Most company's change initiatives fail. Yours don't have to. If you read nothing else on change management, read these 10 articles (featuring “Leading Change,” by John P. Kotter). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you spearhead change in your organization. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management wi Most company's change initiatives fail. Yours don't have to. If you read nothing else on change management, read these 10 articles (featuring “Leading Change,” by John P. Kotter). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you spearhead change in your organization. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management will inspire you to: - Lead change through eight critical stages - Establish a sense of urgency - Overcome addiction to the status quo - Mobilize commitment - Silence naysayers - Minimize the pain of change - Concentrate resources - Motivate change when business is good This collection of best-selling articles includes: featured article "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail" by John P. Kotter, "Change Through Persuasion," "Leading Change When Business Is Good: An Interview with Samuel J. Palmisano," "Radical Change, the Quiet Way," "Tipping Point Leadership," "A Survival Guide for Leaders," "The Real Reason People Won't Change," "Cracking the Code of Change," "The Hard Side of Change Management," and "Why Change Programs Don't Produce Change."
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management (including featured article “Leading Change” )
Most company's change initiatives fail. Yours don't have to. If you read nothing else on change management, read these 10 articles (featuring “Leading Change,” by John P. Kotter). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you spearhead change in your organization. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management wi Most company's change initiatives fail. Yours don't have to. If you read nothing else on change management, read these 10 articles (featuring “Leading Change,” by John P. Kotter). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you spearhead change in your organization. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management will inspire you to: - Lead change through eight critical stages - Establish a sense of urgency - Overcome addiction to the status quo - Mobilize commitment - Silence naysayers - Minimize the pain of change - Concentrate resources - Motivate change when business is good This collection of best-selling articles includes: featured article "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail" by John P. Kotter, "Change Through Persuasion," "Leading Change When Business Is Good: An Interview with Samuel J. Palmisano," "Radical Change, the Quiet Way," "Tipping Point Leadership," "A Survival Guide for Leaders," "The Real Reason People Won't Change," "Cracking the Code of Change," "The Hard Side of Change Management," and "Why Change Programs Don't Produce Change."
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Carolina Esteves de Andrade –
I just invested in myself with the HBR’S 10 Must Reads Collection by Harvard Business Review Press. This series is really good because each book has 10 of the best articles published by Harvard University on each topic. I think it is a must read for any ambitious manager, new or experienced leader. It is easy to read, each book has approximately 300 pages. Each chapter is an article from great authors such as Peter F. Drucker, Theodore Levitt, Robert S. Kaplan, David P. Norton and others. One of I just invested in myself with the HBR’S 10 Must Reads Collection by Harvard Business Review Press. This series is really good because each book has 10 of the best articles published by Harvard University on each topic. I think it is a must read for any ambitious manager, new or experienced leader. It is easy to read, each book has approximately 300 pages. Each chapter is an article from great authors such as Peter F. Drucker, Theodore Levitt, Robert S. Kaplan, David P. Norton and others. One of the things that I liked on these books is that each chapter has a box called Idea in Brief, which gives you an idea of the basic concept of the chapter and most of them has very interesting case studies as well. I highly recommend you to get this collection because will inspire you with ideas and knowledge that will accelerate both your own growth and company. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever-changing business environment. The titles include: Leadership, Managing Yourself, The Essentials, Change Management,Managing People and Strategy. One of my favorite articles were: What Makes an Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker (HBR’S 10 Must Reads On Leadership) Putting the Balanced Scorecard to Work by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton (HBR’S 10 Must Reads The Essentials) Managing Oneself by Peter F. Drucker (HBR’S 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself) The Real Reason People won’t Change by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey (HBR’S 10 Must Reads On Change Management ) What Great Managers Do by Marcus Buckingham (HBR’S 10 Must Reads On Managing People) The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution by Gary L. Neilson, Karla L. Martin, and Elisabeth Powers (HBR’S 10 Must Reads On Strategy) “Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes “ Peter F. Drucker “The ability to change constantly and effectively is made by high-level continuity.” Michael E. Porter
Vera –
First articles were better than the second half but it was nice to see different perspectives on change management.
