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Praise for Leading at the Edge of Chaos
"If your organization is facing any anticipated chaotic event inthe next six months-and who isn't-you should read Daryl Conner. Histough-minded definitions of winners vs. losers will make you thinktwice." -Craig E. Weatherup, Chairman and CEO, The Pepsi-ColaCompany
"Conner's new book is thoroughly original and useful on the masteryof leading change." -Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor ofBusiness Administration, University of Southern California, andauthor of Organizing Genius
"Daryl Conner has done it again! The leading authority on managingchange has given us what we need right now. Leading at the Edge ofChaos offers prescriptive advice for leading in today's world,where the tempo and thrust of change has escalated. A must read foranyone who is still breathing and leading." -Ken Blanchard,coauthor of The One Minute Manager(r)
"Delightful and thought-provoking . . . [links] deep organizationalresearch with useable 'real world' advice . . . I would recommendthis book to others-senior line leaders and their managementteams." -Kenneth Schwenke, Senior Vice President, Human Resources,Aramark Corporation
"In the new reality in which the human need for control iscontinuously assaulted by escalating change, Daryl Conner provides[organization leaders] . . . steps to take . . . in clear languageand vivid images, with psychological insight and knowledge born outof broad hands-on experience." -Judy Bardwick, author of In Praiseof Good Business and Danger in the Comfort Zone
"Every executive who is leading constant change in theirorganizations should read this book." -Don Beattie, ChiefExecutive, Personnel, The BOC Group (U.K.)
"Gone are the days when innovations and new ventures wereincremental in scope and sequential in nature. In their place is'perpetual unrest,' unending, fundamental changes . . . " -DarylConner
In his 1993 classic, Managing at the Speed of Change, Daryl Connershowed managers how to implement business innovations on time andunder budget. In this groundbreaking new book, he shows them how toride the whirlwind.
The tempo of change has sped up to a dizzying pace over the pastfew years. Globalization, rapid-fire technological innovation, andmounting pressure for shareholder value have pushed the marketsinto a state of ceaseless turmoil. What was cutting-edge changemanagement theory just five years ago now seems naive. Successamidst such a maelstrom of change calls for much more than whatchange management models have to offer. It calls for a radicallynew kind of organization, nimble enough to adapt instantly tochanging market conditions, and piloted by leaders versed in theart of Leading at the Edge of Chaos.
This book is not about decision making; it is about execution. Itis not about predicting change; it is about adapting to it at amoment's notice. Internationally renowned "Change Doctor" DarylConner defines the new roles that all leaders must assume in orderto direct the changes that are crucial to their organizations'survival. He schools them in all of the essential components of thechange process. And, most importantly, he arms them with actionsteps for instilling their companies with the nimbleness andresilience needed to survive and thrive in today's supervolatilemarkets.
Conner also introduces the revolutionary concept of human duediligence-the human equivalent of financial due diligence and anindispensable tool for orchestrating major enterprisewidetransitions. Strategic, results-oriented, and proactive, human duediligence focuses on people's capacity to absorb change as alimited resource, and offers tools for ensuring that there issufficient capacity available to face the next challenge-and themany others sure to follow.
"If your organization is facing any anticipated chaotic event inthe next six months-and who isn't-you should read Daryl Conner. Histough-minded definitions of winners vs. losers will make you thinktwice." -Craig E. Weatherup, Chairman and CEO, The Pepsi-ColaCompany
"Conner's new book is thoroughly original and useful on the masteryof leading change." -Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor ofBusiness Administration, University of Southern California, andauthor of Organizing Genius
"Daryl Conner has done it again! The leading authority on managingchange has given us what we need right now. Leading at the Edge ofChaos offers prescriptive advice for leading in today's world,where the tempo and thrust of change has escalated. A must read foranyone who is still breathing and leading." -Ken Blanchard,coauthor of The One Minute Manager(r)
"Delightful and thought-provoking . . . [links] deep organizationalresearch with useable 'real world' advice . . . I would recommendthis book to others-senior line leaders and their managementteams." -Kenneth Schwenke, Senior Vice President, Human Resources,Aramark Corporation
"In the new reality in which the human need for control iscontinuously assaulted by escalating change, Daryl Conner provides[organization leaders] . . . steps to take . . . in clear languageand vivid images, with psychological insight and knowledge born outof broad hands-on experience." -Judy Bardwick, author of In Praiseof Good Business and Danger in the Comfort Zone
"Every executive who is leading constant change in theirorganizations should read this book." -Don Beattie, ChiefExecutive, Personnel, The BOC Group (U.K.)
"Gone are the days when innovations and new ventures wereincremental in scope and sequential in nature. In their place is'perpetual unrest,' unending, fundamental changes . . . " -DarylConner
In his 1993 classic, Managing at the Speed of Change, Daryl Connershowed managers how to implement business innovations on time andunder budget. In this groundbreaking new book, he shows them how toride the whirlwind.
The tempo of change has sped up to a dizzying pace over the pastfew years. Globalization, rapid-fire technological innovation, andmounting pressure for shareholder value have pushed the marketsinto a state of ceaseless turmoil. What was cutting-edge changemanagement theory just five years ago now seems naive. Successamidst such a maelstrom of change calls for much more than whatchange management models have to offer. It calls for a radicallynew kind of organization, nimble enough to adapt instantly tochanging market conditions, and piloted by leaders versed in theart of Leading at the Edge of Chaos.
This book is not about decision making; it is about execution. Itis not about predicting change; it is about adapting to it at amoment's notice. Internationally renowned "Change Doctor" DarylConner defines the new roles that all leaders must assume in orderto direct the changes that are crucial to their organizations'survival. He schools them in all of the essential components of thechange process. And, most importantly, he arms them with actionsteps for instilling their companies with the nimbleness andresilience needed to survive and thrive in today's supervolatilemarkets.
Conner also introduces the revolutionary concept of human duediligence-the human equivalent of financial due diligence and anindispensable tool for orchestrating major enterprisewidetransitions. Strategic, results-oriented, and proactive, human duediligence focuses on people's capacity to absorb change as alimited resource, and offers tools for ensuring that there issufficient capacity available to face the next challenge-and themany others sure to follow.
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