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By Philip Goodwin and Tony Page
A new book for leaders and consultants on how to enrol people in change and spread out the leadership.
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Highly recommended. These vibrant stories emphasise engagement, weaving patterns and paths and vividly showing the courage of people transforming themselves into leaders. If this is misinterpreted by superiors as an attack, the plain truth is that, while change often catches us off-guard, we must deal with it to keep on track. Taking the authors’ experience we have to close the gap between the managers and workers, making everyone a leader accountable to the general success. I fully endorse the approach in this book. In today's conditions leadership needs to be gripped less tightly at the top and much more widely shared. When people feel that a brick which was on their head has been placed under their feet, the increased momentum is tremendous. Encourages a debate on how the chief executive of today can be a 'leader of leaders' who builds an effective leadership team, and changes old-style managers into inspirational leaders - hippos into gazelles. Small or evolutionary changes are no longer enough to enable business leaders to keep pace. Leaping from a Hippo to a Gazelle in a single generation is called for. Vividly demonstrates how, if you can get alignment and create more leaders who all want to take the corporation to the same place - it is easier. Indispensible, a true gem. A complex message is communicated with ingenious simplicity. How the transition of a fragmented, cumbersome multinational into an agile and focused organisation is achievable through shared goals and an empowered workforce. A "travellers guide" to the universe of organisational change, which resonates strongly my 25 years of change in the international resources industry. The direct "tell it like it is" story is perceptive, insightful & structured, taking me back through my own experiences and leaving me better equipped than ever to lead others though change. For those seeking to lead fundamental change in their organisation, this handbook firmly grounded in the best organisational practices - and with a light touch - provides an inspirational and comprehensive guide. Real insight presented in a fresh and innovative manner shows how the successful management of change is critical to any forward thinking business with aspirations of growth and development. Read this before you journey any further! Tells the truth about the very personal journey… that produces the energetic leaders who can create better organisations with increased capacity. The diagrammatic summaries of the stage reached, with signs of progress and tools to use – make it very practical. I like the candour in the observation which made it compelling and distinctive compared to other books about change leadership. |
Here you find clear insight into the factors that enable leaders to transform businesses. Trust me, this very readable book makes sense. A MUST for all leaders giving impressive practical senior advice. This book is at the pulse and heart of leadership. It is entertaining, exiting and colourful. One of the most insightful and valuable written experiences. Shows us how to take a big leap forward into the kind of leadership which aligns everyone, while turning each person into a leader and a walking talking example. Well worth laying your hands on a copy. Succeeds by grounding a broad swathe of leadership practice from seminal thought leaders in the reality of a complex transformation process. Leaders (too often) create stooges who live in their shadow. Goodwin and Page show how leaders can create leaders who are relevant and confident by asking people for their contribution. A meta-story unfolds to reveal real life characters, their anxieties and aspirations, and builds into a transformation. The leadership issues faced in Africa are similar to those elsewhere in the world. Engaging and refreshing - for leaders at all levels, business graduates and professionals interested in leadership and change. An indispensable workbook for anyone grappling with organisational change. Draws its insights from a hard-won transformational success story. Puts forward the pre-emptive moves for clearing the hurdles. An excellent practical pathway recommended to anyone involved with achieving a successful merger or change programme. Takes the reader through practical steps with an imaginative mix of stories, key theories and effective tools. This warts-and-all journey gives a refreshing insight into the tricky business of change and the leadership that can make it happen. The combination of using fables and the African context is fabulous. A refreshing, insightful and people-centred way of achieving high performance. An insightful and warm engaging book into the fundamentals to change management, in terms of results, people and respect. Read and learn how it should be done! Illustrates that engagement - both intellectual and emotional - is key to giving people confidence to influence their own success. I would not be surprised if, within a few years, this becomes a defining work for building change leaders. It beautifully combines the simple magic of "Who moved my Cheese" with the intellectual property Darryl Connor's "Managing at the Speed of Change" adding the real experience of a true story of change. |
British Council's Press Release May 2008
In From Hippos to Gazelles, Goodwin and Page give us new insights into the magic of organisational transformation. This is a real-life story, about a leader and facilitator working together to achieve a successful merger and change in the complex reality of a multinational organisation. Through the use of fable, real-life examples, and a set of practical tools, it is an inspirational handbook for those leaders facing the challenges of managing mergers or changing their organisation: