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Developing better change leaders
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Developing better change leaders

April 2012—Putting leadership development at the heart of a major operations-improvement effort paid big dividends for a global industrial company.more

Motivating people

Making the emotional case for change An interview with Chip Heath
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Making the emotional case for change: An interview with Chip Heath

March 2010—In conversation and in excerpts from his recent book, a leading expert on organizational behavior explains why change often stalls and how top executives can use psychology to keep it going.more

Motivating people Getting beyond money
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Motivating people: Getting beyond money

November 2009—The economic slump offers business leaders a chance to more effectively reward talented employees by emphasizing nonfinancial motivators rather than bonuses.more

The irrational side of change management
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The irrational side of change management

April 2009—Most change programs fail, but the odds of success can be greatly improved by taking into account these counterintuitive insights about how employees interpret their environment and choose to act.more

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The psychology of change management

June 2003—Companies can transform the attitudes and behavior of their employees by applying psychological breakthroughs that explain why people think and act as they do.more

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Helping employees embrace change

November 2002—Managing change is the responsibility of everyone in the corporation—from senior managers on down.more

Shaking up your company

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The CEO’s role in leading transformation

February 2007—The CEO helps a transformation succeed by communicating its significance, modeling the desired changes, building a strong top team, and getting personally involved.more

Infusing organizational change with network understanding
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The role of networks in organizational change

April 2007—Companies shouldn’t focus so much on formal structures that they ignore the informal ones.more

Driving radical change
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Driving radical change

November 2007—Transforming an organization requires clearly articulated aspirations, as well as the ability to generate energy and new ideas.more

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All I ever needed to know about change management I learned at engineering school

May 1997—You don't just "build" the organization, you make it "go round and round." "Give me a lever," he said, "and I will move the world." Is your change exothermic or endothermic?more

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Real change leaders

February 1996—Change leaders might not be who you think they are. While most good managers try to keep things under control, real change leaders are determined to shake things up.more

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Leading organizational transformations

February 1993—The leader's role is to turn separate initiatives into a balanced, integrated program of change.more

Summary

Spearheading organizational change has long been a formidable leadership challenge. Boost your odds of success with these tips on building the case for change, transforming employee behavior, and maintaining momentum.