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Action Inquiry:  The Secret of Timely and Transforming Leadership.  Bill Torbert and Associates.  Berrett-Koehler.  2004.

Aftershock: Helping People through Corporate Change. John Wiley & Sons.  1987.

All You Gotta Do Is Ask. Chuck Yorke and Norman Bodek. PCS Press.  2005.

Appreciative Inquiry: Change at the Speed of Imagination. Jane Magruder Watkins and Bernard J. Mohr. Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer. 2001.

Better Change: Best Practices for Transforming Your Organization. The Price Waterhouse Change Integration Team. Irwin Professional Publishing. 1995.

Best Practices in Organizational Development and Change: Culture, Leadership, Retention, Performance, Coaching: Case Studies, Tools, Models, Research. Edited by LouisCarter, David Giber, and Marshall Goldsmith. Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer. 2001.

Breaking Free: A Prescription for Personal and Organizational Change. David M. Noer. Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1997.

Breaking the Code of Change. Michael Beer and Nitin Nohria, editors. Harvard Business School Press. 2000.

Building the Bridge as You Walk On It. Robert E. Quinn. Jossey-Bass. 2004.

Built to Change: How to Achieve Sustained Organizational Effectiveness. Edward E. Lawler and Christopher G. Worley. Jossey-Bass. 2006.

Business as Unusual: The Handbook for Managing and Supervising Organizational Change. Price Pritchett and Ron Pound. Pritchett and Associates, 1988.

Business Literacy for HR Professionals:  The Essentials of Managing Change and Transition.  Harvard Business School Press.  2005.

Calling a Halt to Mindless Change: A Plea for Commonsense Management. John Macdonald. AMACOM. 1998.

The Challenge of Change in Organizations: Helping Employees Thrive in the New Frontier. Nancy J. Barger and Linda K. Kirby. Davies-Black Publishing. 1995.

The Challenge of Organizational Change: How Companies Experience It and Leaders Guide It. Edited by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Barry A. Stein, and Todd D. Jick. The Free Press. 1992.

Champions of Change: How CEOs and Their Companies are Mastering the Skills of Radical Change. David A. Nadler. Jossey-Bass. 1998.

The Change Agent's Guide to Radical Improvement. Ken Miller with Robin Lawton. ASQ Quality Press. 2002.

Change is Good – You Go First: 21 Ways to Inspire Change. Mac Anderson and Tom Feltenstein. Simple Truths. 2007.

Change Is the Rule: Practical Actions for Change - On Target, On Time, On Budget. Winford Holland. Dearborn. 2000.

The Change Leader's Roadmap: How to Navigate Your Organization's Transformation. Linda Ackerman Anderson and Dean Anderson. Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.

The Change Monster: The Human Forces That Fuel or Foil Corporate Transformation and Change. Jeannie Daniel Duck. Crown Business. 2001.

Change Without Pain: How Managers Can Overcome Initiative Overload, Organizational Chaos, and Employee Burnout. Eric Abrahamson. Harvard Business School Press. 2004.

Changing Directions without Losing Your Way: Managing the Six Stages of Change at Work and in Life. Paul and Sarah Edwards. Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam. 2001.

Changing Health Care: Creating Tomorrow's Winning Health Enterprise Today. Knowledge Exchange. 1997.

Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other People's Minds. Howard Gardner. Harvard Business School Press. 2004.

Changing the Essence: The Art of Creating and Leading Fundamental Change in Organizations. Richard Beckhard and Wendy Pritchard. Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1992.

Changing Ways: A Practical Tool for Implementing Change within Organizations. Murray M. Dalziel and Stephen C. Schoonover. AMACOM/American Management Association. 1988.

Charging Back Up the Hill: Workplace Recovery After Mergers, Acquistions, and Downsizings. Mitchell Lee Marks. Jossey-Bass. 2003.

Communicating Change: Winning Employee Support for New Business Goals. T. J. Larkin and Sandar Larkin. McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1994.

Confronting Reality:  Doing What Matters to Get Things Right.  Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan with Charles Burck.  Crown Business.  2004.

Conquering Organizational Change: How to Succeed Where Most Companies Fail. Pierre Mourier and Martin Smith. CEP Press. 2001.

Contagious Success:  Spreading High Performance Throughout Your Organization.  Susan Lucia Annunzio with Sharon Sutker McGowan.  Portfolio.  2004.

