Mary V. Gelinas and Roger G. James are the acclaimed authors of three of the most important change management guides available.

• Collaborative Change - Improving Organizational Performance
• Collaborative Organization Design - Workbook
• Collaborative Organization Design - Leaders' Guide

"Roll Up Your sleeves" and Make Change Happen! Integrating models, theories and practices, Collaborative Change shows you what you need to do in order to launch effective, successful performance improvement initiatives. Mary V. Gelinas and Roger G. James draw on their forty years of combined experience in the field, working with such clients as Levi Strauss & Co., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Genentech. You'll learn how to:

• Build a strong foundation for change with leaders
• Apply best practices for changing organizations
• Involve key stakeholders in the change process
• Decide what areas of an organization are ripe for change
• Implement change and make it happen
• Contract with internal and external clients...and much more!

"Collaborative Change is a must-read for anyone working within organizations to make them more viable and effective. This book is practical and inspiring. It will give you everything you need to 'roll up your sleeves' and make successful change happen."
-	Ken Blanchard, co-author of the all-time best-selling book, "The One Minute Manager."

"Collaborative Change is the most comprehensive, most thorough, most practical, most straightforward handbook on the how to's of organizational change on the market. It is destined to become a classic."
-	Jim Kouzes, co-author, "The Leadership Challenge" and "Credibility", Chairman, Tom Peters Group

"Collaborative Change is a compelling and practical resource guide for consultants, leaders, and members of organization involved in change initiatives. Nowhere will you find a more comprehensive book that tangibly outlines how organizations can foster and implement collaborative and cooperative changes quickly and effectively. It is the best work on the subject. It will remain a classic in how to facilitate sustainable and efficient changes within organizations without sacrificing people, missions, or bottom lines."

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Angeles Arrien, Ph.D., cultural anthropologist, author of "The Four-Fold Way" and "Signs of Life"

"Collaborative Change is comprehensive, integrated, user-friendly and pragmatically effective in bringing about lasting and successful hard business results."
-	William M. Shrine, senior partner, Kurt Salmon Associates

"Mary and Roger start from their experience, and they present it. Their vast experience is shown in the clear organization of their framework and the practical and comprehensible way they present each element of their model. Their work leads the change leaders in the effort to lead the organization in change."
-	Dennis Jaffe, Ph.D. and Cynthia Scott, Ph.D., authors of "Rekindling Commitment."

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Collaborative Organization Design - Workbook and Leaders' Guide The proven toolkits for making comprehensive, collaborative organizational change! These materials have been used around the globe during the last ten years to successfully guide major change initiatives in organizations of all sizes and from a wide variety of industries (e.g., healthcare, apparel, manufacturing, petroleum, utilities, pharmaceutical). They are also the principal learning aids for our workshops on Creating Profound Change Through Collaborative Organization Design.

Collaborative Organization Design - Workbook makes the process of creating profound change understandable and doable. This well-organized, 430-page workbook is easy to use and extremely helpful in planning and carrying out complex change. The process for Collaborative Organization Design is clearly and graphically laid out. For each of the six phases, we give you:

• Purpose and outcomes
• Key concepts and definitions
• Design team tasks and activities
• Linkage points with leadership
• All required tools, tips, templates, sample agendas
• Preview of next phase.

This workbook helps managers, design team leaders, and design team members move efficiently through the six phases of organization design. The materials also help design teams with the critical task of involving key stakeholders in the process.

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Collaborative Organization Design - Leaders' Guide helps senior executives understand and carry out their role in the process. For use in tandem with the Workbook, this 120-page guide provides all the information leaders need to:

• Put the key ingredients in place prior to embarking on a change initiative...establish a rock-solid foundation for change
• Sponsor and successfully guide the change initiative
• Carry out critical tasks
• Communicate effectively (words and behaviors)
• Anticipate and manage issues and feelings
• Implement and evaluate the impact of changes in the organization

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