Checklist for change : a pragmatic approach to creating and controlling change / Thomas R. Harvey ; edited by Lillian B. Wehmeyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvey, Thomas R., author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational change--Management.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2002.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Now in Paper! Helpful examples from both the public and private sectors and from literature and history are presented in this outstanding volume for superintendents, central-office administrators, and corporate managers involved in the change process.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: Background for Change; Chapter 1: Introduction; A Simple Process; A Systematic Process; A Step-by-Step Process; Increased Chance for Success; Long-Term Success; Tone of the Book; Organization of Chapters; Chapter 2: Twelve Pieces of Folk Wisdom about Change; 1: The Grass is always Greener on this Side of the Fence; 2: Guess What, Not Everyone is like me; 3: Stress is Fertile Ground for Success; 4: You can't make it if you Believe you're Faking it; 5: If they haven't Bought it, they aren't Going to Keep it

6: Push me and I'll Push you Back7: If you want Change, Have a Party; 8: 100 Proof Change, like 100 Proof Whiskey, is Hard to Stomach; 9: Change is Loss; 10: You Learn to walk only by taking Baby steps; 11: To Err is not only Human, But Divine; 12: Risk is not Russian Roulette; Concluding Note; Chapter 3: Resistance to Change; Paucity of Research Base; Force Field Analysis; Sources of Resistance; Antidotes; Concluding Note; Chapter 4: Crafting Strategies for Unfreezing; Unfreezing; Strategies for Strain; Strategies for Potency; Strategies for Valence; Crafting the Overall Strategy

Part II: Perfoming ChangeChapter 5: Change Checklist; Analysis; Planning; Implementation and Evaluation; Summary; Chapter 6: Institutionalization of Change; Fundamental Premise; Planning and Preparation; Timing; Congruence with Mission; Environmental Sensitivity; Clarity and Simplicity; Unpretentious Realism; Sufficient, not Indulgent Resources; Strong, Central Leadership; Reduced Individual Proprietary Interest; Concluding Note; Chapter 7: How to keep from being a Victim of Change; O.K. to Resist; Reverse Change Strategies; Exploit the Possibilities; Lead the Parade; Define Problem Ownership

Call a Timeout DailyHave Fun; Analyze for Congruency; Concluding Note; Part III: Managing Change Teams; Chapter 8: Using Teams for Change; Forming the Team; Initiating the Team; Knowledge about Change; Providing Resources; Chapter 9: Directive Collaboration; Advantages of Directive Management; Advantages of Collaborative Management; Combining the Approaches; Directive Collaboration Step by Step; Applying Directive Collaboration; Reflections on the Process; Chapter 10: Infusion Change into Organizational System; Evaluation; Budgeting; Strategic Planning; Education Reform; Concluding Note

Chapter 11: Toward becoming an Artisan of ChangeIn Retrospect; Four Caveats; Appendix A: Cited Exercises; Appendix B: Change Checklist; References and Resources; Index

Notes:

Originally published: Lancaster, Penn. : Technomic Pub. Co., 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-8184-140-9

1-283-87548-9

1-4616-4838-6

OCLC:

1100846773