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7.–Michael Beer and Nitin Nohria, “Cracking the Code of Change,” Harvard Business Review 78, no. 3 (May–June 2000): 137. Chapter 5 1.–Eric Hoffer,The Ordeal of Change (Cutchogue,NY:Buccaneer Books, 1976), 3. 2.–See the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ® , Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc. 3.–See W. Christopher Musselwhite and Robyn Ingram, Change Style Indicator (Greensboro, NC:The Discovery Learning Press, 1999). 4.–Ibid., 4. 5.–Paul R. Lawrence,“How to Deal With Resistance to Change,” Har- vard Business Review XLVII ( January–February 1969): 4–12, 166–176. 6.–Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey, “The Real Reason People Wo n’t Change,” Harvard Business Review 79, no. 10 (November 2001): 84–92. 7.–Everett M. Rogers, Diffusion of Innovation, 3rd ed. (New York: The Free Press, 1983) 315–316. Chapter 6 1.–Harry Woodward and Steve Bucholz, Aftershock (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1987). 2.–Adapted from Todd D. Jick, “Note on the Recipients of Change,” Note 9-491-039 (Boston: Harvard Business School, 1990, revised 1996). 3.–Ken Hultmans, The Path of Least Resistance (Austin, TX: Learning Concepts, 1979). Chapter 7 1.–Robert Schaffer, “Rapid-Cycle Successes versus the Titanics,” in Breaking the Code of Change, eds. Michael Beer and Nitin Nohria (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2000), 362. 2.–James R. Bright,“Evaluating Signals of Technological Change,” Har- vard Business Review XLVIII ( January–February 1970): 64. 3.–James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras, “Building Your Company’s Vi- sion,” Harvard Business Review 74, no. 5 (September–October 1996): 66. Notes 127 125-128 HBE-MCT NOTES 3rd 10/15/02 9:59 AM Page 127 125-128 HBE-MCT NOTES 3rd 10/15/02 9:59 AM Page 128 This Page Intentionally Left Blank For Further Reading Communication Issues Larkin, T. J., and Sandar Larkin. “Reaching and Changing Frontline Em- ployees,” Harvard Business Review 74, no. 3 (May–June 1996): 95–104. Planning a major change in your organization? If so, chances are you have arranged a huge rally, rousing speeches, videos, and special editions of the company paper. Stop. This sort of communication does not work. If you want people to change the way they do their jobs, you must change the way you communicate with them. Drawing on their own research and the research of other communication experts from the past two decades, the authors argue that senior managers—and most communication consultants—have refused to hear what frontline workers have been trying to tell them: When you need to communi- cate a major change, spend most of your time, money, and effort on frontline supervisors. General Issues Beer, Michael, Russell A. Eisenstat, and Bert Spector. The Critical Path to Corporate Renewal. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1990. Based on a study of six large corporations that tried to transform them- selves, this book explains why some enjoyed greater success than others, and offers a practical approach that managers can adopt. Also worth read- ing from these same authors is,“Why Change Programs Don’t Produce Change,” Harvard Business Review 68,no. 6 (November–December 1990): 7–12. Brenneman, Greg. “Right Away and All at Once: How We Saved Conti- nental,” Harvard Business Review 76, no. 5 (September–October 1998): 162–179. Not many corporatewide change programs succeed.This one did, and it makes for interesting reading. In 1994, Continental Airlines was headed for a crash landing—quickly running out of customers and 129 129-132 HBE-MCT BIBLIO 3rd 10/15/02 10:00 AM Page 129 cash. A simple strategy, executed fast, right away, and all at once, says Greg Brenneman, president and COO of the company, pulled it out of its death spiral. He describes the five lessons he learned during this dra- matic turnaround.With Gordon Bethune, Continental’s chairman and CEO, Brenneman devised the Go Forward Plan, a straightforward strat- egy focused on four key elements: understanding the market, increasing revenues, improving the product, and transforming the corporate cul- ture. Brenneman admits that the plan wasn’t complicated—it was pure common sense.The tough part was getting it done.“Do it now!”became the rallying cry of the movement, and the power of momentum carried Continental to success. Kotter, John P. Leading Change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996. Emphasizing the need for leadership to make change happen— and stick—this book identifies an eight-step process that every organi- zation must go through in order to achieve change goals. It shows where and how people often derail the process, and how those errors can be avoided. Realizing Change (part of The Interactive Manager Series of multimedia learning tools on CD-ROM). Boston: Harvard Business School Pub- lishing, 1999. Realizing Change, based on John Kotter’s book, Leading Change, is designed to help managers acquire the understanding and skills needed to lead and manage organizational change. Unlike the book, the CD version organizes the change agenda into three sequential phases: set up, roll out, and follow through.The interactive nature of the program allows users to drill down into various levels of detail on each phase, including case studies and other available readings. Schaffer, Robert H., and Harvey A. Thomson. “Successful Change Pro- grams Begin with Results,” Harvard Business Review 70, no. 1 ( January– February 1992): 80–89. If you think that big change programs with grandiose visions are bunk, you’ll like this article. Most corporate im- provement efforts have negligible results, according to these authors, be- cause they focus on activities, not results, and there is no explicit connection between action and outcome.“Results-driven” approaches offer greater potential for improvement because they focus on achieving specific, measurable goals. By committing to incremental change, man- agers not only can see results faster but also determine more quickly what is working and what isn’t. Leadership Issues Conner, Daryl R. Managing at the Speed of Change: How Resilient Managers Succeed and Prosper Where Others Fail. New York: Villard Books, 1993. The author notes eight patterns and many principles that can be used 130 For Further Reading 129-132 HBE-MCT BIBLIO 3rd 10/15/02 10:00 AM Page 130 successfully by those responsible for change in their organizations.The patterns involve the nature of change, the process of change, the roles played during change, resistance to change, commitment to change, how change affects culture, synergism, and the nature of resilience. Connor states that the degree to which people demonstrate resilience is the key factor in managing change successfully. Luecke, Richard. Scuttle Your Ships Before Advancing:And Other Lessons from History on Leadership and Change for Today’s Managers. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.This collection of historical episodes dramatizes the plight of leaders faced with uncertainty and change.The episodes range from the Aztec world at the time of Cortez’s appearance,to the bat- tle of Agincourt,to revolutionary Boston. Among other things,the book contains an interesting chapter on the power of ideas to drive change. People Issues Jeffreys, J. Shep. Coping with Workplace Change: Dealing with Loss and Grief. Menlo Park, CA: Crisp Publications, 1995.This short book was written for survivors of layoffs and other organizational changes, but it holds value for anyone in an organization undergoing major change. Musselwhite, W. Christopher, and Robyn Ingram. Change Style Indicator. Greensboro, NC: The Discovery Learning Press, 1999. This “Study Guide” is an assessment instrument designed to measure an individual’s preferred style in approaching change and in addressing situations in- volving change.Knowing in advance how people respond to change can help you enlist their collaboration.This and Discovery Learning’s other training and consulting products are available through its Web site: <http://www.discoverylearning.com>. Pritchett, Price. New Work Habits for a Radically Changing World. Dallas,TX: Pritchett & Associates, 1994. This book offers guidelines for job man- agement during radical change.The author’s viewpoint is that change in organizations is only a response to change in the world, and therefore, employees must take personal responsibility for their own careers. Strebel, Paul. “Why Do Employees Resist Change?” Harvard Business Re- view 74, no. 3 (May–June 1996): 86–92.The problem with many change programs isn’t the programs themselves. It’s that too few people, at every level, really support the initiative with their hearts and minds.This inter- esting article explains that organizations have personal compacts with their employees. Change efforts fail when those compacts are ignored. For Further Reading 131 129-132 HBE-MCT BIBLIO 3rd 10/15/02 10:00 AM Page 131 129-132 HBE-MCT BIBLIO 3rd 10/15/02 10:00 AM Page 132 This Page Intentionally Left Blank Index 133 agents, change. See change agents Brenneman, Greg, 62–63 Champion International, 12 –13 change continuous (see continuous change) economic approach (see Theory E) implementing (see implementing change) organizational capabilities approach (see Theory O) process of (see seven steps to change) readiness for (see change-readiness) summary, 15 types of, 8–9 change agents identifying, 78, 79 insider-outsider, 78, 79–80 roles of, 77 change-readiness achieving, 25–29 