Coping with Uncertainty: Insights from the New Sciences of Chaos, Self-Organization, and Complexity. Uri Merry. Praeger. 1995.

Coping with Workplace Change: Dealing with Loss and Grief. J. Shep Jeffreys. Crisp Publications. 1995.

Corporate Restructuring: Managing The Change Process from Within. Gordon Donaldson. Harvard Business School Press. 1994.

Creating Responsive Solutions to Healthcare Change. Edited by Cynthia S. McCullough. Center Nursing Press. 2001.

Creative Destruction: A Six-Stage Process for Transforming the Organization. Richard L. Nolan and David C. Croson. Harvard Business School Press. 1995.

CultureShift: A Leader's Guide to Managing Change in Health Care. American Hospital Publishing. 1997.

The Dance of Change: The Challenges to Sustaining Momentum in Learning Organizations. Doubleday. 1999.

Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within. Robert E. Quinn. Jossey-Bass. 1996.

Do One Thing Different: Ten Simple Ways to Change Your Life. Bill O'Hanlon. Quill. 2000.

Driving Change: How the Best Companies are Preparing for the 21st Century. Jerry Yoram Wind and Jeremy Main. The Free Press. 1998.

The Employee Handbook for Organizational Change. Price Pritchett and Ron Pound. Pritchett and Associates, Inc., 1990.

The Employee Handbook of New Work Habits for a Radically Changing World: 13 Ground Rules for Job Success in the Information Age. Price Pritchett. Pritchett and Associates, Inc. 1994.

The End of Office Politics as Usual: A Complete Strategy for Creating a More Productive and Profitable Organization. Lawrence B. MacGregor Serven. AMACOM. 2002.

Enlightened Leadership: Getting to the Heart of Change. Ed Oakley and Doug Krug. Fireside. 1994.

Evolve: Suceeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow. Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Harvard Business School Press. 2001.

The Executive Guide to Improvement and Change. Edited by G. Dennis Beecroft, Grace L. Duffy, and John W. Moran. ASQ Quality Press. 2003.

Facilitating Organization Change: Lessons from Complexity Science. Edwin E. Olson and Glenda H. Eoyang. Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer. 2001.

Fast Forward: The Best Ideas on Managing Business Change. Harvard Business Review. 1996.

Finding Our Way:  Leadership For an Uncertain Time.  Margaret J. Wheatley.  Berrett-Koehler Publishers.  2005.

Firing Up Commitment During Organizational Change: A Handbook for Managers. Price Pritchett. Prichett & Associates, Inc., 1996.

The Four Levers of Corporate Change. Peter L. Brill and Richard Worth. AMACOM. 1997.

Fusion Leadership: Unlocking the Subtle Forces that Change People and Organizations. Richard L. Daft and Robert H. Lengel. Berrett-Koehler. 1998.

The GE Work-Out: How to Implement GE's Revolutionary Method for Busting Bureaucracy and Attacking Organizational Problems--Fast! Dave Ulrich, Steve Kerr, and Ron Ashkenas. McGraw-Hill. 2002.

Getting Your Organization to Change: A Guide for Putting Your Strategy Into Action. Dennis Jaffe and Cynthia Scott. Crisp. 1999.

The Handbook for Managing Change in Health Care. Chip Caldwell, editor. ASQ Quality Press. 1998.

Harvard Business Essentials. Managing Change and Transition. Harvard Business School Press. 2003.

Harvard Business Review on Change. Harvard Business School Press. 1998.

Harvard Business Review on Innovation. Harvard Business School Press. 2001.

Harvard Business Review on Leading in Turbulent Times. Harvard Business School Press. 2003.

Harvard Business Review on Leading Through Change. Harvard Business School. 2006.

Harvard Business Review on the Innovative Enterprise. Harvard Business School Press. 2003.

The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations. John P. Kotter and Dan S. Cohen. Harvard Business School Press. 2002.

High-Velocity Culture Change. Price Pritchett and Ron Pound. Pritchett and Associates, Inc. 1993.

How Industries Evolve: Principles for Achieving and Sustaining Superior Performance. Anita M. McGahan. Harvard Business School Press. 2004.

How Physicians Can Avoid Surrender and Lead Change. Elizabeth Gallup with Cyd Slayton. ACPE. 1996.

The Human Side of Change: A Practical Guide to Organization Redesign. Timothy J. Galpin. Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1996.

