

You’ll learn the theories and change management models and see how you can use those in the workplace.Īimed at people doing change management in a leadership role (aren’t we all?), it will help you understand how to adapt an organization in readiness for change.

It’s a bestseller, billed as the “definitive” guide to change management, and it’s comprehensive. Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools, and Techniques of Organizational Change is now in its fifth edition. Making Sense of Change Management by Esther Cameron and Mike Green That’s a super high-level overview, and the book goes into it in much more detail. Create the opportunity for quick, short-term wins.Empower people to take action by removing barriers.Form a guiding coalition as the change team.Kotter’s way isn’t the only way to manage organizational change, but it’s a common model now and it’s helpful to understand the process so you can see what, if anything, you want to apply to your own projects. Leading Change (2012) is a comprehensive guide to his 8-step process for managing change. Kotter is a leading authority in change management, and this is the book to start with. Leading Transformation by Nathan Furr, Kyle Nel, and Thomas Zoega Ramsoy Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson et al The Theory and Practice of Change Management by John Hayes The Effective Change Manager’s Handbook edited by Richard Smith et al
