The Art of Change Leadership: Driving Transformation in a Fast-Paced World - Hardcover

by Cheryl Cran (Author)

Be an transformational leader during times of rapid organizational change

The Art of Change Leadership represents a major milestone in the study of change leadership. An approachable yet thorough guide for leaders and team members that illustrates how to increase speed and agility during times of intense technological innovation and fast change, this resource focuses on the ways in which you, as an individual, can harness your unique abilities to lead cultural change and personal leadership in a positive and proactive way. Through eleven comprehensive chapters, explore the need for increased human brain speed, how to improve your focus, the body/mind connection, agility within a team setting, improving productivity, communication with your team, and more.

Technology, globalization, evolving business models--these are just some of the variables impacting the competitive landscapes across virtually all industries. To keep up with the changes that these and other factors are creating, it is critical that you are able to understand what change leadership is, why it is important, and how you can leverage it in your workplace to positively impact your company.

• Explore research on change leadership vs. change management to improve business
• Leverage technology to improve productivity and adaptability to rapid change
• Evolutionary approaches to change leadership that include energy management and innovative mindset approaches
• Discover questionnaires, assessments and quizzes to assess your change leadership agilities

The Art of Change Leadership is a (r)evolutionary text that prepares you to increase your team's speed and agility, and to thrive in today's continually evolving business environment.

Front Jacket

We all have a fight-or-flight response wired into our psyche, which is very useful in life-and-death situations, but it's a substantial challenge to those in charge of driving change with speed and innovation. The Art of Change Leadership demystifies the psychology behind our reactions to change and offers a powerful collection of tools to inspire individual and collective transformation quickly and more effectively.

Technology, globalization, and evolving business models are just some factors influencing the need for continual change within organizations determined to keep their competitive edge. Each generation views change differently on a personal level, which is why this empowering book gives you everything you need to be the needed change leader for everyone in your company. By developing the concrete skills every extraordinary change leader uses, you can better understand how people succeed at change and motivate them to follow through with it. Through logically organized chapters, you explore how to improve your focus, connect your body and mind, be agile in a team setting, improve productivity, communicate with your team, and:

• Leverage your current technical knowledge to increase the rate of innovation
• Use the cycle of change to foresee and handle change-related issues affecting yourself, others, and business
• Raise your emotional intelligence to match your IQ
• Guide 'change' initiatives with repeatable success by using the reliable three-step change model
• Master the single-most important factor to leading change
• Integrate key attributes of 'change managers' into your versatile 'change leader' skill set

Take this complete resource into your next meeting for its wealth of up-to-date research supporting the strategies top influencers use every day at the world's biggest brands. Turn to the revealing, real-world examples for insight into navigating your own circumstances, and check your progress with clarifying assessment questions.

The science behind The Art of Change Leadership clearly marks the path through disruption to profits.

Back Jacket

We all have a fight-or-flight response wired into our psyche, which is very useful in life-and-death situations, but it's a substantial challenge to those in charge of driving change with speed and innovation. The Art of Change Leadership demystifies the psychology behind our reactions to change and offers a powerful collection of tools to inspire individual and collective transformation quickly and more effectively.

Technology, globalization, and evolving business models are just some factors influencing the need for continual change within organizations determined to keep their competitive edge. Each generation views change differently on a personal level, which is why this empowering book gives you everything you need to be the needed change leader for everyone in your company. By developing the concrete skills every extraordinary change leader uses, you can better understand how people succeed at change and motivate them to follow through with it. Through logically organized chapters, you explore how to improve your focus, connect your body and mind, be agile in a team setting, improve productivity, communicate with your team, and:

• Leverage your current technical knowledge to increase the rate of innovation
• Use the cycle of change to foresee and handle change-related issues affecting yourself, others, and business
• Raise your emotional intelligence to match your IQ
• Guide 'change' initiatives with repeatable success by using the reliable three-step change model
• Master the single-most important factor to leading change
• Integrate key attributes of 'change managers' into your versatile 'change leader' skill set

Take this complete resource into your next meeting for its wealth of up-to-date research supporting the strategies top influencers use every day at the world's biggest brands. Turn to the revealing, real-world examples for insight into navigating your own circumstances, and check your progress with clarifying assessment questions.

The science behind The Art of Change Leadership clearly marks the path through disruption to profits.

Author Biography

CHERYL CRAN is the CEO of Evolutionary Business Solutions Inc., where she helps leaders and their teams evolve their executive, leadership, and team skill levels so that they can increase results. She is the author of five books, including the bestselling 101 Ways to Make Generations X, Y and Zoomers Happy at Work, and has written for Entrepreneur, Forbes, Metro New York, Readers Digest, Cosmopolitan, Selling Power, Builder Woman, Managing People, Meeting Planners Industry, and more.