Rising Above It All: The Art and Science of Organizational Transformation

by John L. Lee

Look at organizational transformation in a revolutionary new way that can help you promote a higher level of sustained performance.Author John L. Lee, a veteran business consultant and the president of Alpha Training and Consulting, provides inspiring and informative techniques that help you improve business operations. You can learn how to understand and modify bad behaviors, formulate a true definition of leadership, and create a model that leads to cultural change.This guide includes figures and diagrams and provides a mathematical argument for why organizations must change in order to further progress. It examines historical figures whose insights have changed the worldand what you can learn from them.Much more than a rehash of old ideas introduced in flashy new clothing, this guide seeks to revolutionize thinking for organizational needs. If youre interested in organizational and self-improvement, the Rising Above It All guidebook provides the case studies, tips, and strategies you need to produce results.

389 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 3, 2012

Reviews

[Kostiantyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Rising Above It All” is a book about the transformation of a company or a business process. The author defines it as an evolving to a higher level of sustained performance. He also describes the 3 sub-transformations needed to achieve it:
1. Personal transformation
2. Transformation of organizational culture
3. Transformation of tools

All this is explained through storytelling, systems thinking and systematic problem solving, as well as the application of Six Sigma.

Interestingly, this is currently the only Six Sigma book to win the Shingo Prize. More interestingly, this book can be useful to a fairly broad audience. Much broader than “Six Sigma for Dummies”. Experienced professionals can find here some deep insights into human behavior and a better understanding of some of the processes that accompany each sub-transformation. Less experienced enthusiasts will understand how Six Sigma can help improve processes. And those who happen to open the book occasionally will learn about tools like FMEA and the project charter, the basics of statistical analysis, and hypothesis testing.

It's probably also worth mentioning that the author gave several seminars for the company I worked for. So not only did I get a chance to meet him and learn from him, but I got my book directly from him. First edition. Straight from the press.

Does this mean my rating is biased?

Well, based on the p-value, we cannot reject this hypothesis. On the other hand, any book that won the Shingo Prize is worth reading.

Anyway, I enjoyed the book. It was like another workshop with the author. It reminded me of some of the stories I had already heard from him. And also provide some new thoughts.

[Ford · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting book about human behavior and how a person can learn to be a better person. Learn to build people up not tear people down. Page 113 has a diagram, I feel I am in the "Sphere of being Content" in Q3.