Book Description
From the most trusted voice on transition, a revised edition of the classic practical guide to dealing with the human side of organizational change.
The business world is a place of constant change, with stories of corporate mergers, layoffs, bankruptcy, and restructuring hitting the news every day. Yet as veteran consultant William Bridges maintains, the situational changes are not as difficult for companies to make as the psychological transitions. In the best-selling Managing Transitions, Bridges provides a clear understanding of what change does to employees and what employees in transition can do to an organization.
Directed at managers and employees in today's corporations, Bridges shows how to minimize the distress and disruptions caused by change. Managing Transitions addresses the fact that it is people who have to carry out the change. When the book was originally published a decade ago, Bridges was the first to provide any real sense of the emotional impact of change and what can be done to keep it from disrupting the entire organization. With new information and commentary on layoffs, corporate suspicion, and the increasing tumult in the business world, Managing Transitions remains the definitive guide to dealing with change.
Customer Reviews:
High rating for a textbook, but it deserves it........2007-08-11
I have had several textbooks in Management between an Undergraduate, Graduate and Business itself. This was no different in that I expected the same old stuff, but was very pleasantly surprised at the authors candor about our perceptions of business practices. It didn't mince words on several tactics used by management and explained why so much doesn't work. It got my attention and I continued my reading with far more interest. There really isn't anything more complimentary I can say than I intend to sell all other books to new students, excect this one which I will hang on to and reference.
great results from this book.......2007-07-06
This is a wonderful book. If you deal with people who need to change how they do their work you must read this book.
great, short, valuable.......2007-07-04
This is a great book for all people who deal with people that are dealing with change. I have found this book useful when being a change agent for a company, or just for management in my own company. Part of the value of this book is it describes the emotional aspect of change. People are not always (usually) logical. Emotions play a large part. Knowing how to deal with the emotional aspect of change is essential. This book gives you great insights in this area.
Managing Transitions by William Bridges.......2007-05-13
This book is great! I was/am dealing with some pretty significant transitions -- the sudden death of my 21 year-old daughter, and a major division re-org at an S&P 500 company. Several months earlier, my VP had mentioned the book and suggested that all of his direct reports to read it. I did and it really hit home.
The author does an excellent job of describing the emotional and organizational impact of change and the mechanics of the process we use to get through it. We use the same basic process to deal with all change -- personal and professional -- and it has been very helpful to understand how it works. There is also a section in the book about the life cycle of an organization and that was illuminating. The book provided some tools to help me make critical decisions.
I bought six copies of the book and have given them out to friends and co-workers.
Great ~.......2007-05-07
This was a great book and well needed. If your your in or responsible for transitions. This is for you - an eye opener to some great ideas and the author takes the reader to both sides of the good and bad involving the transitional process and how it should be done. Great insight!
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More and more people are making mid-life career changes-and with these changes come new challenges. Maybe it's been years since they've conducted a job search or written a resume. Or maybe they're not sure how to sell their skills and experience in today's job market-even though this hard-won wisdom is exactly what makes them so valuable to employers. In The Age Advantage, Jean Erickson Walker addresses issues unique to the mid-life career change, so readers can market themselves with confidence. Beyond the detailed, practical advice on networking, interviewing or even launching your own business, this is an inspiring book that reminds readers that despite the fear and uncertainty involved in transitions, their experience is proven and their choices are many.
Jean Walker aims her sage advice at the reader in the midst of midlife career transition, but this is a mandatory reference for any job seeker."-Jeffrey J. Fox, The New York Times bestselling author of How to Become a CEO
"McCartney has performed an important service by rescuing this tale from obscurity."--Philadelphia Inquirer
Customer Reviews:
Age, yes -- but where's the advantage?.......2002-06-29
Walker's book goes a long way toward meeting the increasing need for books about mid-career, midlife transitions.
I would definitely recommend this book to my career coaching clients because it has insights available nowhere else.
