Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas
A Leadership, Psychology, Science book. What are you doing? Cant you see? Im sawing down this tree. You look exhausted! How long...
"All that have ever tried to impose change in their organization will immediately recognize and truly value the in-depth knowledge and experience captured in this book. It contains a collection of eye-openers that is a treasure chest for pioneers of new organizational ideas, A fantastic toolbox for use in future missions!"--Lise B. Hvatum, product development manager, Schlumberger"If you have need of changing your organization, and especially of introducing new techniques, then you want to understand what is in this book. It will help you avoid common pitfalls that doom many such projects and will show you a clear path to success. The techniques are derived from the experience of many individuals and organizations. Many are also fun to apply. This stuff is really cool--and really hot."--Joseph Bergin, professor of computer science, Pace University, New York"If change is the only guarantee in life, why is it so hard to do? As this book points out, people are not so much resistant to change itself as they are to being changed. Mary Lynn and Linda...
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establish the vision; sell your dream, make it clear and alive; trust your people; dont interfere with their work; and give feedback at critical points. Mary Lynn Manns, Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas overselling Mary Lynn Manns, Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas What are you doing? Cant you see? Im sawing down this tree. You look exhausted! How long have you been at it? Over five hours, and Im beat! This is hard work. Well, why dont you take a break and sharpen that saw? Im sure it would go a lot faster. I dont have time to sharpen the saw. Im too busy sawing![*] Mary Lynn Manns, Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas
One of the main job of a consultant is to drive change. From individuals to organizations, we're asked to make peoples' jobs different through helping them try new technologies, alter their processes, or adopt new habits. Ironically, people who hire us often don't want to change themselves. They want different outcomes without actually... This is a first non-software patterns book that I read and for that it has given me a very interesting insight into the world of patterns and their wider appeal. I like the patterns listed in the book as they form a useful language to use when discussing change, at times, they feel too generic to give specific solutions and that's OK.... As software engineer, how could you not love a patterns book. Unfortunately, this one seems to try too hard and mostly points out some obvious techniques. It's an OK read, but can't say it is too enlightening. And to not reference the GoF Design Patterns book in the references seems sacrilegious.
