Opposing the notion that organisational change can be planned, predicted, or controlled, this timely book offers a critical perspective on change management. Johan Coetsee, Patrick Flood, Steven Kilroy and Teresa O'Hara portray change as a fluid phenomenon shaped by negotiation, tension, and the complex realities of power, politics, and institutions.Consolidating insights from leadership, stakeholder engagement, and ethics, the authors present a context-sensitive understanding of c...

Encompassing interviews with managing directors and CEOs, this book explores the role of business outsiders as leaders. Viewing the term ‘outsider’ in a broad sense, the book considers leader background, perspective, gender, training and family membership and examines the implications, challenges and benefits brought by outsider leaders to their respective business environments. The authors explore questions and themes such as how outsider leaders can enrich an organisation, the importance...

"5 stars: Exceptional, a must read for any manager or leader"—Sarah Stocks, Chartered Management Institute (CMI)"This book is a highly effective, meaningful and user-friendly guide for anyone trying to manage change in a modern organisation today"—inManagement magazine"If you are looking for a book to give you some hints and tips as to how to manage change better, this will be able to do this. [...] There are some gre...

The communication aspect of leadership – to actively engage your followers and achieve understanding and motivation whilst making the message memorable – has never been more important. Using vivid lessons and examples from spheres outside business organization, The Persuasive Leader explores the leader's role as a communicator and teaches the fundamental principles of successful leadership.This book provides insights and principles about persuasive leadership from a broad ...