Walker writes in straightforward "advice" style with no attempt to create the jazzy style common among self-help books. It's easy to read, although I winced at the clichés ("It's not over till it's over"). You're definitely out of the "dream-it-and-do-it" mode here.
The best part of the book comes at the beginning, when Walker describes what it's like to go through a midlife career crisis. Midlife career change is defined as a change "when age is a factor." Walker claims that attitude determines whether age is an advantage or disadvantage, although she later acknowledges that discrimination is a reality that "should not be tolerated." And I never figured out how attitude can create an "age advantage."
Walker differentiates beginning, middle and endings people, i.e., the stage of a transition where people feel most comfortable. Her distinction resembles Martha Beck's four stages (Finding Your Own North Star) and my own distinction between jumpers and clingers (see articles on movinglady.com).
Walker's discussion of resumes is superb, especially the emphasis on "accomplishment statements." Although she suggests leaving off the "objective," I encourage clients to run their resumes past someone who is active in their own field. Some firms and fields actually like objectives.
I also like Walker's reality checks. Finding a new job, especially if you are changing fields, can take a long time, and you may need to mourn your lost career.
For setting up your own business or consulting firm, Walker's guidance is accurate and perceptive. Her advice about learning a firm's culture seems basic -- until you realize that someone who's been in a job for twenty-plus years is like a fish who stopped seeing the water.
That said, I believe Walker underestimates the effect of identity on midlife career transition. She resists the term "overqualified" employee yet urges the midlife applicant to be careful not to intimidate the employer during a hiring interview.
My view is different. Being overqualified does create stress among employees and their coworkers and, if you have to worry about intimidating others during the interview, you'll be tippy-toeing around for the remainder of your career.
I question the value of a detailed assessment program. I find that people in their forties and fifties tend to be self-aware and that abstract values and interests rarely help them align with real careers.
Most people have a secret (or not so secret) dream or idea of what they want to do. When they don't, they're usually blocking themselves and standard exercises won't help. The self-knowledge exercises here are commonplace, even banal: I hope the author saves more dynamic tasks for her "live" clients.
Finally, I find that many people would do better to start a business instead of job-hunting, or as a parallel activity. If you're a high-profile person in your community or you've had a very senior position in a narrow area, you may not be able to find a new job -- certainly not a good one -- unless you're a superb networker who's flexible about relocation.
I've been told that a former mayor of my town found himself in need of a job after his wife left him, taking the assets (mostly from her side of the family) with her. Nobody would hire an ex-mayor. He ended up selling cars.
The Age Advantage was written well before 9/11, when employees were in short supply, so some of her suggestions seem dated. That's inevitable when you write practical guidebooks instead of inspirational self-help.
Perhaps the greatest omission is a discussion of resources available for additional help. Today, with so many coaches, counselors and consultants, I think it's important to know what you want and how to where to get it -- and whether you need a coach at all.
The major negative -- and the reason I held back the fifth star -- is the misleading title. I kept turning the pages in search of career advantages conferred by age -- and couldn't fine even one.
Walker says that attitude determines whether age is an advantage of a roadblock, yet the book seems to be about coping with the negative aspects of age during a job search. Discrimination occurs and that employers have preconceptions, says the author. And, while midlife transitioners have experience, younger jobseekers bring eagerness to move up and possibly more recent and relevant education.
You won't find inspiration, spirituality or uplift here. Your heart won't soar. For that, read Martha Beck's Finding Your Own North Star. But you will find solid information and guidance, available nowhere else, to move you to your next career.
One of the best of its kind..........2002-02-14
When my job was eliminated during a budget-chopping free-for-all at the corporation where I was employed, I decided, after the initial shock wore off, to take time to really think about what I wanted my future to look like. Since I'm an avid reader, I decided to read as many books as I could on the subject of midlife career changing. Jean Erikson Walker's book was one of many sitting on the reference shelf at the unemployment office. Out of the 15+ I have read to date, it's absolutely the best.
