Aftershock: Helping People Through Corporate Change

by Harry Woodward, Wilson Learning Corporation (Compiler), Steve Buchholz, Karen Hess (Editor)

Overview

A practical, hands-on guide to helping employees through the often painful process of organizational change--whether from technological innovation, limited resources, or new management. Based on years of experience, this field-tested book will teach the crucial skills and strategies to help managers deal with their co-workers' reactions to change; minimize the disruptions in productivity, creativity, and worker relationships; and make the transition a positive experience. Each section includes a step-by-step treatment of tactics, case-studies of real situations, dialogues, and illustrations. Also includes a list of references.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620459591
Publisher:	Trade Paper Press
Publication date:	11/01/1987
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	1 MB

Table of Contents

Change: The Only Constant.
The Growth Curve: Phases of Change.
The Change Model: Endings, Transitions, Beginnings.
The Effects of Change: The Change Response Scale.
Endings: Four Reactions to Change.
The Self-Management Process.
Transitions: The CSE Support System .
Moving Toward Beginnings: Intervention Strategies.
Beginnings: Buying into the Change Together.
Reducing the Half- Life of Recovery.
References.
Appendix.

Editorial Reviews

This study is primarily for middle managers, who are responsible for implementing policy changes decided on by those at the top. It surveys a range of employee reactions to the end of the old system, the period of transition and the beginning of the new order; these reactions find workers disengaged, disoriented or disenchanted. A support system is presented, recognizing that individuals in the transitional corporate structure have certain basic needs: empathy, understanding and help in moving on. These can be supplied if managers direct colleagues and subordinates with concrete suggestions for steps to take. Based on a seminar of the Wilson Learning Corporation, a training firm, the book should prove helpful to those involved in corporate change. (January 12)

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