Robert J Marshak
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The first and only guide to diagnosing and dealing with the hidden or covert factors that can ruin even the most meticulously planned change processes.
Organizational change initiatives often fail because they focus exclusively on the rational, overt aspects of change, overlooking the powerful role played by concealed or irrational factors. It's well known that these covert processes-such as hidden agendas, blind spots, office politics, tacit assumptions,...
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A Dynamic New Approach to Organizational Change Dialogic Organization Development is a compelling alternative to the classical action research approach to planned change. Organizations are seen as fluid, socially constructed realities that are continuously created through conversations and images. Leaders and consultants can help foster change by encouraging disruptions to taken-for-granted ways of thinking and acting and the use of generative images...