HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management, Vol. 2

by Harvard Business Review, John P. Kotter, Tim Brown

Lead change amid constant turbulence and disruption.

Get more of the ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you successfully transform your organization.

With insights from leading experts including John Kotter, Tim Brown, and Roger Martin, this book will inspire you

Master the eight accelerators of strategic changeTurn your culture into a catalyst for transformationUse your network ties to win over resistersApply design thinking to secure buy-in Scale agile practices across your organizationGet reorgs rightAvoid pursuing the wrong changes

This collection of articles includes "What Everyone Gets Wrong About Change Management," by N. Anand and Jean-Louis Barsoux; "Cultural Change That Sticks," by Jon R. Katzenbach, Ilona Steffen, and Caroline Kronley; "Culture Is Not the Culprit," by Jay W. Lorsch and Emily McTague; "The Network Secrets of Great Change Agents," by Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro; "Design for Action," by Tim Brown and Roger L. Martin; "Agile at Scale," by Darrell K. Rigby, Jeff Sutherland, and Andy Noble; "The Merger Dividend," by Ron Ashkenas, Suzanne Francis, and Rick Heinick; "Getting Reorgs Right," by Stephen Heidari-Robinson and Suzanne Heywood; and "Your Workforce Is More Adaptable Than You Think," by Joseph B. Fuller, Judith K. Wallenstein, Manjari Raman, and Alice de Chalendar.

HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Management, Leadership

227 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2021

Reviews

[Maggie · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars. I don't know what I expected. These are good articles, but nothing groundbreaking. Lots of jargon and corporate case studies, not a lot that I think would actually be relevant for my day-to-day.

[Jade · Rating 5 out of 5]

A useful and insightful book on how to implement change and sustain it within an organisation.

Lots of transferable knowledge and excellent working examples in each chapter of how different methods have been implemented and the successes/challenges of these.

I always worry with books like this that they can be too academic or jargon-based (especially as I'm in education with very little buisness-based private sector experience), but with this book that wasn't the case.

It was easy to digest with some key take away messages for me:

*guided coalition
*keep rejectors at arms length, but use their insight where appropriate
*keep an eye on your quest, and make sure its appropriate. Keep it simple, and focus only on ONE
*culture isn't the culprit
*complementary systems is key, a clear balance between hierarchy and strategy

[Kerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good review of change management principles.