Changing the Essence: The Art of Creating and Leading Environmental Change in Organizations - Hardcover

by Richard Beckhard (Author), Wendy Pritchard (Author)

Rapidly changing conditions in today's business environment have made unprecedented demands on organization leaders--often requiring radical rethinking of purpose and priorities, visions of the future, and the very structure and function of the organization itself. Using illustrative examples of CEOs who have successfully responded to these demands, the authors reveal the strategies and leadership behaviors required to manage and integrate this kind of fundamental change. Contents: 1. Choosing the Fundamental Change Strategy; 2. Creating a Learning Organization; 3. Leading a Vision-Driven Change Effort; 4. Focusing the Effort; 5. Resolving the Leader's Personal Dilemmas; 6. Aligning the Organization; 7. Leading the Transition.

Front Jacket

Reveals the strategies and leadership behaviors required to manage and integrate fundamental change. Uses illustrative examples of CEOs who have successfully led radical rethinking of purpose and priorities, vision, and the very structure and functions of the organization itself.

Back Jacket

This practical change manual reveals the strategies and leadership behaviors required to manage and integrate fundamental change, using illustrative examples of CEOs who have successfully led radical rethinking of purpose and priorities, vision, and the very structure and functions of the organization itself. "The indispensable leadership handbook for men and women who must manage the massive change, complexity, and opportunity that mark our time."--Frances Hesselbein, president and CEO, The Peter Drucker Foundation

Author Biography

Richard Beckhard was an American organizational theorist, Adjunct Professor at MIT, and pioneer in the field of organization development. Beckhard co-launched the Addison-Wesley Organization Development Series and began the Organization Development Network in 1967.

Wendy Pritchard is the author of Changing the Essence: The Art of Creating and Leading Environmental Change in Organizations, published by Wiley.