The Change Leader: Using a Gestalt Approach with Work Groups / Edition 1

by H. B. Karp

Overview

A how-to micro-approach to implementing change

For the first time, here is a practical, basic guide to leadingindividuals and groups through change, from a Gestalt perspective.Step-by-step, this reference guide shows you how to lead changeefforts and implement them with maximum results.

Taking a micro-approach to change, this unique resource ispresented in workbook form to teach you:

* The roles that power and self-interest play in the changeprocess
* What power really is and how it works
* Aspects of, assumptions about, and steps in the changeprocess
* The role of the change leader and styles of changeleadership
* How to frame and present the demand for change
* How to develop a change contract with the group
* How to explore the change and obtain commitment to it
* What resistance really is and how to work with it
* How to negotiate aspects of the change
* What situational exclusion is and when to use it
* How to conduct the change meeting and implement the change

Packed with action steps, examples, and activities for the changeleader and the group, The Change Leader is a necessary referencefor every manager, trainer, and consultant called on to effectchange and organizational improvement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780883904695
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	10/17/1995
Series:	Jossey-Bass Leadership Series , #166
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.52(w) x 11.08(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

H. B. Karp is the author of The Change Leader: Using a Gestalt Approach with Work Groups, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Power and Self-Interest: The Driving Forces Behind Change.

Understanding Change.

The Dynamics of Change.

The Change Contract.

Techniques for Obtaining Commitment.

Working With Resistance.

Negotiating Change.

Situational Exclusion.

Implementing Change.

Answers.

Index.