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Summary: A "Must Read" for Leaders and Practioners of Change
Review: As a practioner in the organization development field for several years, I have worked on a number of organizational change initiatives. This book is both clearly written and masterfully integrates all of the people, process and content components necessary for successful change. It offers both brilliant theoretical insights, as well as practical applications. It is obvious that the authors have "been there and done it" and they generously share their insights. This is a tremendous contribution to the field and should "raise the bar" for anyone responsible for major change. I strongly recommend it as the change management book to have on your bookshelf.
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Summary: BCM -- how to write 236 pages without saying a word!
Review: Every now and then, a book comes along that begs to be read. Beyond Change Management and its companion piece, The Change Leader's Handbook, are two such books. In an easy to read style, the authors, Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman-Anderson, have wonderfully elucidated the key principles of organizational transformation. Every leader of an organization seeking to transform the context, culture, and quality of their organization need to be familiar with these principles. Based on my 20 years of experience helping organizations transform, I know first hand that the process of transforming and organization, large or small, is fraught with pitfalls, twists, and turns. Without a roadmap, such an endeaver is often destined to fail. The authors, through these companion pieces of work, provide such a roadmap. Equally as important, they clearly describe the principles of action and thought that underlie this roadmap. All too often, authors give the "how-tos" of change, but do not give ample focus on the mindset needed to effectively lead such a change. Here, in these companion pieces, the authors do both. For this alone, the book is worthy of applause. And yet, the authors of this book do more. The level of detail provided by these books match the complexity of the change process. Rather than reduce the process to a nifty little model, they have clarified a way of thinking that is complex enough to mirror the difficult challenge of transformation. By providing a clear, intelligent framework of thinking, and map for transformation, the authors have provided a gift to leaders and facilitators, that if followed, will be a crucial support for action. I highly recommend these books.
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Summary: Chock full of good stuff
Review: Every now and then, a book comes along that begs to be read. Beyond Change Management and its companion piece, The Change Leader's Handbook, are two such books. In an easy to read style, the authors, Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman-Anderson, have wonderfully elucidated the key principles of organizational transformation. Every leader of an organization seeking to transform the context, culture, and quality of their organization need to be familiar with these principles. Based on my 20 years of experience helping organizations transform, I know first hand that the process of transforming and organization, large or small, is fraught with pitfalls, twists, and turns. Without a roadmap, such an endeaver is often destined to fail. The authors, through these companion pieces of work, provide such a roadmap. Equally as important, they clearly describe the principles of action and thought that underlie this roadmap. All too often, authors give the "how-tos" of change, but do not give ample focus on the mindset needed to effectively lead such a change. Here, in these companion pieces, the authors do both. For this alone, the book is worthy of applause. And yet, the authors of this book do more. The level of detail provided by these books match the complexity of the change process. Rather than reduce the process to a nifty little model, they have clarified a way of thinking that is complex enough to mirror the difficult challenge of transformation. By providing a clear, intelligent framework of thinking, and map for transformation, the authors have provided a gift to leaders and facilitators, that if followed, will be a crucial support for action. I highly recommend these books.
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Summary: Chock full of good stuff
Review: Every now and then, a book comes along that begs to be read. Beyond Change Management and its companion piece, The Change Leader's Roadmap, are two such books. In an easy to read style, the authors, Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman-Anderson, have wonderfully elucidated the key principles of organizational transformation. Every leader of an organization seeking to transform the context, culture, and quality of their organization need to be familiar with these principles. Based on my 20 years of experience helping organizations transform, I know first hand that the process of transforming and organization, large or small, is fraught with pitfalls, twists, and turns. Without a roadmap, such an endeaver is often destined to fail. The authors, through these companion pieces of work, provide such a roadmap. Equally as important, they clearly describe the principles of action and thought that underlie this roadmap. All too often, authors give the "how-tos" of change, but do not give ample focus on the mindset needed to effectively lead such a change. Here, in these companion pieces, the authors do both. For this alone, the book is worthy of applause. And yet, the authors of this book do more. The level of detail provided by these books match the complexity of the change process. Rather than reduce the process to a nifty little model, they have clarified a way of thinking that is complex enough to mirror the difficult challenge of transformation. By providing a clear, intelligent framework of thinking, and map for transformation, the authors have provided a gift to leaders and facilitators, that if followed, will be a crucial support for action. I highly recommend these books.
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Summary: BCM -- how to write 236 pages without saying a word!
Review: I chose 1 star only because "0 stars" was not an option. I had to use this book in a Master's course -- therefore, the professor had a captive audience in making his class read this book -- I would not recommend this book to anyone!! The Ackermans are real heavy in theory and very light in real-world application throughout the text. This book reminds me of authors who recycle information just to get published or justify another addition. Furthermore, very few orginal ideas are presented in this book. It is mostly borderline plagarism of Situational Leadership and work by Edgar Schein. I'd get kicked out of school for cheating if I handed in a paper along the lines of this book... in the real-world though, the Ackermans are making money off of it -- go figure!
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Summary: This Is The Real Thing . . .
Review: I've been studying the ground-breaking work of these authors throughout my entire career. My expectations were high . . . and they were met in spades. This is no "airplane" read, it's The Real Thing, a comprehensive field guide for planning & executing transformational change. Packed with Case Study references, Application Tools, powerful Consulting Questions - -everything you need to go about the real work of implementing change. Thank You Ackerman / Anderson !!!
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Summary: Best Ever
Review: Rarely are leadership books so practical. Beyond Change Management is chucked full of ideas that you can put to use immediately. Linda and Dean get to the heart of what it takes to make real change happen. They're masters at offering easy to grasp solutions for busy leaders. In this rich book are a million dollars worth of consulting ideas!
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Summary: Best Ever
Review: Rarely are leadership books so practical. Beyond Change Management is chucked full of ideas that you can put to use immediately. Linda and Dean get to the heart of what it takes to make real change happen. They're masters at offering easy to grasp solutions for busy leaders. In this rich book are a million dollars worth of consulting ideas!
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