Change is Your Competitive Advantage: Strategies for Adapting, Transforming, and Succeeding in the New Business Reality

by Karl G Schoemer

Overview

Organizations today face a stark choice: change or fail. Transformation has become the only constant of the business landscape, and those companies that cannot adapt are doomed. But Karl Schoemer's New Reality program is here to help businesses make the tough choices that will lead to success. This book iincludes practical tools to help managers and employees:

• Adapt to change
• Identify Design/Defiant/Default behaviors
• Create a culture focused on the needs of the customer and consumer

This book includes case studies and anecdotes from Schoemer's clientele and positions executives and employees to make the most out of every change their company encounters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440513817
Publisher:	Adams Media
Publication date:	07/18/2009
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	205,472
File size:	607 KB

About the Author

Karl G. Schoemer, MBA (Brownsbug, IN), is the president and founder of VisionQuest, an organization devoted to teaching businesses the tools and skills needed to understand the power of change through workshops and lectures. He holds an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University with an emphasis in leadership and an undergraduate degree in business from the same university. His twenty years of valuable experience includes multiple roles with Baxter Healthcare International and Dale Carnegie Training. Schoemer is a well-recognized trainer, facilitator, and speaker. He has delivered keynote speeches; facilitated training; and consulted with hundreds of companies, groups, and associations worldwide. He has helped managers, teams, and organizations develop the skills and beliefs necessary to manage the change process and improve productivity.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

01 Change-Fast Today, and Even Faster Tomorrow 1

02 Four Guarantees 17

03 More Change = Less Productivity 27

04 Resistance Is Natural 39

05 The Four Stages of Change 53

06 Communicating Through the Four Stages 73

07 Building a Change-Adaptive Culture 91

08 Three Keys to Managing Change 123

09 Control the Controllables 141

Conclusion: What Are You Going to Do about It? 157

Appendix 15 Keys to Success in the New Business Reality 159

Key #1 Set Higher Standards for Yourself 161

Key #2 Set a Fast Pace 164

Key #3 Stay Positive 167

Key #4 Stay Confident 169

Key #5 Be Honest 171

Key #6 Be Decisive 174

Key #7 Be Flexible 177

Key #8 Raise Your Learning Curve 179

Key #9 Learn to Multitask 182

Key #10 Use the Latest Tools 185

Key #11 Take Direction from Your Customers 188

Key #12 Make a Contribution 190

Key #13 Get Results 192

Key #14 Redefine Performance 194

Key #15 Redefine Success 196

Index 199