How to be a Change Superhero: The business toolkit to help you to 'do' change better

by Lucinda Carney

Overview

Most of us have experienced change being ‘done’ to us – badly. It really doesn’t have to be that way!

This book is for managers who have tried to deliver business change but felt frustrated and disempowered by the experience. It is for people who want to stand up and make a difference igniting and inspiring successful change but don’t know where to start. This book is a complete toolkit for aspiring Change Superheroes!

Lucinda Carney C.Psychol uses her decades of business experience to:

· explain the repeated, human causes of failed change

· uncover the secrets to delivering sustainable change

· provide prospective Change Superheroes with the confidence to deliver their own successful business change

· share case studies; downloadable tools and real—life examples of successful change.

Let’s change the way we do Change!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788601603
Publisher:	Practical Inspiration Publishing
Publication date:	05/21/2020
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Lucinda Carney is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist with many years’ Corporate HR experience leading and delivering system and Culture Change. In her role as CEO and founder of Actus Software she works with a wide variety of business professionals in a range of sectors and shares that knowledge through powerful case studies.

Lucinda hosts the fast—growing and Number 1 ranking HR Uprising Podcast. She won the Everywoman Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2016. A member of the BPS, CIPD and the Centre for Evidence Based Management (CEBma), she lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and two children and is a keen netball player in her spare time.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ................................................................ vii
About the author ..................................................................... xi
Introduction .............................................................................. 1
Part I The five Superpowers of a Change Superhero .....5
Chapter 1 Courage................................................................. 9
Chapter 2 Connecting with strategy ................................... 25
Chapter 3 Corroboration ..................................................... 41
Chapter 4 Communication ................................................. 55
Chapter 5 Collaboration ..................................................... 71
Part II Change Challenges ........................................85
Chapter 6 Individual responses to change......................... 89
Chapter 7 Personality and change ................................... 103
Chapter 8 Culture, values and leadership ........................ 115
Chapter 9 Cultural Challenges .......................................... 133
Part III Building a Change Master Plan .................... 145
Chapter 10 Build your Change League ............................. 147
Chapter 11 Planning large—scale change ......................... 161
Chapter 12 Building the Communication Plan ................ 177
Chapter 13 The process of large—scale change ................ 197
Conclusion ............................................................................ 213
Works cited ........................................................................... 217

Editorial Reviews

‘How to be a Change Superhero is a must-read for change practitioners who wish to succeed. It is a compact and invaluably pragmatic guide to managing successful change – and we all know how hard that is! Lucinda brings a fresh and pragmatic approach to the subject. While she reveals learnings from her favourite academics and experts, and covers the process and structure of change, the main value of this excellent book is how it covers the critical subject of people – how to motivate, how to communicate, how to listen, how to empathise, how to corroborate to deliver the change you need. I loved it!’ - Campbell Macpherson, author of The Change Catalyst (2017), 2018 Business Book of the Year, British Business Book Awards

‘How to be a Change Superhero is a wonderfully pragmatic guide for anyone involved in organizational or business change. The book covers the role of the individual in change, giving a practical insight into how people react and invariably providing grounded, realistic advice on how best to deal with the inevitable tricky reactions that tend to happen as people interact. There are a lot of books covering the theory of change, but this is a rare foray into a more practical approach, and an excellent one at that. Whilst there is no shortage of real-life examples dropped in there is also coverage of some of the classic theories in this space, always explained in an accessible fashion.’ - David D’Souza, Membership Director of the CIPD; Fellow of the Learning Performance Institute, the Centre for Evidence-Based Management

‘Change happens. We all know it and we’re either causing change, or we’re being affected by it. This is true in life and especially in organizations. Lucinda Carney takes the reality of organizational change and gives it definition and form so that we can lead change instead of being its victim. This book is solid from its first word until its last. You need to have a copy of this book sitting at the ready so that you can be the Change Superhero you were meant to be!’ - Steve Browne, author of HR On Purpose: Developing Deliberate People Passion (2017)

‘The only constant is change, as every Leader and HR professional knows. But it’s not always an easy process and this book gives you everything you need and much more to be a highly effective catalyst for change and make lasting organisational improvements. Lead the change you seek and do it in an informed and effective manner as a fully charged Change Superhero.’ - Ruth Cornish, CEO, Amelore Consulting

‘Change can be painful – we’ve all had it thrust upon us at some point or have been on the receiving end of a badly implemented change management process. Drawing on her years of experience in the field of change, Lucinda has demystified what is required for successful change to happen. Bursting at the seams with theories and concepts made relevant and digestible, Lucinda’s engaging tone and pace means that you whizz through each chapter, absorbing practical and realistic advice as you go. This is going to be in the well-thumbed and highlighted section of my bookcase!’ - Jo Keeler, Managing Partner, Belbin

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