DANCE OF CHANGE, THE
作者： Peter Senge 著
出版社：Random House US 1999年3月
简介：Since Peter Senge published his groundbreaking book The FifthDiscipline, he and his associates have frequently been asked by thebusiness community: "How do we go beyond the first steps ofcorporate change? How do we sustain momentum?" They know thatcompanies and organizations cannot thrive today without learning toadapt their attitudes and practices. But companies that establishchange initiatives discover, after initial success, that even themost promising efforts to transform or revitalizeorganizations--despite interest, resources, and compelling businessresults--can fail to sustain themselves over time. That's becauseorganizations have complex, well-developed immune systems, aimed atpreserving the status quo.Now, drawing upon new theories about leadership and the long-termsuccess of change initiatives, and based upon twenty-fiveyearsof experience building learning organizations, the authors of TheFifth Discipline Fieldbook show how to accelerate success and avoidthe obstacles that can stall momentum. The Dance of Change, writtenfor managers and executives at every level of an organization,reveals how business leaders can work together to anticipate thechallenges that profound change will ultimately force theorganization to face. Then, in a down-to-earth and compellinglyclear format, readers will learn how to build the personal andorganizational capabilities needed to meet those challenges.These challenges are not imposed from the outside; they are theproduct of assumptions and practices that people take forgranted--an inherent, natural part of the processes of change. Andthey can stop innovation cold, unless managers at all levels learnto anticipate them and recognize the hidden rewards in eachchallenge, and the potential to spur further growth. Within thefrequently encountered challenge of "Not Enough Time," forexample--the lack of control over time available for innovation andlearning initiatives--lies a valuable opportunity to reframe theway people organize their workplaces.This book identifies universal challenges that organizationsultimately find themselves confronting, including the challenge of"Fear and Anxiety"; the need to diffuse learning acrossorganizational boundaries; the ways in which assumptions built into corporate measurement systems can handcuff learning initiatives;and the almost unavoidable misunderstandings between "truebelievers" and nonbelievers in a company.Filled with individual and team exercises, in-depth accounts ofsustaining learning initiatives by managers and leaders in thefield, and well-tested practical advice, The Dance of Changeprovides an insider's perspective on implementing learning andchange initiatives at such corporations as British Petroleum,Chrysler, Dupont, Ford, General Electric, Harley-Davidson,Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi Electric, Royal Dutch/Shell, Shell OilCompany, Toyota, the United States Army, and Xerox. It offerscrucial advice for line-level managers, executive leaders, internalnetworkers, educators, and others who are struggling to put changeinitiatives into practice.
