[Successful Change - How to Implement Change Through People] [Author: Miller, David] [June, 2011]

by David Miller

The trouble with change management is that there is an awful lot written and discussed about the failure rate of change projects. But how do you implement major change successfully? With Successful Change, you'll understand how organisations and people connect, and learn how to successfully facilitate change when people have to adopt new ways of working that are a significant departure from their current practices. Successful Change will help you understand how a people-centred change methodology Help successfully implement change Energise your organisation around the change Build leadership support Engage others to make the transition stick Author David Miller has spent the last 25 years helping organisations implement major change. He has extensive expertise in directly managing major changes including strategy implementation, technology implementation, business process changes, restructuring and quality management. In 1995, David founded Changefirst, to help businesses build competitive advantage through creating and sustaining organisational change capability. Through 25 years experience of change implementation, David has developed a deep belief that to successfully change, organisations must build their own capability to transform themselves and not be dependent on external support. His academic background is in Economics, Politics and Psychology. He has lived and worked in Europe and the United States as well as spending time working in Asia. David currently resides in West Sussex, England with his wife Susan and his terrier, Bear.

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First published June 2, 2011

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Reviews

[Jodie Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and understand with some great insights

A great read - enough to give you a framework for change without being completely prescriptive. I would recommend to anyone whom is involved in change

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compelling message about how to increase your chances of successfully implementing change in business, focused on people. Miller writes with clarity, no jargon, good examples and humour.

[Richard Newton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given a copy of this book when I joined the Change Management Institute, and I expected not to like it ... but as they say you should not judge a book by it's cover. This is a really excellent guide to managing and delivering change, based on the significant personal experience of the author. As someone who has read many books on change management, and even written a couple, this is definitely one of the better ones I have had access to.

The advice is easily understandable, directly usable and makes sense. It is written in a clear and easy to read style. I particularly like the fact that the book challenges some of the simplistic myths of change (such as all the problems are due to middle management blocking change). The book is relatively short - which I think is a plus. It touches on the academic theories underpinning change management, but in a very light touch way.

My one minor caveat is that it does occasionally become an extended sales pitch for Change first, the company of the author, and its product PCI. But the sales bits are relatively infrequent and forgiveable given the value of the rest of the book.