Managing at the Speed of Chang: How Resilient Managers Succeed and Prosper Where Others Fail

In part because author Daryl R. Conner applies common sense ideas, and in part because his ideas have spread throughout corporate culture, some aspects of this book may seem familiar. Conner would probably count that as a positive development, because one of his core premises is that change is exhausting and, therefore, you should try to make changes as palatable as possible to the people they will affect. Thomas Edison did this by making the first electric lights resemble the already-familiar gas fixtures. But even if you've heard all of this before, don't underestimate the book's usefulness. Conner's theories may not surprise you, but he offers many immediately applicable tools for dealing with change, and he uses clear, expressive language to do so. Because you'll learn several useful tips if you read even a few pages, we recommend this book to anyone guiding any kind of organization - family, nonprofit, business or school - through change.

Working for one of the Big 4 consultancies I charged myself with the goal of learning more about Change Management. I found Conner's work to be just what I was looking for. Not only did I get a great introduction to the topic, but found Conner's real life examples to be quite fascinating - stuff to which I could easily relate. Particularly enjoyed the section on Synergy which is of course extremely useful for broader maangement issues.The only negative comment I might make is that he tends to re-iterate points slightly too much though this will, of course, help in the learning process.Overall, a great work and highly recommended.A great work, highly recommended.