I2E2: Leading Lasting Change. Jayne Felgen. Creative Health Care Management. 2007.

Ideas Are Free: How the Idea Revolution Is Liberating People and Transforming Organizations. Alan G. Robinson and Dean M. Schroeder. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 2004.

Implementing Your Strategic Plan: How to Turn "Intent" Into Effective Action for Sustainable Change. C. Davis Fogg. AMACOM. 1999.

The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance. Gerald J. Langley, et. al. Jossey-Bass. 1996.

The Indispensable Health Care Manager: Success Strategies for a Changing Environment. Wendy Leebov and Gail Scott. Jossey-Bass. 2002.

An Invented Life: Reflections on Leadership and Change. Warren Bennis. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. 1993.

"It" Happens: How to Become Change-Resilient. Julie M. Smith. LifePath Press. 2002.

Joy at Work:  A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job.  Dennis W. Bakke.  PVG. 2005.

Karaoke Capitalism:  Daring to Be Different in a Copycat World.  Jonas Ridderstrale and Kjell A. Nordstrom.  Praeger. 2005.

The Leader's Change Handbook: An Essential Guide to Setting Direction and Taking Action. Jossey-Bass. 1999.

Leadership Agility: Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating and Initiating Change. Bill Joiner and Stephen Josephs. Jossey-Bass. 2007.

Leadership in Times of Stress and Change: Seven Skills for Gaining Trust and Inspiring Confidence. Harry L. Woodward and Mark J. Tager. Work Skills/Life Skills. 2002.

Leading Change. John P. Kotter. Harvard Business School Press. 1996.

Leading for Innovation and Organizing for Results. Edited by Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, and Iain Somerville. Jossey-Bass. 2002.

Leading in a Culture of Change. Michael Fullan. Jossey-Bass. 2004

Leading Physicians Through Change: How to Achieve and Sustain Results. Jack Silversin and Mary Jane Kornacki. American College of Physician Executives. 2000.

Leading Transformational Change: The Physician-Executive Partnership. Thomas A. Atchison and Joseph S. Bujak. Health Administration Press. 2001.

Leaning into the Future: Changing the Way People Change Organisations. George Binney & Colin Williams. Nicholas Brealey Publishing. 1995.

Life Changes; Growing through Personal Transitions. Sabina A. Spencer and John D. Adams. Impact Publishers. 1990.

Lighting in a Bottle: Proven Lessons for Leading Change. David Baum. Dearborn. 2000.

Making Change Work for You in Health Care. Richard S. Deems and K.C. Warner. American Media. 1998.

Making Change Work: Practical Tools for Overcoming Human Resistance to Change. Brien Palmer. 2004.

Making Sense of Organizational Change. Jean Helms Mills. Routledge. 2003.

Making Strategy Work:  Leading Effective Execution and Change.  Lawrence G. Hrebiniak.  Wharton School Publishing.  2005.

Managing and Leading Innovation in Health Care. Edited by Elizabeth Howkins and Cynthia Thornton. Bailliere Tindall. 2002.

Managing as a Performing Art: New Ideas for a World of Chaotic Change. Peter B. Vaill. Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1989.

Managing at the Speed of Change: How Resilient Managers Succeed and Prosper Where Others Fail. Daryl R. Conner. Villard Books. 1993.

Managing Change in Healthcare: Innovative Solutions for People-Based Organizations. M.K. Key. Healthcare Financial Management Association. 1999.

Managing Change through Training and Development. Jim Stewart. Pfeiffer & Company. 1991.

Managing for Commitment: Developing Loyalty in a Changing Workplace. Carol Kinsey Goman. Crisp Publications, Inc. 1991.

Managing in a Time of Great Change. Peter F. Drucker. Truman Talley Books/Dutton. 1995.

Managing in Times of Radical Change. John Fendrock. American Management Association. 1971.

Managing Organizational Change: Leading Your Team through Transition. Cynthia D. Scott and Dennis T. Jaffe. Crisp Publications, Inc. 1989.

Managing Personal Change. Cynthia D. Scott and Dennis T. Jaffe. Crisp Publications. 1989.

Managing the Future: 10 Driving Forces of Change for the '90's. Robert B. Tucker. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1991.

Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change. William Bridges. Perseus Books. 1991.

Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity. Karl E. Weick and Kathleen M. Sutcliffe. Jossey-Bass. 2001.

Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change. William Bridges. 2nd edition. Perseus. 2003.

Masterful Facilitation: Becoming a Catalyst for Meaningful Change. A. Glenn Kiser. AMACOM. 1998.

Mastering the Dynamics of Innovation. James M. Utterback. Harvard Business School Press. 1996.

Medical Practice Change Management: Strategies and Techniques for the Changing Business of Healthcare. Peter D. Lucash. Irwin Professional Publishing. 1997.

MegaChange: How Todays' Leading Companies Have Transformed Their Workforces. William Joyce. Free Press. 1999.

Navigating Change: How CEOs, Top Teams, and Boards Steer Transformation. Harvard Business School Press. 1998.

Navigating through Change. Harry Woodward with Mary Beckman Woodward. Irwin Professional Publishing. 1994.

New Work Habits for a Radically Changing World: 13 Ground Rules for Job Success in the Information Age. Price Pritchett. Pritchett & Associates Inc., 1994.

Nurse-Led Change and Development In Clinical Practice. Loretta Bellman. Whurr Publishers. 2003.

Nursing Issues in Leading and Managing Change. Jeanette Lancaster. Mosby. 1999.

On Leading Change: A Leader to Leader Guide. Edited by Frances Hesselbein and Rob Johnson. Jossey-Bass. 2002.

Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company and Career. Andrew S. Grove. Currency. 1996.

Open Organizations: A Model for Effectiveness, Renewal, and Intelligent Change. Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1994.

Organization Change: Theory and Practice. W. Warner Burke. Sage. 2002.

Organizational Change Through Effective Leadership. Robert H. Guest, Paul Hersey, and Kenneth H. Blanchard. 2nd edition. Prentice Hall. 1986.

Our Iceberg Is Melting : Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions. John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber. St. Martin's Press. 2006.

Parzival's Briefcase; Six Practices and a New Philosophy for Healthy Organizational Change. Tony Smith. Chronicle Books. 1993.

Positive Turbulence: Developing Climates for Creativity, Innovation, and Renewal. Stanley Gryskiewicz. Center for Creative Leadership. 1999.

The Power of Alignment: How Great Companies Stay Centered and Accomplish Extraordinary Things. George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky. John Wiley & Sons. 1997.

The Power of Corporate Kinetics: Create the Self-Adapting, Self-Renewing, Instant-Action Enterprise. Michael Fradette and Steve Michaud. Simon & Schuster. 1998.

Presence:  Human Purpose and the Field of the Future.  Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, and Betty Sue Flowers.  SoL. 2004.

The Pursuit of Wow! Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times. Tom Peters. Vintage Books. 1994.

The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership. Steve Farber. Dearborn Trade Publishing. 2004.

Rapid Transformation: A 90-Day Plan for Fast and Effective Change. Behnam N. Tabrizi. Harvard Business School Press. 2007.

Re-Imagine!: Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age. Tom Peters. Doring Kindersley Limited. 2003.

Reinventing Your Self: 28 Strategies for Coping with Change. Mark Towers. SkillPath Publications. 1995.

Resistance: Moving Beyond the Barriers to Change. Price Pritchett. Pritchett & Associates, Inc., 1996.

The Results-Driven Manager:  Managing Change to Reduce Resistance.  Harvard Business School Press.  2005.

Revival of the Fittest: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Managers Remake Them. Donald N. Sull. Harvard Business School Press. 2003.

Riding the Waves of Change; Developing Managerial Competencies for a Turbulent World. Gareth Morgan. Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1998.

The Second Curve: Managing the Velocity of Change. Ian Morrison. Ballantine Books. 1996.

Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster. Bill Jensen. Perseus Books. 2000.

Strategic Choices for America's Hospitals: Managing Change in Turbulent Times. Stephen M. Shortell, Ellen M. Morrison, and Bernard Friedman. Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1990.

Strategic Innovation:  Embedding Innovation as a Core Competency in Your Organization.  Nancy Tennant Snyder and Deborah L. Duarte.  Jossey-Bass.  2003.

Successfully Managing Change. George Hardy. Barron's. 1997.

A Survival Guide to the Stress of Organizational Change. Price Pritchett and Ron Pound. Pritchett & Associates, Inc., 1995.

Taking Charge of Change: 10 Principles for Managing People and Performance. Douglas K. Smith. Addison-Wesley. 1996.