Ms. Walker gives concrete, useable suggestions on how to stop feeling like your life is over, and start realizing that being downsized could be the best thing that ever happended to you. Her section on how to write a resume is excellent; some of her ideas will surprise you.
I'm now on my second reading of The Age Advantage, which will not be my last.
Vital reading for anyone facing a midlife career change.......2002-01-02
When my boss informed me a few months ago that the recession was forcing the company to let go of most of the staff -- myself included -- I was genuinely worried. Facing my first job hunt as a "40 something" was a daunting prospect. Walker's book did more than offer me reassurance. It got me to consider several key options I had not realized were there for me. Her ideas are refreshingly practical and her extremely well-organized style makes this a good read from start to finish. She sensibly discusses a wide range of options, including designing midlife resumes, starting your own business, and more. Her key point is that age and experience are a genuine advantage, and those of us with both have to make the most of them. The book includes some interesting self-evaluation exercises, some of which were real eye-openers for me. And Walker is not just an academic theoretician -- she bases her suggestions on the hundreds of people she has counseled through career transitions. While I cannot say I have turned this job loss into a triumph just yet, it is early -- and this book has definitely helped me to approach the process with a more creative attitude. If you are facing a career change or just want a clearer sense of what your midlife options are, I would highly recommend The Age Advantage.
Book Description
From the most trusted voice on transition, the nationally best selling edition of the classic guide to dealing with the human side of organizational change. The business world is a place of constant change, with stories of mergers, layoffs, bankruptcy, and restructuring appearing in the news every day. No matter the scale, when these kinds of changes hit the workplace, the literal, situational shifts are often not as difficult for employees and managers to work through as the psychological transitions that accompany them. Indeed, organizational transitions effect people; it is always people who have to embrace a new situation and carry out the corresponding change. Without a clear understanding of what transition does to employees and what employees in transition can, in turn, do to an organization, the job of managing workplace change can be difficult; managed poorly, the result can be disastrousto the morale and stability of the staff. As veteran business consultant William Bridges explains in detail, successful organizational change takes place when employees have a purpose, a mental picture, a plan for, and a part to play in change. In short, successful change takes place only when employees are "on board" with it. Directed at managers on all rungs of the proverbial corporate ladder, this thoroughly updated and expanded edition of the bestselling Managing Transitions provides practical, step-by-step strategies for reaching this goal and for minimizing the disruptions caused by workplace change. It is an invaluable managerial tool for navigating an inevitably tumultuous time.
Customer Reviews:
Great book! Will change our companies future!.......2007-09-21
I really loved this book! Really learned so much about change...thinking I knew all that was needed...so wrong. Thanks to this author! Great read!
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"We could all benefit from learning how to reduce our stresses, to let go of our emotional blocks, and to embrace life's joy," writes Joan Lunden, cohost of "Good Morning America" for almost 20 years. In Wake-Up Calls: Making the Most out of Every Day (Regardless of What Life Throws You), she shares the winning strategies that have worked for her.
Lunden offers tidbits and personal stories to give her spin on enthusiasm, goal-setting, self-esteem, change, stress, parenting, aging, and more. She includes sections by various others who contribute their wisdom: Tony Robbins, Ellen McGrath, Zig Ziglar, Brian Luke Seaward, Jonathan Kabat-Zinn, Deepak Chopra, and even Joan Rivers. Numerous quotes from folks as diverse as Saint Francis of Assisi, Sir Winston Churchill, Martha Washington, Charles Shultz, Lily Tomlin, and Irving Berlin pepper the book (a favorite: "Big deal! I'm used to dust!"--Erma Bombeck's requested gravestone epitaph). Dozens of photos of Lunden doing athletic activities and posing with loved ones illustrate the chapters.