Brahm –
Good mix of essays, some that I'd say are 5-star and a couple that are real snoozers - "Good" overall. I'd recommend this book to anyone in an organization that is facing a lot of change. If you're in leadership there are probably some good insights, and if you're not in leadership you'll at least be able to get inside their heads and see what they think about. Good mix of essays, some that I'd say are 5-star and a couple that are real snoozers - "Good" overall. I'd recommend this book to anyone in an organization that is facing a lot of change. If you're in leadership there are probably some good insights, and if you're not in leadership you'll at least be able to get inside their heads and see what they think about.
Vasundhara Jha –
To begin with, I have a few recommendations here, if you are in a hurry and don't want to go through all the articles here. 1. Tipping Point Leadership- This ought to be read by everyone, but esp by people at top positions in Service Industries. It is a brilliant account of the revival of the New York Police Department, and how it was completely a one-man show! This would feel more like a well-narrated adventure story than a monotonous Change Management article. :) 2. Cracking the code of change- To begin with, I have a few recommendations here, if you are in a hurry and don't want to go through all the articles here. 1. Tipping Point Leadership- This ought to be read by everyone, but esp by people at top positions in Service Industries. It is a brilliant account of the revival of the New York Police Department, and how it was completely a one-man show! This would feel more like a well-narrated adventure story than a monotonous Change Management article. :) 2. Cracking the code of change- Again, very insightful on the types of goals you may have and how accordingly your change styles would differ! 3. Radical Change, the Quiet Way- Changes can be as easily brought by tempered, unsung heroes as by those who do so with pomp, drama & style. Makes you think: What can you, as an individual, in not a very powerful place of leadership do to bring about changes, even small changes for the better? Overall, It'd be a good learning experience for a reader from any educational/work background.
Mykolas Petrauskas –
It is a good crash course into Organisational Change, but does not add a lot if you already have familiarity with a topic. Some great classic articles on why change initiatives fail and why people have diffuculty changing. Reading through the book, had a few moments of "should remember this" - but for a book called "must reads" would have expected much more of those. It is a worthy refresher nontheless. It is a good crash course into Organisational Change, but does not add a lot if you already have familiarity with a topic. Some great classic articles on why change initiatives fail and why people have diffuculty changing. Reading through the book, had a few moments of "should remember this" - but for a book called "must reads" would have expected much more of those. It is a worthy refresher nontheless.
Barry Davis –
A robust collection of HBR articles on the topic of change management: Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail - no urgency, no powerful guiding coalitions, no vision, no communication of vision Change Through Persuasion -set stage. frame the turnaround plan, manage the mood, prevent backsliding Leading Change When Business is Good: An Interview with Samuel J. Palmisano - gather input on values, analyze input, identify obstacles, launch change initiatives to address obstacles Radical Change, th A robust collection of HBR articles on the topic of change management: Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail - no urgency, no powerful guiding coalitions, no vision, no communication of vision Change Through Persuasion -set stage. frame the turnaround plan, manage the mood, prevent backsliding Leading Change When Business is Good: An Interview with Samuel J. Palmisano - gather input on values, analyze input, identify obstacles, launch change initiatives to address obstacles Radical Change, the Quiet Way - employ disruptive self-expression, verbal jujitsu, variable-term opportunities, strategic alliance building Tipping Point Leadership - address the four hurdles: resource, cognition, political, motivational A Survival Guide for Leaders - operate in and above the fray, court the uncommitted, cook the conflict, place the work where it belongs, manage yourself, anchor yourself. determine if it is adaptive or technical change The Real Reason People Won’t Change - offers a series of questions to address the following: diagnose the competing commitment, identify the big assumption, create a sentence stem that inverts the competing commitment with a “fill in the blank” statement, test and consider replacing the big assumption Cracking the Code of Change - contrasts theory E (economic measures) and Theory O (culture and human capability) - both have value regarding the change dimensions of goals, leadership, focus, process, and reward systems The Hard Side of Change Management - provides a formula to evaluate the potential success of a change process (win, worry or woe based on score) by assigning numeral values to four areas: duration, integrity, commitment, and effort (DICE) Why Change Programs Don’t Produce Change - mobilize change commitment by joint diagnosis, develop a shared commitment for organizing, foster consensus/competence/cohesion for vision, spread revitalization to all departments without pushing from the top, institutionalize revitalization through formal policies systems and structures...after it is running, monitor and adjust the process in response to problems
