Beyond Change Management: How to Achieve Breakthrough Results Through Conscious Change Leadership, Second Edition

by Dean Anderson

"With this extensively upgraded second edition, Dean Anderson and Linda Ackerman Anderson solidify their status as the leading authorities on change leadership and organizational transformation. This is without question the most comprehensive approach for leaders who are serious about making change a strategic discipline."
― Jim Kouzes , Author, The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About Leadership A comprehensive look at what it really takes to lead transformation successfully, written by two of the "masters of the craft." The author's best-selling first edition has been significantly updated to deliver critical insights about how leaders can achieve breakthrough results from transformational change, even in these challenging times. The book introduces conscious change leadership and provides insights about the critical human and change process dynamics that leaders must be aware of in order to succeed, and reveals why most leaders do not see these dynamics. Most importantly, it highlights the shift in worldview leaders must make to deliver greater success. The book outlines the author's highly successful "multi-dimensional, process approach" to transformation, addressing change at the organizational, team, relational, and personal levels. It thoroughly addresses leadership mindset and behavioral modeling, culture change, and large systems implementations, providing best practices developed over three decades of successful consulting to Fortune 500 executives. Written for executives and managers, OD consultants, change managers, project managers, and change consultants, this must read book provides the foundation for successful change leadership and consulting. Beyond Change Management advances the field of change leadership, and takes the concept of managing change in organizations to a whole new level. It is a must read for anyone wanting to stay abreast of advancements in the field. Together with its companion volume, The Change Leader’s Roadmap: How to Navigate Your Organization’s Transformation , these books can be used as texts in corporate or graduate school training programs and courses.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Leadership

320 pages, Paperback

First published March 12, 2001

Reviews

[fc7reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

As far as textbooks go, this one is pretty good. I didn't always enjoy the writing, but it is clear that the authors wish to share what they've learned from their years of change leadership consulting. The roadmap, particularly as a fullstream process, is very complex. The addition of the concept of conscious change leadership elevates the process by combining personal accountability for the leader with the carefully plotted steps of the very thorough fullstream process. If you're stuck, give this a read. It'll probably help kick something loose.

[Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an awesome book that takes Integral thinking and applies it to business, specifically transformational change. It's not a book of theory, which is exciting, it's a book of practical action. I especially like the "Case in Point" sidebars which detail some of the specific applications Being First has done with this methodology and companies—public and private. If you're interested in business transformation, this is a must read, and if you're interested in how you can talk about Integral to people who have no clue, it's a really good primer.