This book is an improvement over Joan Lunden's A Bend in the Road Is Not the End of the Road: 10 Positive Principles for Dealing with Change because here she offers helpful lessons and tips. Readers might still feel that the lights shine too brightly on her as the central character, as in the earlier book. But if you like Lunden and miss seeing her on TV, you'll enjoy this book. --Joan Price
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In the two decades since she first appeared on Good Morning America and instantly captured our hearts with her infectious good humor and early-morning enthusiasm, Joan Lunden has become a rare and genuine American treasure.
In the face of countless challenges--each compounded by the relentless spotlight of celebrity--Joan has never sacrificed her upbeat outlook and always refused to abandon her dreams and goals. And now, after a pair of beloved New York Times bestselling life-guides, Joan offers her most revealing, empowering, and inspired book yet as she shares with readers the various and often surprising sources from which she draws her remarkable strength.
Full of photographs and priceless, refreshingly straightforward advice, Wake-Up Calls reveals a "behind-the-scenes" Joan--candid, content, and clear-eyed--as she doles out the sage guidance that has kept her thriving throughout her long tenure in the public eye. Through a spirited mix of beautifully written ruminations on some of her most personal experiences, poems, and hundreds of priceless quotes from notable figures in all walks of life, Joan Lunden demonstrates the matchless value of a positive, "you-can-do-it" attitude as she shows us: how to unravel the mind-sets that might be keeping us trapped in the past; how to declare and redefine our notions of what it means to be fulfilled and contented; how to connect to all of the motivational resources that we have at our fingertips but may not see; and how to cultivate a powerful community of family and friends who will support and reinforce our most cherished aspirations.
Enriched by the words, wisdom, and witticisms of such varied luminaries as Ernest Hemingway, Katherine Hepburn, Erma Bombeck, Woody Allen, Mark Twain, Buddha, Virginia Woolf, Babe Ruth, Walter Cronkite, Gilda Radner, Deepak Chopra, Gloria Steinem, Julia Child, Joan Rivers, Barbara Walters, John F. Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sophia Loren, and Joan's own mother and three children, here is a timeless and wonderfully entertaining resource. As Joan explores the crucial importance of taking risks, putting success in perspective, nurturing loving relationships, and accepting change with grace and dignity, Wake-Up Calls promises readers an extraordinary--and ultimately rewarding--journey through life.
Joan Lunden, bestselling author of Joan Lunden's a Bend in the Road is Not the End of the Road, Joan Lunden's Healthy Living and Joan Lunden's Healthy Cooking, is America's beloved television journalist. Ms. Lunden currently produces and hosts primetime specials for the A&E network. She is the president and host of The Women's Supermarket Network and also delivers powerful speeches across the country. Joan Lunden was for two decadces the co-host of Good Morning America.
An empowering trove of priceless advice, poignant recollections, and favorite quotes from the beloved television host and New York Times bestselling author inspires us to wake up to lives rich in contentment and emotional well-being.
Joan Lunden's Wake-Up Calls: Making the Most Out of Every Day (Regardless of What Life Throws You)
"Joan Lunden is a brillant ray of sunshine on any day. Her message in Wake-Up Calls is not only timely, but in this stress-filled world, it's necessary." Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D., Author of Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backwards
Customer Reviews:
Appreciation For Life.......2001-03-05
Joan Lunden's book is very enjoyable. I read it in one seating. It is a collection of inspiring, humorous and life appreciating quotes from many different people including Joan Rivers to the Dali Lama. I found a rekindled appreciation of how great life can be after reading this book.
I highly recommend this book as well as these other great books:
Working On Yourself Doesn't Work written by Ariel & Shya Kane
Life Strategies written by Phil McGraw
Healing Society written by Dr. Seung-Heun Lee
Me, Me, Me!.......2001-02-28
Well selected collection of quotations, excellent drawings; however the author has got a restricted and ego-centric view of life, people and the world. The example she gives to a stressful situation being a woman getting jealous of a friend who gets a diamond bracelet from her husband as a Valentine day present is the limit!
