Changing Organizations from Within: Roles, Risks and Consultancy Relationships
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (853 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1409449688 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Changing Organizations from Within examines the pulls on role and identity that can easily undermine competence and practice. The book’s editors and several of the authors are graduates, or have been faculty members, of London's Tavistock Institute Advanced Organizational Consultation programme, with experience of running development programmes for consultants and of coaching insiders. Changing Organizations from Within is unusual in providing a range of authentic insider accounts. Most of what is written about change comes from the perspective of external consultants or from academics researching the activities of those with insider change roles. Organizational change is often insider-led and supported by internal consultants and change agents. Some are external consultants whose work involves developing insightful insider perspectives. The authors provide practical advice to help insiders navigate organizational space, make sense of tricky situations, and work more mindfully to help organizations change.. Some work 'inside' as employees. Each chapter is written by an author with experience of different kinds of insider relationships with their client organizations. Understanding the system psycho-dynamics present in organizations helps consultants and chan
She is currently Co-Director of The Practitioner Certificate in Consulting and Change (P3C) programme validated through The Tavistock Institute, London, and was core faculty on the University of Birmingham's Masters Programme in Leading Public Service Change and Organizational Development. Robin Stevens formerly worked for New York City Tra
This work is indispensable for managers, consultants, students and others who want to understand the change process while functioning in a role that has a physical or psychological attachment to the organization. This is a must read for those wanting to look at the process of organizational change, not from the outside, but from the inside.'William Czander, St. Thomas Aquinas College, USA . 'This impressive work deepens our understanding of this basic, yet insufficiently considered aspect of organizational change, engaging in the change process as an insider. Susan Whittle and Robin Stevens have collected readings that cover an array of the psychological pitfalls a
A Great Contribution Bringing this perspective into dialogue with the challenges of internally led change efforts is a great contribution to the field. Internal change agents face so many unique and complex challenges. Many efforts flounder because change agents are stymied by the forces that aris