The Problem with Change – And the Essential Nature of Human Performance
If you’ve had enough of the continual upheaval that defines business life today, you’re not alone. Learn why change is harmful for people and businesses, and how to establish the stability that everyone requires to prosper.
For decades, “disruption” and “change” have been viewed as necessary for corporate growth and success. In this intriguing and insightful book, leadership expert Ashley Goodall contends that what has become hallowed doctrine is both incorrect and damaging.
Whether it’s a merger, reorganization, or a new office layout, change has become the ultimate easy button for leaders, who seek it with zeal, releasing a flood of upheaval on staff. The outcome is what Goodall refers to as “life in the blender”—a never-ending cycle of upheaval, uncertainty, and anxiety.
The problem with change, according to Goodall, is that a culture in which everything from people to processes to strategic priorities is always in flux has a psychological cost that affects motivation, productivity, and performance. But we’ve grown so accustomed to perpetual churn that we’ve lost sight of its very real implications.
Ashley Goodall, who has led HR departments at Deloitte and Cisco for 20 years, explains why change is not the same as improvement. She also explains how leaders at all levels can create the stability people need to thrive by focusing on team cohesion rather than rearranging teams at will, using real language instead of corporate jargon, sharing secrets rather than mission statements, fixing only what is truly broken rather than moving quickly and breaking everything in sight, and more.
Size : 701 KB | English | 2024 | EPUB | 9780316560276
