Coming Even Cleaner About Organizational Change / Edition 1

by Jerry L. Patterson

Overview

An expanded, updated version of 1997's Coming Clean About Organizational Change, this version contains 50 percent new references and 40 percent new content including chapters on organizational culture, resilience, new conceptual frameworks on organizational change, and zones of individual performance. Readers will learn how to work within the reality of an imposed change and be true to the values of the change initiatives held as an educational leader. Topics include: New Ways to Think About Organizational Change, Leadership, and Resilience, A Leader's Guide to Understanding Organizational Culture, Harsh Realities About People, Harsh Realities About Organizations, Strengthening Resilience in Others, Increasing Your Own Resilience

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810847392
Publisher:	R&L Education
Publication date:	09/01/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.11(w) x 9.09(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Jerry L. Patterson is professor of Leadership Studies, School of Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 New Ways to Think about Organizational Change, Leadership, and Resilience Chapter 2 A Leader's Guide to Understanding Organizational Culture Chapter 3 Harsh Realities About People Chapter 4 Harsh Realities About Organizations Chapter 5 Strengthening Resilience in Others Chapter 6 Increasing Your Own Resilience

Editorial Reviews

...very fresh insights. [Patterson] writes the way a practitioner ought to—to the point, focused on realities and aligned with solid research. The book delivered exactly what it claimed.

School Administrator

...very fresh insights. [Patterson] writes the way a practitioner ought to--to the point, focused on realities and aligned with solid research. The book delivered exactly what it claimed.--School Administrator

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