Teaching The Elephant To Dance: Empowering Change in Your Organization

by James A. Belasco

A CEO and noted business consultant explains how to create the right type of change in any organization, outlining a step-by-step program for developing a vision of change and helping employees make it happen

Genres: Business, Management, Nonfiction, Leadership

276 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Bill Donhiser]

This book was assigned in a management class that I took several years ago and I am very embarrassed That I am just now getting around to reading it. It is well written and covers many valid points. Unfortunately is is also very dated and the examples used are not really relevant to today. Probably time for a revised edition

[Corey King]

Significantly dated, but the principles are sound. It should be reissued with follow ups on the original stories, as well as companies that are more relevant today. If you're seeking a book on organizational change, this one should be part of a much larger collection and not relied on to be the sole resource.

[Sheila Marie]

I went though periods of being inspired one moment to bored the next. The book and examples are very dated but still teaches a very valid point today. We need to be anticipating changes and thinking not just about tomorrow but the next year and the next decade.

[Ray Kelly]

Teaching the Elephant to Dance is a practical, hands-on guide to creating effective change in any organization. It explains how successful managers decide on a new direction, communicate their vision, and much more.

[Reuel]

Business mgmt and leadership.

[Joe O'Connor]

Very Good; how to teach large corporations to grow and change.

[Lewis Hyam]

Good text about change in large companies

[Robert Daniels]

Excellent book on managing change in your environment.

[Pomona]

Nice collection of annecdotes. I would use this more as a reference.