HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change (PDF)

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change



Most company's change initiatives fail. Yours don't have to.

If you read nothing else on change management, read these 10 articles (featuring "Leading Change,” by John P. Kotter). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you spearhead change in your organization.

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management will inspire you to:

- Lead change through eight critical stages
- Establish a sense of urgency
- Overcome addiction to the status quo
- Mobilize commitment
- Silence naysayers
- Minimize the pain of change
- Concentrate resources
- Motivate change when business is good



This collection of best-selling articles includes: featured article "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail" by John P. Kotter, "Change Through Persuasion," "Leading Change When Business Is Good: An Interview with Samuel J. Palmisano," "Radical Change, the Quiet Way," "Tipping Point Leadership," "A Survival Guide for Leaders," "The Real Reason People Won't Change," "Cracking the Code of Change," "The Hard Side of Change Management," and "Why Change Programs Don't Produce Change."




About the author
HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further.

HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever-changing business environment.

Classic ideas, enduring advice, the best thinkers: HBR's 10 Must Reads.


Bibliographic information
for HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change
Title HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change
HBR's 10 Must Reads, ISBN 1422184056, 9781422184059
HBR's 10 must reads: General management
Harvard Business Review Must Reads Series
Authors Harvard Business Review, John P. Kotter
Edition illustrated
Publisher Harvard Business Press, 2011
ISBN 1422158004, 9781422158005
Length 125 pages