Changeability
Why some companies are ready for change - and others aren't
Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Decision Making & Problem Solving, Management
| Author: | Michael Jarrett | ISBN: | 9780273741633 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education Limited | Publication: | April 8, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Financial Times/ Prentice Hall | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael Jarrett |
| ISBN: | 9780273741633 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education Limited |
| Publication: | April 8, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Financial Times/ Prentice Hall |
| Language: | English |
Are you falling behind your competitors? Are you too slow getting your products to market? Are your overheads too high? These are just some of the challenges that companies face. However, initiating successful change strategies is far from easy. 70% of all change programmes fail. This book shows how you can make sure that when change happens (and it frequently does) your company is ready for it.
Shareholders want to see change take effect immediately, as each days delay can cost them money or lose them market share, while staff are often suspicious of change, wondering whats in it for them. How do you make sure the change you want happens successfully, that it has everyones support, and how do you make it stick? The only way to walk this tightrope without falling off is to leave behind the old models and adapt a new practice of change management.
Michael Jarrett draws on established research, case examples and his own wide consulting experience to illustrate that current models of step change are largely doomed to failure and proposes a new framework that aligns both the internal and external dynamics of change. In a refreshingly clear and practical approach, Changeability points to a new route to successful change which uses a balanced approach taking account of the four key levers of change.
First, take the online diagnostic test to benchmark your organisation against others in terms of your ability to change and to assess your relative strengths and weaknesses. Then use the tools, methods and techniques outlined by Jarrett to develop winning change strategies customised for your company. There are four main groups of strategies, depending upon your situation - so choose the one thats right for you and open the door to accelerated and sustainable change.
Are you falling behind your competitors? Are you too slow getting your products to market? Are your overheads too high? These are just some of the challenges that companies face. However, initiating successful change strategies is far from easy. 70% of all change programmes fail. This book shows how you can make sure that when change happens (and it frequently does) your company is ready for it.
Shareholders want to see change take effect immediately, as each days delay can cost them money or lose them market share, while staff are often suspicious of change, wondering whats in it for them. How do you make sure the change you want happens successfully, that it has everyones support, and how do you make it stick? The only way to walk this tightrope without falling off is to leave behind the old models and adapt a new practice of change management.
Michael Jarrett draws on established research, case examples and his own wide consulting experience to illustrate that current models of step change are largely doomed to failure and proposes a new framework that aligns both the internal and external dynamics of change. In a refreshingly clear and practical approach, Changeability points to a new route to successful change which uses a balanced approach taking account of the four key levers of change.
First, take the online diagnostic test to benchmark your organisation against others in terms of your ability to change and to assess your relative strengths and weaknesses. Then use the tools, methods and techniques outlined by Jarrett to develop winning change strategies customised for your company. There are four main groups of strategies, depending upon your situation - so choose the one thats right for you and open the door to accelerated and sustainable change.