Tempered Radicals: How People Use Difference to Inspire Change at Work. Debra E. Meyerson. Harvard Business School Press. 2001.

The Temporary Society: Under the Impact of Accelerating Change. Warren Bennis and Philip Slater. Jossey-Bass. 1998.

Terms of Engagement: Changing the Way We Change Organizations. Richard H. Axelrod. Berrett-Koehler. 2002.

They Shoot Managers, Don't They? Managing Yourself and Leading Others in a Changing World. Terri L. Paulson. Ten Speed Press. 1991.

Think Change: Adapt and Thrive, or Fall Behind. John Murphy. Successories, Inc., 1998.

Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work. John C. Maxwell. Warner Books. 2003,

"This Isn't The Company I Joined": Seven Steps to Energizing a Restructured Work Force. Carol Kinsey Goman. Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1997.

Thriving on Chaos; Handbook for a Management Revolution. Tom Peters. Alfred A. Knopf. 1987.

Transformational Leadership: Creating Organizations of Meaning. Stephen Hacker and Tammy Roberts. ASQ Quality Press. 2004.

Transforming Health Care Through Information.  Edited by Nancy M. Lorenzi, Joan S. Ash, Janathan Einbinder, Wendy McPhee, and Laura Einbinder.  2nd edition.  Springer.  2005.

Transitions: Positive Change in Your Life & Work. Barrie Hopson and Mike Scally. Pfieffer & Company. 1993.

Traveling Through White Water: A Manager's Guide for Organizational Change. Linda R. Fisher and Rose L. Kennedy. KF Enterprises Partners in Change Management, 1995.

Turbulent Change: Every Working Person's Survival Guide. Peter Garber. Davies-Black. 1999.

Understanding Organizational Change: The Contemporary Experience of People at Work. Patrick Dawson. Sage. 2003.

Vitality: Igniting Your Organization's Spirit. Dr. Chuck Lofy, Dr. Mary Mead Lofy, and John Lofy. CRISP Publications. 2004.

What the Best CEOs Know: 7 Exceptional Leaders and Their Lessons for Transforming Any Business. Jeffrey A. Krames. McGraw-Hill. 2003.

Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1998.

Who Says Elephants Can't Dance: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. HarperBusiness. 2002.

Whole-Scale Change : Unleashing the Magic in Organizations. Dannemiller Tyson Associates. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 2000.

Why Change Doesn't Work: Why Initiatives Go Wrong and How to Try Again--and Succeed. Harvey Robbins and Michael Finley. Peterson's. 1996.

Winning Through Innovation: A Practical Guide to Leading Organizational Change and Renewal. Michael L. Tushman and Charles A. O'Reilly. Harvard Business School Press. 1997.


Videos

Creating the Future. [1 video]. Mill City, CA: Kantola Productions, 1998. 52 minutes. Stanford Executive Briefings. With: Gary Hamel.

Synopsis: Discusses strategy innovation, wealth creation, and the importance of moving beyond incremental change to industry revolution; examines how to build wealth instead of having your wealth destroyed by the economic change under way.

Fish!: Catch the Energy, Release the Potential! A 17-minute video with guide. Charthouse International Learning Corporation. 1998.

Synopsis: Shows employees how to generate the energy needed for a high morale work environment. Highlights four main concepts: play, make their day, be there, choose your attitude. FISH! also portrays the playful atmosphere necessary for creativity to flourish.

Fish! Sticks: Keepingi the Vision Alive. A 17-minute video with guide. Charthouse International Learning Corporation. 1998.

Synopsis: Shows employees how to keep from losing sight of the organization's vision. Places emphasis on personal responsibility.

Fish! Tales [1 video]. Burnsville, MN: ChartHouse International Learning Corporation, 2000. 18 minutes.

Synopsis: Provides practical, concrete examples of FISH! principles of customer service in action in the workplace. Inspires you and co-workers to find better ways of living and interacting at work.

Fish! Tales: Jump Start. [1 video with guide]. Burnsville, MN: Charthouse Learning, 2002. 13 minutes.

Synopsis: This video goes behind the scenes at Rochester Ford Toyota, Rochester, Minn. as the employees use the Fish! philosophy to transform a divisive workplace to one of teamwork, cooperation and fun, and go from worst to first in their region.

Fish! Tales: Tile Tech. [1 video]. Burnsville, MN: Charthouse Learning, 2002. 12 minutes.