approaches for accomplishing change, 21–22 complacency signs, 21–22, 23t leadership and, 18–19 motivation to change, 19–21 nonhierarchical organizations and, 24–25 rewards as motivation, 22–24 summary, 29–30 conservers and change, 72, 73 consultants and implementing change background to use, 62, 64 choosing, 120–121, 123 fees, 121–122 success of partnership, 122 types and approaches used, 64–65 variations in roles, 65–67 when to hire, 119–120 Continental Airlines, 62–63 continuous change accomplishing, 106, 107–109, 110 advantages of, 104 discontinuous versus, 102–104 information management evaluation, 118t peoples’ responses to, 104–106 summary, 110–111 C performers, 19 Deming,W. Edwards, 19–20 133-136 HBE-MCT INDEX 3rd 10/16/02 2:31 PM Page 133 economic approach to change. See Theory E Eddystone Generating Station, 40–42 empowering people, 26–27, 28 Endurance, 98–99 Ford Motor Company, 20–21 General Electric, 13–15, 66 General Motors, 21, 29 Herman Miller Company, 43 HR personnel, 46–47 human factors regarding change. See social and human factors; stress due to workplace change implementing change common problems, 52–53 communication’s importance, 62–63 communication tips, 60–62 consistency need, 56–57 consultants and (see consultants and implementing change) enabling structures development, 57–58 leadership self-evaluation, 114–115t milestone celebration, 58–59 obstacles identification, 117t online tools Web site, 113 plan creation, 54–56 stress levels management evaluation, 116t summary, 67–68 team member selection, 53–54, 55 leadership change-readiness and, 18–19 in a change situation, example of, 98–99 characteristics of change leaders, 38–39 relationship to management, 46, 47f self-evaluation, 114–115t managers’ role in change dealing with change, 88–89 helping employees, 94–95, 96 role in steps to change, 46–47 Nordstrom, 110 organizational capabilities approach to change. See Theory O originators and change, 72, 73–74 passive resisters and change, 76 pragmatists and change, 72, 73 resisters social factors regarding change and, 74–76 stress due to change and, 96–97 rewards change implementation and, 58, 59 change-readiness and, 22–24 Scott Paper, 12–13 seven steps to change focus on results, 39–42, 117t 134 Index 133-136 HBE-MCT INDEX 3rd 10/16/02 2:31 PM Page 134 institutionalizing of success, 44 leaders’ and managers’ roles, 46–47 leadership and, 38–39 mistakes to avoid, 47–48 motivating change, 37 problem identification, 33–35 self-diagnosis of approach, 45t shared vision development, 36–38 solution development, 35–36 start at periphery, 43–44 strategy monitoring and adjust- ment, 45 summary, 49–50 Shackleton, Sir Ernest, 98–99 “simple, quick, affordable” (SQA), 43 social and human factors change agents, 77, 78, 79–80 rank and file reactions, 70–74 resisters, 74–76 stress caused by change (see stress due to workplace change) summary, 81 statistical process control (SPC), 19–21 stress due to workplace change individual’s role in dealing with change, 89–92 leadership example, 98–99 managers’ role in dealing with change, 88–89 managers’ role in helping employ- ees, 92–96 resisters and, 96–97 sense of loss and anxiety, 85–86 stages of reactions, 86–88 stress levels management evalua- tion, 116t summary, 99–100 Theory E described, 10, 65–66 theories comparison, 11–15, 15t Theory O described, 11, 66 theories comparison, 11–15, 15t Walt Disney, 109 Web site for online change tools, 113 Xerox, 37 Index 135 133-136 HBE-MCT INDEX 3rd 10/16/02 2:31 PM Page 135 133-136 HBE-MCT INDEX 3rd 10/16/02 2:31 PM Page 136 This Page Intentionally Left Blank [...]... Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School, where he still teaches in the areas of organizational effectiveness, human resource management, and organizational change Prior to joining the Harvard faculty, he was Director of Organization Research and Development at Corning, Inc., where he was responsible for stimulating a number of innovations in management He has authored or coauthored several books and articles... Path to Corporate Renewal (Harvard Business School Press, 1990), which deals with the problems of large-scale corporate change, won the Johnson, Smith, and Knisley Award for the best book in executive leadership in 1991 and was a finalist for the Academy of Management Terry Book Award that year His most recent book, edited with Nitin Nohria, is Breaking the Code of Change (Harvard Business School Press,... Harvard Business Essentials series Based in Salem, Massachusetts, Mr Luecke has authored or developed over thirty books and dozens of articles on a wide range of business subjects He has an M.B.A from the University of St.Thomas RI C HARD LU E C K E 138 Need smart, actionable management advice? 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