Driving Social Change


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Strategies for long-term social impact This important new book illustrates how to create the social breakthroughs needed to solve urgent global threats such as poverty, disease, and hunger. It then turns to three alternative, but complementary, paths to social breakthrough: social protecting, social exploring, and social advocacy, providing a detailed map of the journey from initial commitment to a world of justice and opportunity Examines the current condition of the social impact infrastructure Offers strategies for how to remedy the steady weakening of our social-impact infrastructure Provides tactics to build strong social organizations and networks Illustrates dynamic methods to respond to constant economic and social change Author Paul Light believes we should be less concerned about the tools of agitation (social entrepreneurship, social protecting, social exploring, and social advocacy) and more concerned about the disruption and replacement of the status quo. Timely in its urgency, this book describes the revolutionary social impact cycle, which provides a new approach for framing the debate about urgent threats.




Driving Change


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Based on six years of in-depth, worldwide research at the renowned Wharton School, "Driving Change" sets forth an integrated "real world" framework of the qualities that the 21st-century enterprise must possess if it is to succeed. The authors focus on how ideas actually work in practice, showing how any corporation can be dynamic, effective and prosperous in the next millennium. Illustrations.




Driving Change


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Driving Change tells a story that exemplifies a basic law of physics, known to all the application of a relatively small lever can shift weight, create movement and initiate change far in excess of its own size. It tells a story about a particular instance of development cooperation, relatively modest in scope and aim that has nonetheless achieved remarkable things and has been held up as an exemplar of its kind. It does not tell a story of flawless execution and perfectly achieved outcomes: it is instead a narrative that gives some insight into the structural and organisational arrangements, the institutional and individual commitments, and above all, the work, intelligence and passion of its participants, which made the SANTED Programme a noteworthy success.




Driving Technical Change


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New technologies are popping up every day. Convincing co-workers to adopt them is the hard part. Adobe software evangelist Ryan breaks down the patterns and types of resistance technologists face in many organizations.




The Art of Change Leadership


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Be an transformational leader during times of rapid organizational change The Art of Change Leadership represents a major milestone in the study of change leadership. An approachable yet thorough guide for leaders and team members that illustrates how to increase speed and agility during times of intense technological innovation and fast change, this resource focuses on the ways in which you, as an individual, can harness your unique abilities to lead cultural change and personal leadership in a positive and proactive way. Through eleven comprehensive chapters, explore the need for increased human brain speed, how to improve your focus, the body/mind connection, agility within a team setting, improving productivity, communication with your team, and more. Technology, globalization, evolving business models—these are just some of the variables impacting the competitive landscapes across virtually all industries. To keep up with the changes that these and other factors are creating, it is critical that you are able to understand what change leadership is, why it is important, and how you can leverage it in your workplace to positively impact your company. Explore research on change leadership vs. change management to improve business Leverage technology to improve productivity and adaptability to rapid change Evolutionary approaches to change leadership that include energy management and innovative mindset approaches Discover questionnaires, assessments and quizzes to assess your change leadership agilities The Art of Change Leadership is a (r)evolutionary text that prepares you to increase your team's speed and agility, and to thrive in today's continually evolving business environment.




Driving Change


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You are either driving change, or you are being driven by change. Which is it to be? A recent world-wide pandemic forced change upon 7 billion people, ending a long period of “perceived” relative stability. Although we know intellectually that change is inevitable, society conditions us to prefer stability and security. The fundamental truth of reality is that change is the ONLY constant. By conditioning ourselves into the habit of many micro-changes, we are better able to emotionally accept major changes. Instead of resisting change, we flow alongside it, and become part of it. This book offers the mindset for taking control of the rudder of change in your life, and in your business. It will provide you with practical ideas and tools for change, both personally and professionally. “This coaching benefitted my personal and professional growth,” said Javier Henriquez, CIO, Consorcio Nacional de Seguros. An expert in business productivity, author William Fintan Bohan has trained and coached thousands of managers, supervisors, and workers over the last 30 years, developing their skills to help generate millions of dollars of productivity improvements, while writing books to deepen the learning process. This is his third book. His next will be Doubling Productivity of a Start-up.




Driving Change


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Explains how professionals can learn key lessons from UPS's successes, mistakes, and examples in customer service and employee satisfaction.




Driving Forwards


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'A book that'll change your perspective on life. You'll not be able to put it down.' Fearne Cotton 'Inspirational, eye-opening and deeply moving.' Mail on Sunday 'A searing read.' The Guardian As seen on 'Living Wild; How to Change your Life' a two-part prime-time series on Channel 4, Loose Women and The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C On the precipice of starting her adult life, aged eighteen, Sophie, a rebellious and incorrigible wild child, crashed her car and was instantly paralysed from the chest down. Rushed to hospital, everything she had dreamed for her life was instantly forgotten and her journey to rediscover herself and build a different life began. But being told she would never walk again would come to be the least of her concerns. Over the next eighteen years, as she strived to come to terms with the change in her body, her relationships were put to the test; she has had to learn to cope with the many unexpected and unpredictable setbacks of living with paralysis; she has had to overcome her own and other people's perceptions of disability and explore the limits of her abilities, all whilst searching for love, acceptance, meaning, identity, and purpose. Driving Forwards is a remarkable and powerful memoir, detailing Sophie's life-changing injury, her recovery, and her life since. Strikingly honest, her story is unusual and yet relatable, inspiring us to see how adversity can be channelled into opportunity and how ongoing resilience can ultimately lead to empowerment.




Managing the Future


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In a rapidly changing marketplace, smart companies must work with tomorrow's trends to beat today's stiff competition. In Managing the Future, Robert B. Tucker recounts great corporate triumphs and disasters of the last several decades'and shows every leader what it takes to keep one's business far ahead of the pack. Invaluable insights into: ? How Levi Strauss keeps an over-century-old company current ? How Dell Computer is taking market share away from bigger industry guns ? How Southwest Air keeps seats filled in a competitive environment ? How Charles Schwab creates new customers ? and more




Henry Ford: Driving Change


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Set the stage and encourage students to act out the successes of Henry Ford. Featuring the Ford Motor Company and the introduction of the assembly line, readers will not only enjoy performing, but will also learn about how the Ford changed factory production work forever. Perfect for struggling readers and English language learners, this script features roles written at various reading levels so that everyone can participate. This script is a great tool for building and practicing fluency, while learning about Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company, the Industrial Revolution and the significant changes that unfolded during this innovative time period.