Managing Change To Reduce Resistance

by Harvard Business School Press (editor)

Managers are under increasing pressure to deliver better results faster than the competition. But meeting today’s tough challenges requires complete mastery of a full array of management skills, from communicating and coaching to public speaking and managing people. The Results-Driven Manager series is designed to help time-pressed managers hone and polish the skills they need most. Concise, action-oriented, and packed with invaluable strategies and tools, these timely guides will help managers improve their job performance today—and give them the edge they need to become the leaders of tomorrow. Driving change is a difficult but necessary requirement for competing in today’s marketplace. This guide shows how to get employees to embrace the need for change and work together to take advantage of new business realities. ¿ Combat Cynicism and Gain Support ¿ Generate Short-Term Wins ¿ Overcome Major Obstacles to Change

Genres: Business

198 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005