Change Management, Organizational Behavior - General & Miscellaneous, Leadership, Executives

The Manager As Change Agent: A Practical Guide to Developing High-Performance People and Organizations

Name: The Manager As Change Agent: A Practical Guide to Developing High-Performance People and Organizations
Author: Jerry Gilley
ISBN: 9780738204628

by Jerry Gilley, Jerry W. Gilley, Erik Hoekstra

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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.

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.

Synopsis

"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 whet"

About the Author, Jerry Gilley

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 is a marketing training manager for Foremost Insurance Company and teaches at the Davenport College of Business. She lives in Freesoil, Michigan.