This book was definately an alarm clock.......2001-01-19
I am an individual that loves to read motivating material. One day while in a book store I saw this familiar face looking back up at me from the shelf and automatically new that this was a book that I needed to read. I found the qoutes to be inspiring and even motivating. This not only effected me at work it also help shed some light on other bleak areas of my personal life as well. I love to collect qoutes and since this book is choc full of them it helped to increase my collection. I would buy this book for any person that I know.
We all need a wake-up call.......2001-01-19
This is a great book, Thanks Joan,. I particularly like the passage by Brian Luke Seaward. THanks for including him in the book. Keep smiling, you are the best.
We all need a wake-up call.......2001-01-19
This is a great book, Thanks Joan,. I particularly like the passage by Brian Luke Seaward. THanks for including him in the book. Keep smiling, you are the best.
Book Description
Conquering Organizational Change takes a research-based look at the real reasons why change efforts fail or succeed. The findings are the basis for:
- Ten practical strategies that can significantly improve the chances of conquering any type of organizational change
- Ten recovery tactics to help companies revitalize failed or stalled change efforts
- Valuable tools and checklists detailing specific action steps, roles and responsibilities for key stakeholder groups
Customer Reviews:
A Gem of a Book.......2003-11-12
We tried applying the techniques outlined in this book in our organization. - It works! - I think this little book is probably overlooked in the grand scheme of change management literature, and it is a pitty. - The authors are not Harvard Professors, but their suggestions really work, because they are street-wise and pragmatic. - I cannot recommend this enough.
Not Very Helpful.......2003-08-13
This book is not bad, but there are better books on organizational change. "Publishers Weekly" review said the case studies were "lackluster." That's putting it kindly; they don't add anything to the book.
Good book, plus..........2003-06-19
This is a very good book. In addition, I strongly recommend "Strategic Organizational Change" by Beitler.
Finally something substantial on Change Management.......2002-02-08
Excellent descriptions of the challenges associated with a major change effort in organizations. Practical advice with checklists to guide managers. Best and most practical book I've read. This book offers not only what you need to do to manage a major change effort, but also provides tactics on how to resurrect a change effort that is stalled - great advice.
Mourier and Smith provide real-life advice, obviously learned from years of practical application of these tactics. This book is "real-world" - not just philosophy and theory.
A "How To" Book on Change Management.......2001-11-17
What I like about this book, is the fact that it is practical. Many books in the area provide the reader with the WHAT needs to be managed during change efforts. This book provides the HOW TO.
I also liked the emphasis on both tactics for new change projects AND tactics for reviving efforts that are stalling. The many checklists are helpful and the focus on what Change Sponsors must do, what Project Team Members must do, and what Change Agents must do is quite appropriate.
I would have liked a little more focus on how to manage people in the organization who resist change.
I will be advising my clients to get copies of this book.
Product Description
The present book is complied from the first chapter of volume eighteen of Pt.Shriram Sharma Acharya Vangmaya series. It introduces neuro scientific, psychological and spiritual aspects of human brain and mind. Bioelectrical activities of the neuro-synaptic connections between million billions of neurons, information processing through the nervous system and the neuronal network and the mechanism of storage and retrieval of memory are discussed here along with the anatomy of the human brain and psychological depths of human mind. Major sections of this book deal with detailed analysis of the endocrine system and interrelationship of hormonal secretions and physiological, biochemical, mental and emotional variations.
The book also offers scientifically argued, lucid answers to some of our natural inquisitiveness concerning What are the functional centers in the brain, which might be responsible for exceptional memory ?. Hope it would inspire us to move deeper in the depths of the esoteric treasure bestowed by the Supreme Consciousness on our brain.
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Making the Most of Action Learning
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Making the Most of Change
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Effective leadership is one of the most pressing needs of all organizations. This book equips leaders for their demanding leadership roles in churches, associations, nonprofit agencies, and other organizations.
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Making the Most of Change: (When Change Is Making the Most of You)
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