The Change Leader: Using a Gestalt Approach with Work Groups (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780883904695)

A how-to micro-approach to implementing change

For the first time, here is a practical, basic guide to leadingindividuals and groups through change, from a Gestalt perspective.Step-by-step, this reference guide shows you how to lead changeefforts and implement them with maximum results.

Taking a micro-approach to change, this unique resource ispresented in workbook form to teach you:

* The roles that power and self-interest play in the changeprocess
* What power really is and how it works
* Aspects of, assumptions about, and steps in the changeprocess
* The role of the change leader and styles of changeleadership
* How to frame and present the demand for change
* How to develop a change contract with the group
* How to explore the change and obtain commitment to it
* What resistance really is and how to work with it
* How to negotiate aspects of the change
* What situational exclusion is and when to use it
* How to conduct the change meeting and implement the change

Packed with action steps, examples, and activities for the changeleader and the group, The Change Leader is a necessary referencefor every manager, trainer, and consultant called on to effectchange and organizational improvement.

Author: H. B. Karp
ISBN-10: 0883904691
ISBN-13: 9780883904695
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Language: English
Published: 10/17/1995
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.20w x 0.74d