Change with Confidence : Answers to the 50 Biggest Questions That Keep Change Leaders up at Night

Praise for CHANGE WITH CONFIDENCE ?Phil Buckley is a world-class change leader andworld-champion enthusiast for effective change management.Straightforward and engaging, Phil addresses the 50 questions allchange managers need to answer with confidence in order to succeed.Rare too for an author in this field, he shares the?how-not-to? as well as the ?how-to.? Thisis a book any manager wanting to succeed in change should keepclose by.? ? Professor Chris Bones, Dean Emeritus, Henley BusinessSchool; Professor of Leadership, University of Manchester; andaward-winning author of The Cult of the Leader ?Phil Buckley?s book gives excellent, practicaladvice on how to implement change in any private or publicorganization. What makes Change with Confidence so specialis that it is organized around questions that anybody who isengaged in or leading change management will find to be key totheir success. The real-life examples given for each question makethis a very readable book. A must-buy for anybody who wants toavoid the most common mistakes in change management.? ? Stefan A. Bomhard, President, Europe, Bacardi MartiniGroup ? Change with Confidence provides leaders andleaders of change with a wealth of knowledge and experience thatthey can apply to their own change initiatives, and the real-worldexamples provide additional clarity on how to successfully manageor avoid common pitfalls.? ? David Sculthorpe, CEO, Heart and Stroke Foundation ofCanada Change Management is about helping people decide to changesuccessfully If you have been charged with leading a change initiative,chances are you were chosen for the job?that is, youdidn?t volunteer, but rather were tapped to lead or manage alarge change project. You may have been given a short briefing andleft to your own devices to succeed or fail in an uncertain, oftenthreatening, environment. You may find yourself struggling to adaptyour skill set to unfamiliar and anxiety-inducing conditions,conscious that your performance will affect your future careerpaths. Change with Confidence addresses the 50 biggest questionsthat change leaders ask time and again, and provides the context,examples, and advice to answer them well, and to enable successful,sustainable change. Whether you?re trying to figure it out,are in the planning stage, are actively managing or are working tomake it stick, you?ll find guidance for a wide range ofissues, including: Analyzing previous change initiatives to see what worked, whatdidn?t, and why Finding out who can influence your success or failure, helpyou, or trip you up Determining what resources you?ll need and how to getthem Overcoming change fatigue and opposition to change. Although every change has its own circumstances, there areproven processes, tactics, and behaviors that lead to lastingsuccess. Change with Confidence offers practical,experience-based advice on a difficult and stressful challenge.