Synopsis: This video features Tile Tech, a roofing company based in Tacoma, Washington, which became an industry leader by living the Fish! philosophy. Tile Tech has improved teamwork, service and safety by being present, playful, and committed.

Fish! Tales: Vital Signs. [1 video with guide]. Burnsville, MN: Charthouse Learning, 2002. 19 minutes.

Synopsis: This video features Missouri Baptist Medical Center where the staff deals with emotionally difficult situations, the challenges of providing exceptional health care, and the everyday stressors. Go behind the scenes at Missouri Baptist where the employees use the Fish! philosophy to learn to "be there" for patients and each other.

High Tech Health Care: Innovation at the Heart of Health. With: Cindy L. Graham. A 53-minute video program. Stanford Video Productions. 2001.

Synopsis: While much of the medical technology industry is focused on providing patient-friendly procedures, well-informed providers and more involved consumers, new technology is often viewed as harder to use, potentially more risky, and certainly more costly. Graham presents her ideas for innovation, public policy, and a political environment that supports invention and rapid product introduction.

How People Use Difference to Inspire Change at Work. [1 video]. Stanford, CA: Stanford Video, 2001. 49 minutes. (Stanford Executive Briefings). With: Debra Meyerson.

Note: 11/14/2001 presentation
Synopsis: This video addresses "how diversity can enhance an organization's effectiveness and outreach," "perspectives that create subtle but powerful improvements in corporate culture," and "the value of seeking out the "agents of change" in your organization."

How to See Opportunity in a Changing Workplace. A 16-minute video. Communication Briefings. 1996.

Synopsis: Discusses three things employees and managers must do to get the most out of change; how to deal with the three deadly enemies of change: the "sideliner", the "whiner", and the "milquetoast"; why your attitude toward change affects how flexible you are to change; what three questions you should consider when preparing for changes on the job.

Joel Barker's The New Business of Paradigms. With Joel Barker. A 46-minute video program with guide. 2001. Star Thrower Distribution.

Synopsis: Discusses the role of paradigms in resisting change and paradigm shifts in relation to effecting change. Key Learning Points: Paradigms are common. Paradigms are useful. Don't let your paradigm become the paradigm. Outsiders create new paradigms. Shifting paradigms takes courage. You can choose to change your paradigm.

Journeys: A Personal Approach to Handling Change. A 15-minute video with a guide. 1990. Great Performance.

Synopsis: The dynamics of change and how to deal with it so that it can be viewed as an opportunity rather than a threat.

Leading in a Time of Change: What It Will Take to Lead Tomorrow. With: Peter F. Drucker, Peter M. Senge, and Frances Hesselbein (Host). A 42-minute video program with guide. 2001. Jossey-Bass.

Synopsis: In this video package, two of the most influential thinkers of our time, Dr. Peter Drucker and Dr. Peter Senge, explore the challenges of leadership and change. Drucker and Senge offer insights into the following issues: defines the discipline of planned abandonment--why you need to phase out established products and services; outlines the need to focus on and invest in opportunities rather than problems; details how to employ windows of opportunity, such as unexpected successes, and match them to the people and other resources of your organization; documents the importance of preserving institutional values and trust as a key to successful change; and reveals what organizations need to learn about attracting and motivating high-performing workers. Exercises on innovation and change also accompany the video.

Managing at the Speed of Change. With Daryl Conner. A 27-minute video program with a guide. 1994. Mentor Media.

Synopsis: "A powerful message of hope and help in the midst of change." Identifies five characteristics resilient people have in common (based on empirical research) and how you can cultivate these qualities in yourself and your organization.

Managing Change and Transition. With Dr. Ben Bissell. A 45-minute video program with guide. 1991. WR Shirah.

Synopsis: Addresses the coping skills necessary to avoid burnout, acting out, and serious illness when dealing with change; demonstrates ways to deal with the anger, pressure, and stress that change produces.

Mastering Change: How to be "Change Skilled" and Thrive in Turbulent Times. A 185-minute video seminar with a guide. With Mark Sanborn. 1994. CareerTrack.

Contents:
Part 1) Managing Your Future in an Age of Uncertainty.
Part 2) Management and Leadership Skills for Turbulent Times.

Synopsis: In an era of downsizing, rightsizing, re-engineering, self-managed teams, etc. this program provides new skills to cope, adapt, adjust, and stay in control; insight on how to start seeing change as a positive force instead of a threat; the training you need to manage people, projects, problems, and yourself as change--both friendly and hostile--swirls around you; the four "C's" of implementing change.