William Anderson –
As with any collection of articles, some will be better or more relevant to you than others. This collection is solid and of the quality you expect from HBR. The content spans from turnarounds to cultural shifts, covering the do's and dont's of training programs as well as how to introduce cultural change. The content here is gears towards C-Suite executives but is useful for change agents throughout all levels of an organization. As with any collection of articles, some will be better or more relevant to you than others. This collection is solid and of the quality you expect from HBR. The content spans from turnarounds to cultural shifts, covering the do's and dont's of training programs as well as how to introduce cultural change. The content here is gears towards C-Suite executives but is useful for change agents throughout all levels of an organization.
Mircea Nistor –
Some of the articles are older but the collection is a great start if you are interested in change management. I was complacently new to the subject and hoped this collection is a good followup to Kotter's "Leading Change". I was not disappointed. I started to understand better the topic and it was easier to navigate trough the sea of countless titles on change and change management. Some of the articles are older but the collection is a great start if you are interested in change management. I was complacently new to the subject and hoped this collection is a good followup to Kotter's "Leading Change". I was not disappointed. I started to understand better the topic and it was easier to navigate trough the sea of countless titles on change and change management.
Samer Chidiac –
Just like what the cover says... If you read nothing else on change management, read these 10 articles. It combined multiple views on Change along with useful tactics and strategies, that went through the individual, the teams and the organization. Highly recommended to anyone exploring the topic of Change management & transformation.
Scott Rappaport –
Mostly great examples, some good ones too Several different types of change management. The anecdotal evidence was good and some of the research was better. Some of the research seemed to be in progress at the time of this publishing.
Chrystel –
Like most HBR books like this I’ve read the content was good but it was not presented in an engaging way. I did appreciate the specific examples and ways to implement and encourage change, however improving the way the articles were written could have made them more interesting to read.
Giancarlo –
Change management isn't anything easy. This book is a very progessional guide on it. Change management isn't anything easy. This book is a very progessional guide on it.
Fred Rose –
A little dated but some sound articles in here (not all ten but enough to make it worth it).
Renee –
Some articles were amazingly helpful, others were so-so.
Mikko Hyvärinen –
Few articles about change management in a large organization. Generally good stuff, but much of it is yesterday’s news... Still: worth reading.
Debbie –
Must-read for any leader and manager involved in change programs
Jenn –
Had to read this for class. Most of the articles were interesting and not too hard to understand.
Dan Strick –
Such great motivation to get out and make a difference!
Mette Schultz –
Good book
Teresa –
Very dry material. The police change story was seen in another book. The best I got out from it is the DICE framework Duration, Integrity, Commitment, Effot. DICE score = D + (2xI) + (2XC1) + C2 + E.
Andrea Mcfarlane previously james –
Useful, but would have appreciated guidance on managing change in a small business
Jan –
Some good, som obsolete, some so so
Kolade Giwa –
Thoroughly enjoyed reading about different perspectives on change management.
Avory –
[note to self: didn't finish last article or two] [note to self: didn't finish last article or two]
Jeffrey Egolf –
A good book for learning not only about business change strategies, but also how to organize changes in social groups of smaller sizes as well. Get your interpersonal communication skills one notch higher by seeing how people in the business booms of the 90's did it with this slightly outdated, and a little repetitive, but still useful book. A good book for learning not only about business change strategies, but also how to organize changes in social groups of smaller sizes as well. Get your interpersonal communication skills one notch higher by seeing how people in the business booms of the 90's did it with this slightly outdated, and a little repetitive, but still useful book.
