Managing and Leading People Through Organizational Change: The Theory and Practice of Sustaining Change Through People - Paperback

by Julie Hodges (Author)

Change in organizations is all about people; it is people who plan, prepare for and implement change and who are affected by it in the daily course of their work. However, there is a tendency to focus on the more technical and quantifiable aspects of implementing organizational change programmes whilst ignoring the complex ways that these will impact individuals.

Providing an evidence-based analysis of change in organizations, Managing and Leading People Through Organizational Change is written for senior practitioners responsible for change programmes and postgraduate students of organizational change.

This updated edition demonstrates the importance of understanding the impact of developing technologies, including AI, as well as how best to implement sustainability and inclusion in the workplace. With new material on individual wellbeing and the impact of hybrid working, this book sets out frameworks, practical approaches and recommendations for communicating with and leading individuals, teams and organizations through change. Full of exercises, interviews and real-world examples from across the globe, this book is an essential resource for leaders and students enabling them to achieve sustainable benefits of change at work.

Author Biography

Professor Julie Hodges is a leading expert on change in organizations and is a Professor of Organizational Change at Durham University Business School, UK. She worked as a business consultant for over 20 years in several organizations including PwC, Vertex and the UK British Council. She is an Academic Fellow of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI), a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Senior Fellow of the Foundation for Management Education (FME). She is the author of People-Centric Organizational Change and Consulting, Organization Development and Change, both published by Kogan Page.