The Manager As Change Agent

by Jerry W Gilley, Scott Quatro, Erik Hoekstra, Doug Whittle, Ann Maycunich Gilley

Overview

Increasingly, managers at all levels of the organization are being called upon to serve as "change agents," responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining HRD initiatives, regardless of whether they have been formally trained to do so. In The Manager as Change Agent, Jerry W. Gilley, together with a team of experts in the field of internal consulting, offers a practical approach to developing the skills necessary for leading change in your organization, including motivating people who are resistant to change, resolving conflict, and building consensus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738204628
Publisher:	Basic Books
Publication date:	06/20/2001
Series:	New Perspectives in Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change Series
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jerry W. Gilley is an associate professor in organizational and human resource development at Iowa State University and was formerly the director of organizational and executive development for William M. Mercer, Inc. He lives in Ames, Iowa.

Ann Maycunich Gilley is Vice President of Trilogy Consulting Group, a performance consulting firm, and a faculty member at Colorado State University, where she teaches courses in strategy, strategic management, consulting, and communications. She is co-author of numerous books, including The Performance Challenge, Beyond the Learning Organization and Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.