Mastering Change: Rapid Change Without Destructive Conflict

Business & Money

K Adizes, Ichak

Management & Leadership

Adizes Institute Publications

Who is the ideal executive to run a business? A mythical hero who can do it all perfectly all the time, single-handedly resolving paradoxes and incompatible goals with supreme ease, may come to mind. Yet, practical experience reveals that the "perfect" executive is as mythical as the unicorn. The rapidly evolving challenges of today's business world require a renaissance in reality-based executive leadership able to adapt to change, manage conflict, and deal with systems going out of sync - and everything is a system. The metamorphosis of the "ideal executive" has led to the only workable solution: a team of leaders with a mixture of managerial styles that complement each other. However, while an integrated team approach is optimal, the diversity of styles, thought, and background causes conflict that can be destructive. Addressing this challenge head-on with proven strategies that have worked around the world with unprecedented results, the Adizes Methodology gives leaders the tools to make conflict constructive by creating and sustaining the right culture to support diversity and complementary managerial styles on the same team. Step into the remaking of executive leadership to be relevant in this day and age, leading with a new paradigm shift.

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Just as every system has a lifecycle, every organization has its own lifecycle that needs to be managed; otherwise, without decisions customized to the specific location on the lifecycle, a company spins out of control, allows conflict to turn destructive, and declines precipitously. Being able to analyze each stage accurately and strategize appropriately is critical. This book provides a deep dive into every aspect of the cyclical continuum: how to accurately discern and analyze the stage that your organization is in, what to do to spur growth, and how to predict future problems and use continuous change to your advantage. Take charge of your destiny. As a leader, you must learn to distinguish normal problems – the transitions that an organization should go through to move to the next stage of the lifecycle – from abnormal problems that you can avoid. This book will sharpen your decision-making and equip you with the know-how to be an effective and efficient leader of change.

To be successful, managing a company or a team cannot take a one-size-fits-all approach, and it cannot rely on the "ideal" manager or "perfect" executive because none exists in the real world. Neither are all management styles equal. Knowing the differences in management styles - the good, the bad and the ugly - is as critical as ever. Some styles lead to peak performance and superb organizational success, while others lead to mismanagement, finger-pointing, and failure. Can you tell the difference in this complex world characterized by constant change, unrealistic expectations, and fear of conflict? By improving your understanding of the full spectrum of the styles that managers all the way up to the senior leadership team utilize, you can better identify your own management style, learn how to find qualified people with management styles that complement yours, assign tasks that match others' style, and improve your overall managing in a way that positions you for advancement. This book will open your eyes to the inner workings of management excellence and expand your ability to detect the maladies of mismanagement so you can lead your company or team to optimal organizational health and top performance.

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