The Science of Organizational Change

From Amazon reviewers:

“Place it on the bookshelf next to The Halo Effect, Switch, and The Fifth Discipline – in easy reach for rereading”

“The best book on change management that I have ever read!”

“Intellectually stimulating and refreshing.”

Why did you write The Science of Organizational Change?

21st Century Human SciencesDecision scienceInfluencingPsychology of riskBehavioral economicsBehavior changeHabit formationAnd more…

“Gladwell cherry picks research to make a good story and prove his point… despite that, he is much better known than the researchers he popularizes.”

Shanghai – 1990 and 2010

Technology – benefits and risks

VUCA

VUCAVolatileUncertainComplex Ambiguous

What do you cover in The Science of Organizational Change?

Change-agility is the ability to execute programmatic and non-programmatic

business change in response to disruptive threats or strategic

opportunities

Could organizations be?FlexibleAgileResponsiveDisruptiveNimble

“Change management, as a concept, should be euthanized. It is a Band-Aid to

cover up leadership inadequacy.”

“When most people talk about change strategy, they are really talking about change tactics – that is, HOW to get change to happen. That isn’t strategy.”

Failures in leadership

“There is too much emphasis today on changing hearts and minds. We need to change behavior. Unfortunately, most of the strategies that are used to change behavior are products of early 20th century thinking – behaviorism.”

Growth Culture

Habit Change Change capable leaders

Neo-behaviorism

Toward leading with science“The pendulum in leadership development has swung far too far toward the (essential) spiritual and emotional components and away from more rational aspects - what could be called the “chess” side. When I look at the great business failures of the last quarter century – they were much more failures of rationality.”

What will people get out of reading your book?

About the authorInvestment banker, derivatives trader, head of trading and salesStrategy consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopersLeadership consultant, Innovation and Culture Change, PricewaterhouseCoopersFounder and CEO of Future Considerations, European leadership boutiqueAdjunct professor, Business Ethics, Business Leadership, University of Wisconsin, University of DenverPresident, University of London Philosophy Society`MSc Organizational Behavior, MA Political Philosophy, BSc Neurochemistry, further advanced study in International Economics, Neuroscience, PsychologyInternationally known Bridge and Poker player, twice winner UK Bridge championships