Fearless Change: Introducing Patterns into Organizations

Manns (management, University of North Carolina-Asheville) and Rising, an independent consultant, present 48 proven techniques, or patterns, for implementing change in organizations and teams of all sizes, and show how to use them successfully. Inspired by the "pattern languages" that are transforming fields from software to architecture, they illuminate patterns for every stage of the change process, from knowledge and persuasion to implementation and confirmation. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Mary Lynn Manns, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Management and Accountancy at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. Her doctoral work focused on the introduction of patterns into organizations. She is well known for her many presentations on this topic.

Linda Rising, Ph.D., is well known throughout the patterns community as the editor of Design Patterns in Communications Software (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and The Patterns Handbook (Cambridge University Press, 1997). Now an independent consultant, she helped lead the introduction of patterns into AG Communication Systems in Phoenix, Arizona. Linda has worked in the telecommunications, avionics, and strategic weapons industries, and has extensive training and university teaching experience. She holds a Ph.D. from Arizona State University.