Motivating Employees During Organizational Change. [1 video with guide]. Alexandria, VA: Briefings Publishing Group, 2002. 22 minutes.

Synopsis: Offers techniques to prepare employees for change, announce the change, and help employees adapt to change.

The New Workplace: Changing Relationships between Employees and Employers. Two 23-minute video programs with guides. 1994. CRM Films for Quality Master Resources.

Contents:
Part 1) Making the Change (for non-union employees).
Part 2) Leading the Change (for leaders).

Synopsis: Encourages viewers to re-invent their attitudes about change, responsibility, employer-employee relationships, and themselves; compels viewers to see clearly that because an avalanche of change is coming, they can grow as never before; candid interviews with CEOs, managers, line workers, and a distinguished group of consultants who are guiding public and private organizations through major transformations.

The Nursing Leadership Excellence Series. [5 videos]. Irving, TX: VHA, 2004. 300 minutes. With: Timothy Keogh, Toni McKenna, Patrick Lencioni, Cindy Spiess, and Lillee Gelinas.

Contents:
Pt. 1: Communicating as a Leader (Timothy Keogh and Toni McKenna) – 60 minutes
Pt. 2: Teamwork Expertise (Patrick Lencioni and Toni McKenna) – 60 minutes
Pt. 3: Leading Change (Cindy Spiess) – 60 minutes
Pt. 4: Retention Strategies That Work (Lillee Gelinas) – 60 minutes
Pt. 5: Effectively Managing Negativity (Toni McKenna) – 60 minutes

Synopsis:
Pt. 1--discusses how nurse leaders can be more effective communicators by understanding communication styles; describes the styles and behavior tendencies of sensors, feelers, thinkers, and intuitors; explains how by "flexing" they can complement one another.
Pt. 2--describes the characteristics of a high performance team as well as strategies to build and maintain one.
Pt. 3--discusses how to manage change more effectively.
Pt.4--explains successful retention strategies and how they can be implemented in easy, cost-effective ways.
Pt. 5--explains core causes of negativity as well as management strategies to diminish negative behavior.

1001 Ways To Energize Your Employees. A 3 volume video program. 1998. Business Advantage.

*Specific Volume: Part 1) 1001 Ways to Energize Organizations: discusses how to simplify policies and procedures so they don't hold up progress, how to remove bureaucratic obstacles to getting things done, how to encourage suggestions and take them seriously

Race without a Finish Line. [1 video with guide]. Carlsbad, CA: CRM Films, 1994. 12 minutes.

Synopsis: A humorous, animated video that details the monumental changes confronting organizations and shows how these changes were brought about as a result of a vast array of fundamental changes in our world--changing markets, changing customer perceptions and changing global competition.

Self-Organizing Systems: Creating the Capacity for Continuous Change. [1 video]. Cambridge, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1997. 69 minutes. With: Margaret J. Wheatley.

Synopsis: Contends that managers have much to learn from complex living systems that naturally reorganize as needed in response to environmental changes. Explores the rich promise that the application of self-organizing systems holds as we become not just thinkers, but conscious thinkers about living systems.

Senge on Change and Learning. [1 video with guide]. Waltham, MA: Pegasus Communications, 2003. 26 minutes. With: Peter Senge. (One on One Video series).

Synopsis: Illuminates the crucial role learning plays in any successful organizational change effort and helps to understand ways to get beyond frustrating barriers to learning.

Survival Skills for the Future. [1 video with guide]. Cambridge, MN: Enterprise Media Inc., 1993. 22 minutes. With: Jennifer James.

Synopsis: Introduces survival skills that help managers to cope with change. Covers the ability to see what is actually going on (Perspective); the ability to create action (Energy); and the ability to feel comfortable (Safety).

Taking Charge of Change. A 20-minute video program with a guide. 1992. CRM Films.

Synopsis: Change in one's business life or family/personal life. How to let go of the past and move forward with courage and creativity; explains and forgives the fear, disorientation and resistance we all feel in the face of change; shows how to gladly embrace change and own it for professional and personal benefit; presents a drama of people grappling with change--first seeing themselves as victims of change, then developing personal strategies for translating change into opportunity.

Teaching the Elephant to Dance. With James A. Belasco. The healthcare edition of a 20-minute video program. with a guide 1995. Media Alliance.

