Aftershock : Helping People Through Corporate Change

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Summary: Very well done; highly recommended.
Review: Seeing the obvious "people breakage" of past changes, the President of the company bought the book for the senior staff to read and discuss so we'll be more skilled in change management.

The model is simple and yet powerful. I found myself doing a self-examination and applying it at home with my children. It will take some time to master the techniques and I'm optimistic it will greatly assist us with future corporate changes.

It's my intention to put together a training program for the entire company as it will help everyone better face business and personal change.

Rating:
Summary: A good study on change management
Review: The information contained in this book helped me to see most of my employees through the anxiety and emotions related to our 4 rounds of lay-offs, building relocation, several successive changes in management and re-engineering of our department. The author presents practical information and realistic strategies that will assist management at all levels. I would recommend this to any supervisor or manager that would like to prepare employees for corporate change, both positive and negative.

This book helped me to support and reassure many of my employees, which resulted in lower rates of turn-over and higher productivity during stressful times of change and uncertainty.