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Macmillan Search Macmillan by John Kotter Holger Rathgeber Search John Kotter Holger Rathgeber
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Great outline of Kotter's approach to change
"I like using metaphor to explain ideas and concepts too and this book communicate very well the demands and challenges of change from the point of view of penguins on their melting iceberg. This book is an easy but nonetheless provocative and informative read capturing with great clarity Kotter's approach to managing change and to successfully taking others with you on the journey."
Breaking the Ice
I have undertaken some work with my management team at work specifically around working together as a team where change is significant. This is a great "simple" aproach to this topic and has some real characters in the story that everyone tries to relate to. For the price of the book; it is a great read and very useful.
Quick and easy read illustrating Kotters Eight change steps. 
After reading this book you will want to explore Kotters other work:
* Leading Change and
* The Heart of Change.
These give you the depth and breadth that is obviously missing here. I have found other books that I thought had the edge, over Kotters work these include:
*Strategic Organization Change - Pub 2005. It is based around a comprehensive organization model and linked change processes, that leads you to what I think is a more realistic view of how to proceed, that is easier to digest than some aspects of Kotters work which has been around for a while now. (see my other reviews)
*Tool kit for Organizational change, by Thomas Cawsey - Pub 2007. This is the product of 10 years work, the result is a very useful, readable and pragmatic guide to organizational change.(see my other reviews)
Stan Felstead - Interchange Resources - UK.
Simple yet Profound
As a "Change Agent", and as someone charged with the development of others, I should be comfortable with change management theory, - but Prince project management leaves me cold and I've been looking for something that puts the human being back at the centre of change; after all, a project never reaqlly change anything, - it's people that do that; and by the way, it's people that stop most changes from happening effectively too!
This little book can be absorbed in a couple of hours and, speaking personally, has provided me with a fantastic framework for managing change projects and for explaining change to others.
Kotter's 8 stages are well known, - but this brings them to life!
Change Management by Penquins
Easy to read, colourful and amusing illustrations. Change management in a very fun, easily understood way. Not just for managers or senior executives. If some 'grass roots' staff were encouraged to read it they would also understand why change is good and not to be feared.
I have already shared the book with two senior managers where I work and hope that they will utilise it at an up and coming Team Building Away Day.
I plan to share it with 'grass roots' staff too.
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Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions: Amazon.de: John Kotter, Holger Rathgeber: Englische Bücher.
http://www.amazon.de/Our-Iceberg-Melting-Succeeding-Conditions/dp/0230014208