Synopsis: Sell the Vision; Hire the Right People; Measure and Evaluate. Create Heroes. Set the Example. Reward the Faithful. Create a vision of a new tomorrow--focused on customers. Urgency provides the "smoke in the tent" which starts the change process.

Transitions: Letting Go and Taking Hold. A 30-minute video with a guide. 1978. CRM Productions.

Synopsis: How to avoid problems during job changes.

Trapped! How to Escape the Sameness Trap. [1 video with guide]. Cambridge, MA: Enterprise Media, 2002. 51 minutes. With: Tom Peters.

Note: Guide includes PowerPoint slide notes for three other titles: Sell!, Talent!, and Serve!                                                    
Synopsis: Offers strategies on how to make your business and company products unique and memorable to clients. Includes discussion of strategies to use for marketing on the World Wide Web, differences in male and female marketing techniques, strategies aimed towards an aging baby boomer population, and emphasis on innovative design production.

Visionary Companies: Their Success and Characteristics. [1 video]. Mill City, CA: Kantola Productions, 1997. 58 minutes. Stanford Executive Briefings. With: Jerry Porras.

Synopsis: Outlines six key mechanisms used widely by visionary companies to preserve their core ideology and stimulate innovation and change.

Wealth, Innovation, and Diversity: Putting Our Differences to Work in the 21st Century. A 31-minute video with guide. Distributed by Star Thrower. 2000. With: Joel Barker.

Synopsis: Takes you on a journey around the world to understand a fundamental truth: without diversity, there can be no innovation. Without innovation, there can be no new wealth. Therefore, diversity is the key to creating wealth for all. Joel Barker contends that an organization will experience long-lasting success only when it reaps the benefits of diversity by collaborating with individuals and enterprises that are different from itself.

What Matters Most in Life. [4 videos]. [S.l.]: Vivid Edge, 2000. Part 1--Leadership: 6 minutes; Part 2--Priorities: 6 minutes; Part 3--Change: 5 minutes; Part 4--Capacity and Energy: 5 minutes. With: Robert K. Cooper.

Synopsis: "... designed to give you and your team a brief yet vital chance
to reflect, regain your bearings, renew your energy, and awaken more of your hidden capacity."

Why Change?: Change Is Not Necessary [1 video]. Palatine, IL: The Training Edge, 2000. 7 minutes. Robert F. Whitworth, writer/editor; David Kelley, production assistant; music by JLW Productions.

Synopsis: The real question for most of us is 'Why change'? This simple video is a reminder that in order to survive we must all be open to change.

Who Moved My Cheese? A 13-minute video program with guide. 1999. Training Edge.

Synopsis: A simple parable that helps people deal with change, and the fears that often accompany change. By overcoming their fears, the participants come to enjoy more success in their work and in their lives.

Windows of Change. [1 video with guide]. Cambridge, MA: Enterprise Media Inc., 1993. 25 minutes. With: Jennifer James.

Synopsis: Introduces the new realities regarding change. Uses humor and metaphorical examples to explain the basic elements of change, the styles of change, and the process of change.

Working Through Change: How to Get Your People Back on Track: Manager's Version. A 16-minute video with a guide. With Harry Woodward. 1992. Great Performance Inc.

Note: Additional copies of guide available for large group use, but not to be written in.
Synopsis: For managers, organizational change means keeping the team functioning and focused on the job rather than the change. This program addresses the effect of change and its disorienting effect on people and organizations.

Working Through Change: How to Move from Endings to New Beginnings: Employee's Version. A 16-minute video with a guide. With Harry Woodward. 1992. Great Performance Inc.

Note: Additional copies of guide available for large group use, but not to be written in.
Synopsis: Cutting back, down-sizing, trimming the fat--all catch-words of the '90's that spell change in the workplace; they mean accepting the constant stress of new realities, new jobs, new supervisors, even new locations. This program will help employees deal with the pressures of change in their lives.


The list of resources on this page is not intended to be complete or comprehensive. The selected resources included are representative of the subject area covered and are an excellent starting point for further research. Additional print and electronic information can be found by conducting your own literature search, consulting other library collections, or contacting a professional librarian/informationist for assistance. Please check with your local library to determine availability of these resources and local library access to national interlibrary loan networks for resources not owned locally. The list of resources is updated regularly as new resources are identified by the Mayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

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