As agents of planned change, it's imperative that Extension professionals develop a working philosophy for implementing change efforts in human systems. The Planning of Change may well be considered a cornerstone resource in helping to build such a working philosophy for thought and action. The main authors paradoxically proclaim that "the only constant of today's society is change." However, by planning change, we work toward specified goals in a comprehensive and organized manner. The book is comprised of essays, readings, and assorted works by a broad array of individuals, each making a contribution to achieving the book's central goal of "helping the reader in the application of valid and appropriate knowledge in human affairs for the purpose of creating intelligent action necessary to bring about planned change." In the book, planned change is described as a "conscious, deliberate, and collaborative effort to improve the operation of a human system." Greatest emphasis is placed on the processes of planning change, on how it is created, implemented, evaluated, maintained, and resisted. Other topics discussed include the social and psychological consequences of planned change, conditions necessary for change, strategies for bringing about change, plus the role of training, consulting, and applied research in creating and maintaining change. The book is relevant to both effecting change in the internal structure and function of Extension organization as well as in the clientele systems we serve. In short, The Planning of Change is a valuable book to use in developing a personal philosophy about the ethics and intervention strategies necessary to bring about change.

The Planning of Change

Politics & Social Sciences

Bennis, Warren G.

Benne, Kenneth D.

Chin, Robert

Social Sciences

Holt; Rinehart; Winston

In Reinventing Leadership, Bennis and Townsend discuss their concise leadership plan for the 21st century that reinvented leadership strategies and aims to empower both employees and organization. They focus on:
 •moving away from conventional standards of business practice
 •building trust
 •finding a mentor to encourage reflective backtalk
 •rewarding accomplishment

Reinventing Leadership: Strategies to Empower the Organization (Collins Business Essentials)

Business & Money

TOWNSEND, Robert

Business Culture

Harper Business

Changing Organizations Essays on the Development and Evolution of Human Organizations by Warren G. Bennis

Changing Organizations

McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.

Title is descriptive of nature of book.

Organization Development: Its Nature, Origins, and Prospects

Addison-Wesley

On Becoming A Leader

Inspiring and insightful, captivating and wise, eloquent and revealing. His beautifully crafted stories of outstanding leaders and their fascinating paths to power are sure to launch an exciting journey of self-exploration for future leaders and all those who develop leaders.

Management & Leadership

Basic Books

On Becoming a Leader

In this book, Warren Bennis distinguishes leadership by focusing on 28 individuals, including Appe's John Sculley, Johnson &amp; Johnson's James Burke, producers Norman Lear and Sydney Pollack, NOW's Betty Friedan, and aviator Brooke Knapp.

Offers a look at some of the world's most successful collaborations, such as the Manhattan Project and the 1992 Clinton campaign, while discussing how a motivational collaboration will cause others to join and pool their talents in order to achieve that same kind of success. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.

Organizing Genius: The Secrets Of Creative Collaboration

This collection brings together the best of Warren Bennis--essays spanning three decades and covering such revolutions as the information explosion, Watergate, the emergence of Japan, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. A retrospective on the life and work of one of America's most respected authorities on business leadership.

An Invented Life: Reflections On Leadership And Change

In a collection of essays, a business expert examines what his role as a university president taught him about leadership, the ethical dilemmas inherent in modern organizations, Watergate, and the emergence of Japan

Interpersonal dynamics: essays and readings on human interaction, (The Dorsey series in psychology)

Dorsey Press

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The Planning of Change

Reinventing Leadership: Strategies to Empower the Organization (Collins Business Essentials)

Changing Organizations

Organization Development: Its Nature, Origins, and Prospects

On Becoming A Leader

On Becoming A Leader

Organizing Genius: The Secrets Of Creative Collaboration

An Invented Life: Reflections On Leadership And Change

An Invented Life: Reflections On Leadership And Change

Interpersonal dynamics: essays and readings on human interaction, (The Dorsey series in psychology)