how discursive change works, and elaborates on how discursive change makes once unthinkable policy options not only acceptable but even without alternative. Based on a detailed discourse analysis of more than 25 years of German parliamentary debates, The Politics of Military Force provides an explanation for: (1) the emergence of a new hegemonic discourse in German security policy after the end of the Cold War (discursive change), (2) the rearticulation of German antimilitarism in the process (ideational change/norm erosion) and (3) the resulting making-possible of military operations and force transformation (policy change). In doing so, the book also demonstrates the added value of a poststructuralist approach compared to the naive realism and linear conceptions of norm change so prominent in the study of German foreign policy and International Relations more generally.

Becoming the Change: Leadership Behavior Strategies for Continuous Improvement in Healthcare

Author : John Toussaint
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 1260461696
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Becoming the Change: Leadership Behavior Strategies for Continuous Improvement in Healthcare written by John Toussaint and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two renowned experts in healthcare transformation show how leaders are implementing behavior-driven strategies to ensure quality care and create lasting change. Healthcare is in the midst of a massive disruption. With financial structures in tatters and the future uncertain, this is the moment to begin the revolution. But first, leaders need to learn how to support staff at all levels as they make transformational improvements in care. This book demonstrates that real change is very personal and has to start at the top―whether you’re an executive, governing board member, manager, or physician. A powerful new approach to healthcare leadership, this book showcases executives in health systems around the world as they: Practice behavior-based solutions to organizational problems Learn how to support continuous improvement Be more present in their leadership role Learn how to reflect and assess themselves as leaders Achieve better results for patients Drawing on a wealth of behavioral research, industry case studies, and personal insights from healthcare professionals, the authors explore how change actually happens—from the inside out, top to bottom, throughout the whole organization. You’ll learn how healthcare systems led by people who are compassionate, principled, and engaged can undergo profound and lasting transformation. Find proven strategies for cultivating principle-driven behaviors that can turn the remotest possibilities on the healthcare horizon into a new working reality. This is more than a leadership guide to revolutionizing healthcare. This is about being a force for change that makes life better for patients, caregivers, and all stakeholders. If you want to take the lead in making change happen, start with Becoming the Change.

A Force Such as the World Has Never Known

Author : Sharon Grace Mijares
Publisher : Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series
ISBN 13 : 9781771330565
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book A Force Such as the World Has Never Known written by Sharon Grace Mijares and published by Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Nonfiction. Women's Studies. Edited by Sharon G. Mijares, Aliaa Rafea, and Nahid Angha. A unique collection of narratives from women from all around the globe. These are stories of compassion and bravery, empowered by the vision of a better world for all life. They emphasize the need to empower the feminine and assure gender balance and human rights for all. This accumulation of women's stories reveals the role of women in creating needed changes in areas of health and nutrition, supporting efforts toward sustainable environments, promoting political and social rights, protecting women from the travesties of war and rape and promoting religious diversity and better conditions for all beings.

The Force of Change

Author : Gary Mitchell
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
ISBN 13 : 9781854594723
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book The Force of Change written by Gary Mitchell and published by Theatre Communications Group. This book was released on 2000 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An explosively topical play about institutional corruption in Northern Ireland.

A Force for Change

Author : Kimberley Mangun
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780870715808
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book A Force for Change written by Kimberley Mangun and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Force for Change is the first full-length study of the life and work of one of Oregon's most dynamic civil rights activists, journalist Beatrice Morrow Cannady. Between 1912 and 1936, Cannady tirelessly promoted interracial goodwill and fought segregation and discrimination. She gave hundreds of lectures to high school and college students and shared her message with radio listeners across the Pacific Northwest. She was assistant editor, and later publisher, of The Advocate, Oregon's largest black newspaper. Cannady was the first black woman to graduate from law school in Oregon, and the first to run for state representative. She held interracial teas in her home in Northeast Portland and protested repeated showings of the racist film The Birth of a Nation. And when the Ku Klux Klan swept into Oregon, she urged the governor to act quickly to protect black Oregonians' right to live and work without fear. Despite these accomplishments--and many more during her twenty-five-year career--Beatrice Cannady fell into obscurity when she left Oregon in about 1938. A Force for Change illuminates Cannady's important role in advocating for better race relations in Oregon in the early decades of the twentieth century. It describes her encounters with the period's leading black artists, editors, politicians, and intellectuals, including W. E. B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, A. Philip Randolph, Oscar De Priest, Roland Hayes, and James Weldon Johnson. It dispels the myth that blacks played a negligible role in Oregon's history and it enriches our understanding of the black experience in Oregon. A Force for Change is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of women's history, gender studies, African American history, journalism history, and Pacific Northwest history. This timely volume is a vital resource for any reader interested in a richer understanding of Oregon history.