Radical change, radical results : 7 actions to become the force for change in your organization

Change is Coming. Are You Ready to Make Split Second Decisions that Get Big Results? Develop a workforce that runs on self renewal, passion and productivity and delivers results to both customers and investors throughout time. Dell, Motorola, Pharmacia , and other leading organizations have used this proven program to enable company wide change and compete more effectively. History has proven that organizations that adapt to change quickly and gracefully stand the best chance of survival. In Radical Change, Radical Results , top consultants Kate Ludeman and Eddie Erlandson divulge their breakthrough, 7 step program for achieving a successful corporate transformation. Utilizing the "tools" of Curiosity, Awareness, Authenticity, Accountability, Candor, Genius, and Appreciation , any organization can get employees to move past the typical resistance and fear of change to embrace a common goal of adaptability and productivity. "Taking these actions, day in and day out, is a lifelong process that yields both immediate and long term rewards," the authors promise. Annotation Creating a "culture of change" is not mysterious orcomplicated - it's about making the right choices. Employees make several, split-second choices underpressure every day - thereby executing split-second movesevery day. Radical Change, Radical Results contains sevenspecific "moves" or tools, that, when followed reliablyover time, have radically changed the cultures and bottomlines of companies author Kate Ludeman has consulted to -including Dell, Motorola, Pharmacia and Adecco. RadicalChange, Radical Results provides a powerful, testedprogram for corporate transformation to address thenumber-one problem facing business today: getting peopleto move rapidly and gracefully through the constantrequired changes "Poor communication, dishonesty, and fear characterize business as usual and create the toxic by-product of corporate sludge. Anything that slows us down is sludge, from rigid attitudes to overly complex procedures, time spent in turf battles and energy spent not being real. Our two default modes of operation - protectiveness and pleasing people - stir up interpersonal muck that slows progress to a crawl." "Radical change in your company is an inside job. It requires that you bring your whole self to work to clear out the sludge. Kate Ludeman and Eddie Erlandson show how anyone, at any level, can begin."--BOOK JACKET Courage : committing to conscious change Curiosity : learning on the run Awareness : tapping the bodymind intelligence Authenticity : dropping the roles that bind us Accountabilty : stepping up and taking responsibility Candor : telling the truth and turning the tide Genius : awakening the sleeping giant Appreciation : seeing gifts everywhere Ripple effect : change yourself, change the world. Let us show you a genuinely exciting phenomenon, an example of a new way of work: Every morning 1,000 or so people who don't need to work get in their cars and come to jobs at Dell.