Anshul Thakur –
They are definitely a good read if you are looking for guidance. While some articles (mainly collaborations or case studies of how the programs devised by the authors worked wonders) did beat around the bush, it is the veterans like Christensen Clayton, Kaplan and Norton, Kotter, Peter Drucker and many others who moved my heart through beautiful prose in argument. A real story is often more influential than those with ‘A construction company in America’ type of themes and yet some researchers ha They are definitely a good read if you are looking for guidance. While some articles (mainly collaborations or case studies of how the programs devised by the authors worked wonders) did beat around the bush, it is the veterans like Christensen Clayton, Kaplan and Norton, Kotter, Peter Drucker and many others who moved my heart through beautiful prose in argument. A real story is often more influential than those with ‘A construction company in America’ type of themes and yet some researchers have used the latter. To me, this reduced the credibility, though I understand that the research might be under a Non-Disclosure Agreement. If we analyze closely, many of the features have just been given different names, sold under different change management initiatives by different people, but actually, they are the same, revolving around the top 4 points (and Emotional Intelligence). Read complete review at Aesthetic Blasphemy And do tell me what you think :)
Ryan –
Excellent book. Provides several papers on effective change management. There are a few standouts (The Real Reason People Won't Change, Why Change Programs Dont Produce Change) and a few that are a little less so (A Survival Guide for Leaders). Some of the papers in this book skip around the really hard issue of change that results in loss of headcount- so obviously in parts that its kind of annoying. The best way to approach the lessons in this book is by imagining you dont currently do anything Excellent book. Provides several papers on effective change management. There are a few standouts (The Real Reason People Won't Change, Why Change Programs Dont Produce Change) and a few that are a little less so (A Survival Guide for Leaders). Some of the papers in this book skip around the really hard issue of change that results in loss of headcount- so obviously in parts that its kind of annoying. The best way to approach the lessons in this book is by imagining you dont currently do anything theyre talking about, and maybe havent even considered them before. This will allow you to evaluate your current processes against these lessons.
Andrew –
Any book that has "Must Read" in its title had better deliver the goods. I can say that HBR's book on Change Management definitely delivers. The book is very well written, extremely concise, and absolutely enlightening. Indeed, I had to put the book down several times to ponder its valuable lessons. I really should have read this book ten years ago, and am disappointed that this book was not required reading during my MBA curriculum. Whether you are headed to business school or not, I would reco Any book that has "Must Read" in its title had better deliver the goods. I can say that HBR's book on Change Management definitely delivers. The book is very well written, extremely concise, and absolutely enlightening. Indeed, I had to put the book down several times to ponder its valuable lessons. I really should have read this book ten years ago, and am disappointed that this book was not required reading during my MBA curriculum. Whether you are headed to business school or not, I would recommend this book to anyone working in corporate America.
James –
Instead of reading one author's take on change management, the reader was exposed to ten articles that serve to give the reader exactly the viewpoints he needs. Some articles clashed and others agreed and complemented one another and that is the beauty of HBR's collection and most representative of what reality is. Instead of reading one author's take on change management, the reader was exposed to ten articles that serve to give the reader exactly the viewpoints he needs. Some articles clashed and others agreed and complemented one another and that is the beauty of HBR's collection and most representative of what reality is.
Kara –
This is a good collection of essays if you don't know a lot about change management. However, it seems limited to how leaders oversee change management, which is not so different from the study of good leadership. I was more interested in how a professional would oversee more "nuts and bolts" change management, and that's not what this book is. This is a good collection of essays if you don't know a lot about change management. However, it seems limited to how leaders oversee change management, which is not so different from the study of good leadership. I was more interested in how a professional would oversee more "nuts and bolts" change management, and that's not what this book is.