Overview

Why do as many as 75% of change initiatives fail? We live in an era where constant change is the norm rather than the exception. Given globalization, increased competition, and constant technological turnover, no organization can run in place: change is not optional. However, the sad fact is that the vast majority of change efforts fail. As authors Gregory P. Shea and Cassie A. Solomon argue, they do not fail for a lack of trying or leadership. Chances are you have led or been part of a failed change. But why did it fail andhow can the next change be successfully implemented? In this essential guide, authors Gregory P. Shea and Cassie A. Solomon deal with the real reasons change efforts fail--and how that failure can be avoided. They argue that change--real change--means changes in behavior and that the work environment itself is the greatest obstacle to making behavioral change stick. They reveal a tested method for leading successful change, which they have developed over a combined 50 years of helping organizations do just that. In Leading Successful Change, they share the 2 tenets for making successful change; how to create a scene that will provide a vision of the future; the 8 Levers of Change, a tried-and-true method for designing the work environment to support the changes; and how winning companies--from IKEA to a hospital near you--are successfully implementing change. Change is not optional and it is difficult--but it is also not impossible. Shea and Solomon present a thorough, well-researched explanation of how to make change work. Gildan Media is proud to bring you another Wharton Digital Press Audiobook. These notable audiobooks contain the essential tools that can be applied to every facet of your career.

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"""A vital resource for anyone who leads organizational change."" -- ""Steven M. Altschuler, MD, CEO, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia"" ""A wonderfully concise outline which will enable leaders to meaningfully engage in the visioning and execution of such changes within an organization."" -- ""Richard J. Green, vice chairman and CEO, Firstrust Bank"" ""Greg Shea and Cassie Solomon have written a...valuable resource for leaders of change."" -- ""Michael Useem, author of The Leader's Checklist "" ""More than a must-read for leaders today--it is a must-use guide for anyone who is faced with leading others to a future that is better than today."" -- ""Annie McKee, PhD, author of Management: A Focus on Leaders"""

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Gregory P. Shea, president of Shea and Associates, Inc., consults, researches, writes, and teaches in the areas of organizational and individual change and leadership. He is adjunct professor of management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and of its Aresty Institute of Executive Education, senior fellow at Wharton School's Center for Leadership and Change, adjunct senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at Wharton, and senior consultant at the Center for Applied Research. He was awarded an Excellence in Teaching Award from Wharton. Shea is a member of the Academy of Management and the American Psychological Association. He frequently cohosts Sirius Business Radio's In the Workplace and has numerous podcasts and articles on Knowledge@Wharton. His writing has appeared in such journals as the Sloan Management Review, Journal of Applied Management, Journal of Applied Behavior Science, Journal of Conflict Resolution, British Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Management Development, and Nursing Administration Quarterly. He has also served as contributing editor to or reviewer for various professional journals. Shea is coauthor of Your Job Survival Guide: A Manual for Thriving in Change. He is a Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard College and holds an MSc in management studies from the London School of Economics and an MA, MPhil, and PhD in administrative science from Yale University. Cassie A. Solomon, president and founder of The New Group Consulting, Inc., coaches leaders and consults to organizations on the design and implementation of strategic change. She instructs executives at Wharton's Aresty Institute of Executive Education and has taught health care executives at the University of Pennsylvania's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. She is the creator of RACI Solutions and has helped leaders around the around the globe break down silos and strengthen cross-functional teams. Her writing has appeared in Knowledge@Wharton, Fast Company, and Harvard Business Review. Solomon is a certified futurist and an ardent student of the impact of new technology on the future of work. She is a member of the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto. Cassie is an alumna of Yale University and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dana Hickox is a Juilliard-trained actor with off-Broadway, regional theater, and network television credits. As a voice-over artist, he has recorded textbooks for Learning Ally's New York and Washington, DC, units. He has also recorded poetry and children's stories for the David Black Literary Agency.

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