Who Killed Change

Who Killed Change?, Solving the Mystery of Leading People ThroughChange--------------------------------------------------By the bestselling author of The One Minute Manager, a business parablethat teaches organizations to cope successfully with change. Everyday organizations around the world launch change initiatives ae oftenbig, expensive ones - designed to improve the status quo. Yet 50 to70 percent of these change efforts fail. A few perish suddenly, butmany die painful, protracted deaths that drain the organization's resources,energy and morale. So, Who or what is killing change? That's whatyou'll find out in this delightful whodunit. The story features a Columbo-styledetective named Agent who's investigating the murder of yet anotherChange. One by one, Agent interviews thirteen prime suspects, includinga myopic leader named Vision, a chronically tardy manager named Urgency,an executive named Communication whose laryngitis makes communicationall but impossible, and several other dubious characters. The suspectsare sure to sound familiar, and you're bound to relate them to yourown workplace. In the end, Agent solves the case in a way that willinspire you to become an effective Change Agent in your own organization.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Ken Blanchard is the Chief Spiritual Officer of theKen Blanchard Companies. He is the co-author of The One Minute Manager,Raving Fans and many other international bestsellers. His books havecombined sales of more than eighteen million copies in more than twenty-sevenlanguages. John Britt has more than twenty years of experience improvingbusiness outcomes in the health-care industry. Judd Hoekstra is theco-author of Leading at a Higher Level and is one of the Ken BlanchardCompanies' experts in organizational change. The co-author of Leadershipand the One Minute Manager, Pat Zigarmi is a founding associate ofthe Ken Blanchard Companies, where she is vice president of businessdevelopment.