Managing Change and Transition

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• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Year: 2002
• Print ISBN: 9781578518746
• eBook ISBN: 9781422131770
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Management
• Index: Business

Harvard Business Essentials are comprehensive, solution-oriented paperbacks for business readers of all levels of experience. Managing through change and crisis is difficult in any business environment, let alone one as turbulent as managers face today. This timely guide offers authoritative advice on how to recognize the need for organizational change, communicate the vision, prepare for structural change such as M&A, and address emotional responses to downsizing. With tools for managing stress levels and advice on gathering and sharing information during a transition, Managing Change and Transition is an indispensable guide for managers at any level of the organization.

Table of contents

• The Harvard Business Essentials Series
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• 1 - The Dimensions of Change
• 2 - Are You Change-Ready?
• 3 - Seven Steps to Change
• 4 - Implementation
• 5 - Social and Human Factors
• 6 - Helping People Adapt
• 7 - Toward Continuous Change
• APPENDIX A - Useful Implementation Tools
• APPENDIX B - How to Choose and Work with Consultants
• Notes
• For Further Reading
• Index
• About the Subject Adviser
• About the Writer
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